Match Report
Klubi-04, 3rd with 44 points, sat 21 points above PPJ (10th, 23). PPJ ranked just 30th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.82/1.95 for PPJ and 1.86/0.73 for Klubi-04 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.67.
Klubi-04 carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: PPJ 4/15, Klubi-04 13/15.
Savon Sanomat Areena in Kuopio, capacity 5,300, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.