2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS Kemi | 15 | L1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2/15 | 6-13 |
| Kajaani | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6/15 | 15-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS Kemi | 21 | 5 | 4 | -4 | LLWDL | 21 | 0 |
| Kajaani | 20 | 5 | 6 | -4 | WLLLW | 18 | +2 |
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 2018-01-20
The table read 21st (PS Kemi, 4 pts) against 20th (Kajaani, 6 pts), 2 points apart. Against a league average of 1.89 goals per team per game, PS Kemi ran at 1.2 scored and 2 conceded, Kajaani at 2 and 2.8.
A win had eluded PS Kemi for 6 matches.
Kuopio Nurmi Rauhalahti in Kuopio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
