TPS Turku and Inter Turku meet at Veritas Stadion, in a match for the 10th round of the Veikkausliiga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 17‑09‑2018, in a match for the Veikkausliiga which ended with the victory of TPS Turku by (1‑0). The only goal of the match was scored by M. Ääritalo (53 ‘). Despite being a match between 11th and 1st in the table, in reality it is a confrontation between the 12th classified in home games and the 7th away.
TPS Turku :
After 1 win and 8 losses, the home team is currently in 11th position, with 3 points won. In their last match, they lost to IFK Mariehamn away by (1‑0), after in the previous match they lost by (2‑0) away, in a match against HIFK. This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they have won 3 points away and 0 in their stadium, with 4 goals scored and 9 suffered as away, against 1 goal scored and 8 suffered at home.
In this competition, they lost the last 4 matches they played at home. The team has not been very strong defensively, since they have always suffered goals in the last 9 matches they played in this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 14 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that tends to find it difficult to score first. In fact, he only opened the scoring once in the last 9 games for the Veikkausliiga. In 9 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘).
The home team comes to this game very unmotivated, since they added their eighth defeat in this competition on the last day, losing to Mariehamn away from home. In the penultimate position, TPS Turku has 3 points added, with 8 losses and 1 single victory, away from home, over the current last classified, RopS. This team has just returned to the Finnish first division and has yet to get into the rhythm of the Veikkausliiga. With only 5 goals scored and 17 suffered in 9 days, TPS Turku has the worst attack and one of the worst defenses in the competition. Either because of the poor offensive performance, or because of the fragile defensive system, it is a team that has not yet presented its best football and that will hardly be able to surprise in this match against the current leader.
Inter Turku :
The visiting team disputes against TPS Turku a match of Matchday 10 that had been postponed, after 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their league matches so far. This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 18 points, against only 4 in their away games. For the championship, Inter Turku won 7 points out of a possible 15, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 5 away games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 13 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals.
Inter Turku comes to this match motivated by 3 consecutive victories, which allowed them to increase their lead at the top of the standings. With 25 points added, the visiting team has a 4-point advantage over KuPS, but has one more game played. In the leadership, the team has 8 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in 10 games, with 21 goals scored and 9 suffered. They are a team that combines their firepower with good defensive balance and because of that they are rarely defeated. By having the top scorer in the competition, Timo Foruholm, with 8 goals scored, Inter Turku has everything to score again in this match and thus gain 3 more points in the competition. This team was runner-up last year and is well on track to claim its second Veikkausliiga title.
