| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS | 15 | D1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9/15 | 14-7 |
| TPV | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7/15 | 8-13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS | 8 | 5 | 10 | 12 | WWDWL | 8 | 0 |
| TPV | 23 | 5 | 4 | -12 | DLLLW | 21 | +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 2018-02-17
VPS went into the game 8th in the table on 10 points; TPV sat 23rd on 4 — a 6-point gap. Against a league average of 1.89 goals per team per game, VPS ran at 3.2 scored and 0.8 conceded, TPV at 0.8 and 3.2.
VPS's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Fennia Arena (Vaasa) in Vaasa, capacity 4,600, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: VPS led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 6-0.
