| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuPS Ak. | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5/15 | 3-7 |
| Kraft | 15 | W1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6/15 | 5-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuPS Ak. | 4 | 22 | 37 | 6 | LLWLL | 31 | -27 |
| Kraft | 9 | 22 | 25 | -7 | WWLLL | 22 | -13 |
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 2023-07-29
37 points for KuPS Ak. (4th), 25 for Kraft (9th): a 12-point gap. KuPS Ak.'s recent output lagged their position: 31st on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, KuPS Ak. ran at 1.5 scored and 1.23 conceded, Kraft at 1.36 and 1.68.
The match was played at Savon Sanomat Areena in Kuopio (capacity 5,300). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.
