Match Report
TPV went into the game 1st in the table on 41 points; P-Iirot sat 5th on 27 — a 14-point gap. P-Iirot's recent output lagged their position: 53rd on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: TPV 2.94 scored and 1.22 conceded per game, P-Iirot 1.89 and 1.33, with the league averaging 2.17.
TPV arrived on a run of four straight wins. P-Iirot had lost three in a row. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for TPV, 6/15 for P-Iirot.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 4 for TPV, 4 for P-Iirot and 1 drawn, at 3.78 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%. The recent editions have closed up — 2.8 goals per game over the last five against 3.78 all-time.
Kauppi 2 Tekonurmi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 500. TPV led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
TPV: Eino-Veikko Ek (20'), Eric Bullock (25'), Juuso Yli-Rajala (40'), Elmeri Riikonen (80') · P-Iirot: Roope Hammar (44')
Key stats
Possession: TPV 40% · P-Iirot 60% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 11-5