Match Report
2nd against 3rd, but level on points: VIFK and JS Hercules both had 6. On recent form VIFK sat only 53rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 2.17 goals per team per game, VIFK ran at 1.75 scored and 1.75 conceded, JS Hercules at 1.25 and 2.
Across 8 recorded meetings, VIFK have 6 wins to JS Hercules's 1, with 1 draw, at 3.63 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
The venue was Kaarlen kenttä, with room for 4,600 spectators. On the scoreboard, JS Hercules led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
VIFK: Abdullah Mohammad Doudi (37') · JS Hercules: Alexander Jibrin (3'), Arttu Rajalahti (23')
Key stats
Possession: VIFK 54% · JS Hercules 46% · Total shots: 16-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 7-4