Match Report
19 points separated the sides: OsPa 1st on 42, HauPa 6th on 23. HauPa's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 6th in the table. Against a league average of 2.17 goals per team per game, HauPa ran at 2.19 scored and 2.44 conceded, OsPa at 3.19 and 0.56.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for OsPa, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, HauPa had taken 7 of 15 points to OsPa's 15.
Haukiputaan keskuskenttä in Haukipudas staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: OsPa led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 0-6.