KuPS vs Gnistan

KuPS face Gnistan in the Veikkausliiga (Championship Group - 30) on Thursday 29 October 2026, kick-off 17:00 UTC at Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio.

KuPS are 1st with 43 points from 22 games, while Gnistan are 4th with 36. That leaves KuPS 7 points ahead.

At home this season KuPS average 1.5 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per game; on the road Gnistan average 1.3 scored and 1.4 conceded. KuPS have kept 9 clean sheets and failed to score 8 times; Gnistan have 6 clean sheets and 8 blanks.

KuPS have scored 2 and conceded 6 in their last 4 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. Gnistan have scored 11 and conceded 13 in their last 4 matches, with 4 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

KuPS come into this fixture with a recent record of 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats, while Gnistan have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the same window. KuPS currently sit 1st on 43 points, with Gnistan placed 4th on 36 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 6 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. The home side is favoured for this fixture, backing the KuPS win. The Home Win selection (Home Win) is assigned a 74% probability at odds of 1.35.

• Gnistan have the better recent form (4 pts vs 3 pts from the last 5 matches).
• KuPS have scored 46 goals this season compared with 52 for Gnistan.
• Defensively, KuPS have conceded 33 and Gnistan have conceded 47.
• League positions: KuPS 1st, Gnistan 4th.
• KuPS have won 6 of 11 home matches in this competition.
• Gnistan have won 4 of 11 away matches in this competition.

• KuPS at home: 7 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats from 16 games.
• Gnistan away from home: 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from 16 games.
• KuPS have taken 2 points from their last 4 matches.
• Gnistan have taken 3 points from their last 4 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, KuPS have won 2, Gnistan have won 0 and 2 ended level. The most recent, on 8 September 2026, finished Gnistan 1-1 KuPS.