Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between JIPPO (3rd, 41 pts) and SalPa (10th, 15 pts). The last five rounds placed SalPa 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: SalPa 0.81 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, JIPPO 1.37 and 1.15, with the league averaging 1.64.
SalPa had lost five in a row. SalPa had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; JIPPO, 8.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by SalPa, 3 by JIPPO, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
The venue was Salon Urheilupuisto Stadion. JIPPO led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
JIPPO: Eemeli Honkola (12')
Key stats
Possession: SalPa 36% · JIPPO 64% · Total shots: 12-23 · On target: 3-9 · Corners: 3-4