| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIPPO | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12/15 | 19-4 |
| NJS | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7/15 | 5-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIPPO | 1 | 22 | 48 | 37 | WWWWL | 2 | -1 |
| NJS | 6 | 22 | 30 | 4 | LWLWW | 10 | -4 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2023-09-23
18 points separated the sides: JIPPO 1st on 48, NJS 6th on 30. NJS's recent output lagged their position: 10th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.55/0.86 for JIPPO and 1.55/1.36 for NJS (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.67.
The match was played at Mehtimäki tekonurmi in Joensuu (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: JIPPO led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-1.
