Week 7 features a match on Thu May 12th, where KuPS will host Haka at Savon Sanomat Areena in a Veikkausliiga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, KuPS recorded a 1-1 draw against Mariehamn. John Owoeri scored the first goal for Mariehamn in the 57th minute, but Jānis Ikaunieks got the equalizer for KuPS in the 65th minute earning KuPS a comeback draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches KuPS should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 5th placed Haka is fresh off their 0-2 loss against VPS. Tete Yengi struck first for VPS in the 73rd minute, then Pahkasalo added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Haka couldn’t manage to score, and VPS took the shutout win. Haka is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Haka’s top weapon lately has been Lee Erwin, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. KuPS is glad to have Vayrynen in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.