KuPS vs Gnistan betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Veikkausliiga match on July 07th, 2024

A football match between KuPS and Gnistan of the Veikkausliiga will take place in Finland on Sunday, July 07th, 2024, at 15:30h (UTC), check the KuPS vs Gnistan betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where KuPS vs Gnistan will occur

The game takes place in the small Savon Sanomat Areena stadium, in the city of Kuopio, with a capacity for 5300 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the KuPS vs Gnistan betting tip 2024

In the current edition of the Veikkausliiga, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.56 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.95 goals per match.

KuPS last match

KuPS comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was EIF, in a match valid for Finland Cup, and the match ended 0-2.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.42.

Gnistan last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Veikkausliiga, Gnistan, who used a 3-5-2 formation, faced the EIF team with a final score of 1-2.

The odds of 5.00 show that no one expected a defeat for the team in this match. Despite being the favorites to win, they could not avoid defeat.

KuPS vs Gnistan h2h

Gnistan was in 8th place in the Veikkausliiga while KuPS was in 4th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Gnistan team entered the field with the 4-3-3 formation, the same tactic KuPS used in the match.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Veikkausliiga game during the 2024 season ending in a 0-0 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The KuPS team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Gnistan team, which won only 1 game.

KuPS

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

The KuPS team with 25 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.

This means that in the 14th round, the SJK team is closing in at 3rd place, with no points difference separating them.

KuPS analysis

After 13 matches, KuPS shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 24 goals and conceded 15.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 3 losses streak in the Veikkausliiga, which is not a good omen for this next match.

KuPS average number of shots towards the target is not among the brightest, with only 4.07 attempts towards the goal per match played; on the contrary, the team's goal-scoring average is very good, as it has scored 1.71 goals per match so far, and thus has gone on goal in 40% of the attempts made towards the opponents' goal.

While they’ve won 3 games as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

KuPS has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 24 times with 1469 attacks, while Gnistan has only scored 18 times with 1289 attacks.

Best goalscorer from KuPS

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Petteri Pennanen so far in the competition. With 4 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team KuPS to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Gnistan

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

With 13 points won, Gnistan is in 9th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 7 losses, plus 4 draws.

Which means that in the 14th round, the team has, over Oulu team who is in the position 10, 1 point in advantage.

Gnistan analysis

Gnistan, after 13 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 18 while 26 are those conceded to opponents.

Recent performances have highlighted that Gnistan is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

Best goalscorer from Gnistan

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Joakim Latonen. The Midfielder has scored 7 times in the current season and has helped Gnistan come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of KuPS is Petteri Pennanen, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Gnistan is Joakim Latonen, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that Gnistan scores an average of 1.86 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.28 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.31 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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