Match Report
38 points separated the sides: Kiffen 1st on 39, Reipas 4th on 1. Reipas had been under-performing their position — 53rd on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.28/1.33 for Kiffen and 0.5/2.5 for Reipas (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.92.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Kiffen, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Kiffen wins, 2 for Reipas, 4 draws, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
The match was played at Pukinmäki liikuntapuisto (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kiffen led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Kiffen: Aku Haajanen (15'), Mikko Koivumäki (17'), Tuomas Saarikko (64') · Reipas: Timur Saltykov (2'), Oliver Helttunen (49')
Key stats
Possession: Kiffen 46% · Reipas 54% · Total shots: 10-13 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 5-6