Match Report
9 points and 1 places separated them: PPJ 2nd with 15, NJS 3rd with 6. Recent form told a different story for NJS: only 32nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 2.17 goals per team per game, PPJ ran at 3.17 scored and 0.83 conceded, NJS at 2.33 and 2.67.
PPJ had won six straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. PPJ had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; NJS, 6.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for PPJ, 3 for NJS and 2 drawn, at 3.83 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. In 67% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The match was played at Väre Areena (capacity 5,300). On the scoreboard, PPJ led 4-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 5-1.
Goal scorers
PPJ: Tuomas Loukojärvi (32'), Carlberg F. (29'), Tuomas Loukojärvi (34'), Ville Kauppila (17'), Robin Lonnblad (47') · NJS: Tuukka Ryhänen (45')
Key stats
Possession: PPJ 60% · NJS 40% · Total shots: 27-7 · On target: 15-3 · Corners: 10-4