| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoPS | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10/15 | 11-8 |
| VIFK | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8/15 | 7-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoPS | 3 | 22 | 39 | 5 | WLLWW | 10 | -7 |
| 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 2023-09-23
39 points for RoPS (3rd), 34 for VIFK (5th): a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for RoPS: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, RoPS ran at 1.91 scored and 1.68 conceded, VIFK at 1.64 and 1.41.
The match was played at Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä in Rovaniemi (capacity 4,500). On the scoreboard, VIFK led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
