Can KuPS Continue Their Impressive Start to the Season as They Travel to FC Honka?

FC Honka Espoo vs KuPS Kuopio - 18/06/2022

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We have a full round of fixtures in the Finland Veikkausliiga this weekend including a top three clash between FC Honka and KuPS.

The match will be played at Tapiolan Urheilupuisto and the hosts begin this game sitting in third place on 17 points while the visitors are top of the table on 26 points.

FC Honka come into the match on the back of a 2-1 win at HIFK last time out. FC Honka fell a goal behind shortly after halftime but scored the equaliser in the 66th minute before scoring the winning goal late in the game. That was the first win in 3 matches for FC Honka following a 2-1 defeat at Oulu and a 0-0 draw at home with Ilves.

Trends show FC Honka have been difficult to beat in recent league matches and in their last 8 matches in the Veikkausliiga, FC Honka have been undefeated 7 times. Their home form has been good and FC Honka are undefeated in their 5 most recent league fixtures at Tapiolan Urheilupuisto. There have been 4 wins in those 5 games but FC Honka have had trouble keeping clean sheets.

FC Honka have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 8 home Veikkausliiga and will need to improve defensively in-front of their own fans if they are to compete with the top two teams this season.

One of the current top two teams in the Veikkausliiga is KuPS and they make the trip to Tapiolan Urheilupuisto having previously recorded a 1-0 win at MP in the 6th round of the Suomen Cup. The only goal of the game was scored in the 74th minute.

In terms of the league, KuPS are undefeated this season. They have won 8 and drawn 2 of their 10 league fixtures and have won 3 of their last 4 Veikkausliiga matches. The wins have come over Haka at home plus Oulu and HIFK away. Looking specifically at their away form and KuPS are undefeated in their last 15 league matches on the road.

Trends show KuPS are on a run of 31 consecutive undefeated matches in the domestic league and have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 3 games. KuPS have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 league matches on the road.

Team news and FC Honka will be looking towards young striker Agon Sadiku for goals and he has 4 to his name already this season. Aldayr Hernández is an attacking threat from the back.

KuPS have the joint top scorer in the league in their ranks and Tim Väyrynen is set to start in attack. Austrian, Johannes Kreidl will keep his place in goal.

KuPS have a tremendous recent record in the Veikkausliiga and that is set to continue with a win in this game. Such is their prowess at the back, we expect KuPS to keep a clean sheet on their way to yet another victory.

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Away team

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Fi1

FC Honka Espoo KuPS Kuopio 18/06/2022 14:00

253441

2

0 - 2

2.19

14°

2.55

2.63 3.10 2.55 no no no

FT

2 - 0(2 - 0)

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