On the 8th of May, in this week 7 match, Mariehamn hosts KuPS at Wiklöf Holding Arena in a meeting of these two mismatched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Mariehamn recorded a 0-4 loss against Inter Turku. Rick Ketting struck first for Inter Turku in the 18th minute, then Benjamin Källman added another in the 19th minute In the end, Mariehamn couldn’t muster any offence and Inter Turku ran away with the shutout win. Mariehamn is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed KuPS, recorded a 3-1 win against VPS. Joona Veteli scored the first goal for KuPS in the 7th minute, then Tim Vayrynen added another in the 35th minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches KuPS should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season KuPS won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
KuPS is glad to have Vayrynen in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Mariehamn hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Vahid Hambo and Robin Sid, and they each have 1 goal.