Match Report
22 points separated the sides: HIFK 5th on 33, KTP 6th on 11. Recent form told a different story for KTP: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: HIFK 1.05 scored and 1.05 conceded per game, KTP 1.4 and 2.6, with the league averaging 1.26.
A win had eluded KTP for 5 matches, having scored in 9 consecutive games. HIFK had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; KTP, 1.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for HIFK, 1 draw and 1 for KTP, at 3 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 83%.
Kartano tekonurmi, capacity 10,770, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
HIFK: Tino Palmasto (90'), Jani Bäckman (41') · KTP: Asier Arranz (33'), A. Mäkijärvi (83')
Key stats
Possession: HIFK 57% · KTP 43% · Total shots: 11-5 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 7-4