KuPS vs HJK Helsinki

Final score: KuPS 3-1 HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga, October 19, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for KuPS, 2 draws, 3 wins for HJK Helsinki.

Overview

Football: Veikkausliiga · Championship Round · Round 5
Venue: Vare Areena, Kuopio
Form: LWLDD KuPS
: LWLWD HJK Helsinki

8' Pa Konate
17' O. Ruoppi · P. Golubickas 1-0
34' ▲ P. Ricardo ▼ S. Miettinen
45'+1 Brooklyn Lyons-Foster
HT1-0
53' 1-1 J. Kallinen · T. Pukki
57' P. Parzyszekpen. 2-1
61' ▲ P. Pennanen ▼ C. Antwi
61' ▲ S. Savolainen ▼ P. Konate
61' ▲ P. Mentu ▼ J. Kallinen
61' ▲ L. Moller ▼ B. Michel
61' ▲ K. Simojoki ▼ M. Bogicevic
76' ▲ V. Besuijen ▼ S. Hostikka
80' ▲ A. Tahiri ▼ L. Lingman
81' ▲ A. Sadiku ▼ P. Golubickas
81' ▲ J. Luyeye-Lutumba ▼ S. Pasanen
90' A. Sadiku · P. Ricardo 3-1
FT3-1

Line-ups

KuPS Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Jarkko Juhani Wiss

1J. Kreidl 6.3
24B. Armah 7.7
33T. Hamalainen 7.3
16S. Miettinen ▼ 34' 6.6
22P. Konate ▼ 61' 6.7
14S. Pasanen ▼ 81' 6.9
10D. Arifi 6.6
25C. Antwi ▼ 61' 7.0
34O. Ruoppi ⚽ 7.2
35P. Golubickas ▼ 81' 6.7
9P. Parzyszek ⚽ 7.3

Substitutes 8

11A. Sadiku ⚽ ▲ 81' 7.5
21J. Luyeye-Lutumba ▲ 81' 6.3
8P. Pennanen ▲ 61' 6.9
28S. Seidu
12A. Hakala
4P. Ricardo ▲ 34' 7.0
6S. Savolainen ▲ 61' 6.3
29D. Agyei

HJK Helsinki Formation: 4-3-3 · Coach: Miika Nuutinen

32Ricardo Friedrich 6.2
28M. Ylitolva 6.5
31M. Bogicevic ▼ 61' 6.5
6V. Tikkanen 6.9
2B. Lyons-Foster 6.3
10L. Lingman ▼ 80' 6.9
15J. Kallinen ⚽ ▼ 61' 7.0
7S. Hostikka ▼ 76' 7.3
20T. Pukki ⇢ 7.2
4A. Ring 7.2
99B. Michel ▼ 61' 6.9

Substitutes 9

9A. Tahiri ▲ 80' 6.5
17V. Besuijen ▲ 76' 6.9
21P. Mentu ▲ 61' 7.3
22L. Moller ▲ 61' 6.3
41Y. Karashima
16E. Henriksson
13K. Simojoki ▲ 61' 6.7
27K. Kouassivi-Benissan
98J. Lietsa

Statistics

01⚑5

⚑1010

38%Possession62%

12Shots14

7Shots on target3

1Shots off target6

5Shots inside box8

7Shots outside box6

4Blocked shots5

5Corners10

0Offsides0

6Fouls7

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

2Saves4

384Passes691

328Accurate passes621

85%Pass accuracy90%

1.52Expected goals (xG)1.06

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
2	Inter Turku	32	60 - 33	+27	61
3	Ilves	32	68 - 45	+23	60
4	KuPS	22	39 - 23	+16	44
5	HJK Helsinki	32	74 - 52	+22	49
5	SJK	22	45 - 31	+14	41
6	Gnistan	22	34 - 39	-5	28
7	VPS	22	32 - 34	-2	25
8	FF Jaro	22	25 - 36	-11	25
9	Mariehamn	22	25 - 48	-23	21
10	AC Oulu	22	30 - 48	-18	18
11	Haka	22	27 - 43	-16	16
12	Kooteepee	22	24 - 55	-31	14