KuPS vs Gnistan (29 October 2026) ⋆ Veikkausliiga - Championship Group ⋆ Live Score, Results, H2H, Stats & Lineups

Match events

15' Goal - S. SavolainenAssist - V. R. Gasc • 1 : 0
27' Yellow card - D. Perez
31' Yellow card - V. R. Gasc
84' Goal - B. Magassa (o.g.)1 : 1
87' Yellow card - K. Launiala
89' Yellow card - J. Eskesen

Match statistics

50%Ball Possession50%

8On Target2

68Dangerous Attacks39

141Attacks69

12Corners5

8Off Target9

Full statistics

Match information

Country: Finland
Competition: Veikkausliiga - Championship Group
Season: 2026
Round: 30
Stage: Championship Group
Date: 29 October 2026
Kick-off: 17:00
Stadium: Vare Areena

Standings

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
2	Inter Turku	30	+13	55
3	KuPS	29	+17	52
4	AC Oulu	30	-1	44
5	Gnistan	29	+2	42
6	VPS	30	-3	40

Full standings

Recent form

KuPS

LLWLD

Gnistan

DDLLL

Head-to-head

8 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 1 : 1 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)
1 August 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 0 : 1 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)
11 April 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 1 : 0 Gnistan (Half-time 0 : 0)
30 October 2025 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 1 : 1 Gnistan (Half-time 1 : 0)
27 September 2025 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 0 : 4 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 2)

Full H2H

Clubs

KuPS

Founded: 1923
Country: Finland
Stadium: Väre Areena
City: Kuopio
Capacity: 8 543
Surface: artificial turf

Gnistan

Founded: 1924
Country: Finland
Stadium: Mustapekka Areena
City: Helsinki
Capacity: 3 112
Surface: artificial turf

Match commentary

It is all over: KuPS 1 : 1 Gnistan.
89'Yellow card for J. Eskesen (KuPS).
87'Yellow card for K. Launiala (Gnistan).
84'Goal! B. Magassa (o.g.) scores for Gnistan. 1 : 1.
We are back for the second half.
Half-time. 1 : 0.
31'Yellow card for V. R. Gasc (KuPS).
27'Yellow card for D. Perez (Gnistan).
15'KuPS score! V. R. Gasc sets it up and S. Savolainen finishes. 1 : 0.
Kick-off! The match is under way.

The provider has no line-ups for this match. Below are the club squads.

Coaches

KuPS: Miika Nuutinen
Gnistan: Jussi Leppalahti

Squad - KuPS

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Johannes Kreidl	30	8	0	0	0	7.22
12	Hemmo Riihimaki	23	-	-	-	-	-
12	Kasperi Silen	17	-	-	-	-	-
Defenders
3	Rasmus Tikkanen	19	-	-	-	-	-
3	Saku Heiskanen	25	-	-	-	-	-
4	Kasim Adams	31	7	0	0	1	6.90
6	Saku Savolainen	30	7	0	1	0	6.60
22	Erol Erguner	19	-	-	-	-	-
23	Arttu Lotjonen	22	3	0	0	1	6.73
25	Clinton Antwi	26	8	0	1	2	6.97
28	Brahima Magassa	29	5	0	0	0	6.70
29	Akseli Puukko	20	-	-	-	-	-
30	Jorginho	28	-	-	-	-	-
33	Taneli Hamalainen	25	8	0	0	0	6.86
Midfielders
8	Petteri Pennanen	36	7	2	1	0	7.71
10	Roman Gasc Valentin	26	8	1	0	4	7.16
13	Niilo Kujasalo	22	-	-	-	-	-
14	Samuel Pasanen	20	-	-	-	-	-
16	Tommi Jyry	27	1	0	0	0	6.20
17	Arttu Heinonen	27	4	0	0	0	6.53
20	Souleymane Soumahoro	18	1	0	0	0	6.70
22	Saikou Touray	26	1	0	0	0	6.70
28	Aaro Toivonen	21	-	-	-	-	-
34	Julius Eskesen	27	1	0	0	0	6.20
Forwards
9	Gustav Engvall	30	7	1	0	0	6.65
11	Jose Moreno Ciorciari Jaime	31	7	5	0	1	7.20
15	Ayman Aiki	21	1	0	0	0	6.70
17	Eemil Tanninen	19	-	-	-	-	-
19	Calvin Kabuye	23	3	0	0	0	6.90
20	Piotr Parzyszek	33	1	0	0	0	6.20
21	Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba	23	7	1	0	0	6.80
24	Bob Armah	22	7	3	0	0	7.42

Squad - Gnistan

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Alexandro Craninx	31	2	0	0	1	7.30
1	Otso Virtanen	32	1	0	0	0	6.90
13	Oskar Lyberopoulos	24	-	-	-	-	-
32	Niklas Lindstrom	17	-	-	-	-	-
95	Matej Juricka	21	-	-	-	-	-
Defenders
2	Benjamin Dahlstrom	23	-	-	-	-	-
3	Ruxi	31	1	0	0	0	7.70
4	Costa Marcelo	25	4	0	0	0	6.52
5	Julio Freitas Von Hellens	21	-	-	-	-	-
12	Edmund Arko-Mensah	25	5	0	1	1	6.70
19	Bogdan Milovanov	28	1	0	0	0	6.70
20	Herman Bjurstrom Max	20	2	0	0	0	6.30
24	Rachide Gnanou	21	5	0	0	0	7.18
25	Noah Rossi	-	1	0	0	1	6.30
30	Samuel Heikari	17	-	-	-	-	-
40	Juhani Ojala	37	3	0	0	0	6.96
67	Ayo Obileye	32	5	0	0	0	6.80
Midfielders
10	Joakim Latonen	28	5	1	0	0	6.42
14	Sergey Eremenko	27	5	0	0	0	6.50
15	Gabriel Europaeus	21	5	0	0	1	6.76
26	Roman Eremenko	39	4	0	0	0	7.02
27	Otto Hannula	21	5	0	0	2	6.72
31	Adam Jouhi	20	5	0	0	0	6.70
Forwards
7	Artur Atarah	21	2	0	0	0	6.05
11	Marcos Perez Valdez Danny	26	5	0	1	0	6.56
23	Saku Ylatupa	27	4	0	0	0	6.35
45	Kosmo Launiala	16	-	-	-	-	-
50	Jeff Selenge	16	-	-	-	-	-

Team statistics

KuPSGnistan

12Corners5

0Throw In0

0Free Kick0

0Goal Kick0

0Penalty0

4Substitution3

141Attacks69

68Dangerous Attacks39

8On Target2

8Off Target9

50%Ball Possession50%

Head-to-head

Last 9 meetings

KuPS wins6

Draws3

Gnistan wins0

Goals: KuPS: 19 (2.1)
Goals: Gnistan: 6 (0.7)
Goals per match: 2.8
Both teams scored: 5 / 9
Over 2.5 goals: 4 / 9

Results

8 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 1 : 1 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)
1 August 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 0 : 1 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)
11 April 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 1 : 0 Gnistan (Half-time 0 : 0)
30 October 2025 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 1 : 1 Gnistan (Half-time 1 : 0)
27 September 2025 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 0 : 4 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 2)
1 July 2025 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 6 : 2 Gnistan (Half-time 3 : 1)
27 April 2025 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 1 : 2 KuPS (Half-time 1 : 0)
7 July 2024 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 3 : 1 Gnistan (Half-time 3 : 1)
19 May 2024 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 0 : 0 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 0)

Form: last 10 matches

	KuPS	Gnistan
W-D-L	2-3-5	3-4-3
Scored (per match)	9 (0.9)	14 (1.4)
Conceded (per match)	12 (1.2)	17 (1.7)
Clean sheets	3 / 10	1 / 10
Both teams scored	3 / 10	7 / 10
Over 2.5 goals	2 / 10	5 / 10

Recent form - KuPS

D25 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 2 : 2 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 0)
L22 October 2026 • UEFA Conference League • Borac Banja Luka 2 : 0 KuPS (Half-time 1 : 0)
W18 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 2 : 0 VPS (Half-time 2 : 0)
L15 October 2026 • UEFA Conference League • KuPS 2 : 4 Trabzonspor (Half-time 0 : 2)
L11 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Inter Turku 1 : 0 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 0)
L8 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 0 : 1 AC Oulu (Half-time 0 : 1)
W19 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • VPS 0 : 2 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 2)
D13 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 0 : 0 HJK (Half-time 0 : 0)
D8 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 1 : 1 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)
L31 August 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Inter Turku 1 : 0 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 0)

Recent form - Gnistan

L24 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 3 : 4 AC Oulu (Half-time 1 : 3)
L17 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 4 : 0 Gnistan (Half-time 0 : 0)
L12 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • VPS 1 : 0 Gnistan (Half-time 1 : 0)
D7 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 0 : 0 Inter Turku (Half-time 0 : 0)
D18 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 1 : 1 HJK (Half-time 1 : 1)
W12 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • AC Oulu 1 : 2 Gnistan (Half-time 0 : 0)
D8 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 1 : 1 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)
D31 August 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 1 : 1 TPS (Half-time 0 : 0)
W23 August 2026 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 2 : 3 Gnistan (Half-time 2 : 0)
W17 August 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 3 : 2 Ilves (Half-time 2 : 2)

Standings - Championship Group

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	HJK	30	16	7	7	59	36	+23	55
2	Inter Turku	30	15	10	5	37	24	+13	55
3	KuPS	29	14	10	5	45	28	+17	52
4	AC Oulu	30	13	5	12	36	37	-1	44
5	Gnistan	29	11	9	9	43	41	+2	42
6	VPS	30	11	7	12	31	34	-3	40

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	HJK	15	9	3	3	32	17	+15	30
2	KuPS	14	7	5	2	23	15	+8	26
3	Inter Turku	15	7	5	3	16	12	+4	26
4	VPS	15	7	3	5	20	14	+6	24
5	Gnistan	15	6	5	4	26	23	+3	23
6	AC Oulu	15	6	3	6	16	16	0	21

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inter Turku	15	8	5	2	21	12	+9	29
2	KuPS	15	7	5	3	22	13	+9	26
3	HJK	15	7	4	4	27	19	+8	25
4	AC Oulu	15	7	2	6	20	21	-1	23
5	Gnistan	14	5	4	5	17	18	-1	19
6	VPS	15	4	4	7	11	20	-9	16

Standings - Relegation Group

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Lahti	27	11	6	10	35	26	+9	39
8	Ilves	27	11	5	11	45	39	+6	38
9	TPS	27	8	8	11	29	33	-4	32
10	SJK	27	6	9	12	29	37	-8	27
11	Jaro	27	4	9	14	22	49	-27	21
12	Mariehamn	27	4	7	16	22	49	-27	19

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ilves	14	9	1	4	24	12	+12	28
2	Lahti	14	7	4	3	25	13	+12	25
3	TPS	14	7	3	4	18	13	+5	24
4	SJK	13	5	3	5	19	16	+3	18
5	Jaro	13	3	6	4	16	18	-2	15
6	Mariehamn	13	3	5	5	11	18	-7	14

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lahti	13	4	2	7	10	13	-3	14
2	Ilves	13	2	4	7	21	27	-6	10
3	SJK	14	1	6	7	10	21	-11	9
4	TPS	13	1	5	7	11	20	-9	8
5	Jaro	14	1	3	10	6	31	-25	6
6	Mariehamn	14	1	2	11	11	31	-20	5

Standings - Regular season

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	KuPS	22	12	7	3	38	23	+15	43
2	Inter Turku	22	11	9	2	29	16	+13	42
3	HJK	22	11	4	7	36	27	+9	37
4	Gnistan	22	10	6	6	36	29	+7	36
5	AC Oulu	22	10	4	8	25	25	0	34
6	VPS	22	9	6	7	29	22	+7	33
7	Lahti	22	9	5	8	26	19	+7	32
8	TPS	22	8	7	7	28	23	+5	31
9	Ilves	22	7	4	11	34	37	-3	25
10	SJK	22	4	7	11	25	33	-8	19
11	Jaro	22	3	6	13	18	44	-26	15
12	Mariehamn	22	3	5	14	17	43	-26	14

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	TPS	11	7	2	2	18	9	+9	23
2	KuPS	11	6	4	1	21	14	+7	22
3	Inter Turku	11	5	5	1	11	6	+5	20
4	HJK	11	6	2	3	18	14	+4	20
5	Gnistan	11	6	2	3	21	17	+4	20
6	AC Oulu	11	6	2	3	12	9	+3	20
7	Ilves	11	6	1	4	17	11	+6	19
8	VPS	11	5	3	3	18	11	+7	18
9	Lahti	11	5	3	3	17	10	+7	18
10	Jaro	11	3	4	4	14	16	-2	13
11	SJK	11	3	3	5	16	15	+1	12
12	Mariehamn	11	2	4	5	9	17	-8	10

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inter Turku	11	6	4	1	18	10	+8	22
2	KuPS	11	6	3	2	17	9	+8	21
3	HJK	11	5	2	4	18	13	+5	17
4	Gnistan	11	4	4	3	15	12	+3	16
5	VPS	11	4	3	4	11	11	0	15
6	Lahti	11	4	2	5	9	9	0	14
7	AC Oulu	11	4	2	5	13	16	-3	14
8	TPS	11	1	5	5	10	14	-4	8
9	SJK	11	1	4	6	9	18	-9	7
10	Ilves	11	1	3	7	17	26	-9	6
11	Mariehamn	11	1	1	9	8	26	-18	4
12	Jaro	11	0	2	9	4	28	-24	2

Top scorers

#	Player	Team	Goals	Pen.	Assists
1	J. Moreno	KuPS	6	1	0
1	M. Borchers	VPS	5	2	0
2	K. Cissoko	Jaro	5	0	0
2	T.Hytönen	Ilves	5	0	0
3	Borchers Mads	HJK	5	0	1
3	S. Hostikka	HJK	5	0	0
4	T. Pukki	HJK	5	1	3
4	Kanga Jardell	Ilves	4	1	3
5	K. Paananen	SJK	4	0	0
6	A. Ring	HJK	4	0	4
7	O. Ruoppi	KuPS	4	0	0
1	R. Riski	Ilves	3	0	0
1	V. Hänninen	Gnistan	3	0	1
2	A. Larsson	Mariehamn	3	0	0
3	J. Latonen	Gnistan	3	0	0
4	S. Ojala	EIF	3	0	0
5	T. Pukki	HJK	3	0	3
6	A. Muzaci	TPS	3	0	0
7	Petteri Pennanen	KuPS	3	0	1
8	Bob Armah	KuPS	3	0	0
10	V. Hänninen	Gnistan	3	0	1
4	P. Pennanen	KuPS	2	0	0
16	A. Jouhi	Gnistan	2	0	0
18	Akinyemi Adeleke	Gnistan	2	0	0
3	S. Heiskanen	Gnistan	1	0	2
4	J. Latonen	Gnistan	1	0	0
4	T. Penninkangas	Gnistan	1	0	0
6	T. Väyrynen	Gnistan	1	0	0
12	O. Diawara	KuPS	1	0	0
14	A. Heinonen	KuPS	1	0	0
14	J. Enkerud	Gnistan	1	0	0
44	S. Eremenko	Gnistan	1	0	0
46	G. Engvall	KuPS	1	0	0
50	Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba	KuPS	1	0	0