| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverball | 15 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3/15 | 3-14 |
| SaPa Pieksämäki | 15 | L4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3/15 | 7-23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverball | 9 | 20 | 20 | 0 | — |
| SaPa Pieksämäki | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — |
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2022-09-23
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Riverball (9th, 20 pts) and SaPa Pieksämäki (11th, 4 pts).
Riverball had been beaten in three straight games. Four consecutive defeats weighed on SaPa Pieksämäki.
The match was played at Joensuun Koillispuisto tekonurmi (capacity 2,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
