Match Report
Oulu went into the game 5th in the table on 40 points; KooTeePee sat 3rd on 45 — a 5-point gap. KooTeePee's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Oulu 1.33 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, KooTeePee 1.3 and 1.07, with the league averaging 1.36.
Defeat had not touched KooTeePee in 6 games.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by Oulu, 0 by KooTeePee, 1 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
With 45 matches recorded and 1.0 yellow cards per game, J. Laaksonen was the man in the middle. The match was played at Raatin stadion (capacity 4,400). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.