| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTP | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4/15 | 6-9 |
| VIFK | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5/15 | 10-13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTP | 6 | 22 | 33 | 4 | WWLLW | 10 | -4 |
| VIFK | 5 | 22 | 34 | 5 | LDWWW | 7 | -2 |
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 2023-08-27
33 points for OTP (6th), 34 for VIFK (5th): a 1-point gap. On recent form OTP sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: OTP 1.68 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, VIFK 1.64 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.67.
Oulu-lehti Areena in Oulu, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, VIFK led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
