Match Report
9 points for KuPS W (2nd), 2 for VIFK W (8th): a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed KuPS W no better than 9th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.74 goals per team per game, KuPS W ran at 1.75 scored and 1 conceded, VIFK W at 0.57 and 2.86.
VIFK W had lost 15 in a row. KuPS W had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; VIFK W, 0.
Across 5 recorded meetings, KuPS W have 4 wins to VIFK W's 0, with 1 draw, at 3.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more.
Väre Areena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,300. On the scoreboard, KuPS W led 2-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 5-1.
Goal scorers
KuPS W: Tuuli Viinikka (9'), Aada Nurmi (33'), Niitty Hahl (57'), Niitty Hahl (81'), Gentjana Rochi (90') · VIFK W: S. Hassinen (69')
Key stats
Possession: KuPS W 60% · VIFK W 40% · Total shots: 19-9 · On target: 11-4 · Corners: 9-5