2016| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Claus | 15 | L6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0/15 | 5-23 |
| VIFK | 15 | L2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1/15 | 6-14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Claus | 11 | 22 | 8 | -78 | LLLLL | 11 | 0 |
| VIFK | 9 | 22 | 27 | 2 | LLWLD | 9 | 0 |
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 2016-08-27
On the table this was a mismatch: VIFK (9th, 27 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Santa Claus (11th, 8 pts). Against a league average of 2.06 goals per team per game, Santa Claus ran at 1.09 scored and 4.64 conceded, VIFK at 1.68 and 1.59.
Santa Claus arrived off six straight defeats. VIFK had gone 6 games without a win.
The venue was Saarenkylä 1. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 0-4 full-time score.
