Match Report
Both sides brought 21 points into this one — JS Hercules 9th, Vaajakoski 8th. On recent form Vaajakoski sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Per game in the league, JS Hercules were scoring 1.72 and conceding 2.33, Vaajakoski 1.89 and 2.44, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game.
Eight consecutive defeats weighed on JS Hercules. The last-five ledger: JS Hercules 0/15, Vaajakoski 10/15.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for JS Hercules, 0 draws and 2 for Vaajakoski, at 4 goals per meeting. Only 0% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Oulu-lehti Areena, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: JS Hercules led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
JS Hercules: Juho Kärsämä (26'), Alexander Jibrin (79') · Vaajakoski: Eero Salmi (56'), Eevertti Kokkonen (90')
Key stats
Possession: JS Hercules 49% · Vaajakoski 51% · Total shots: 6-22 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 1-5