AC Oulu vs KuPS
Finland • Veikkausliiga - Championship Group • 2026 • Round 31 • Championship Group
AC Oulu1 November 2026
KuPS
Match information
- Country
- Finland
- Competition
- Veikkausliiga - Championship Group
- Season
- 2026
- Round
- 31
- Stage
- Championship Group
- Date
- 1 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- OTC Stadion
Clubs
KuPS
- Founded
- 1923
- Country
- Finland
- Stadium
- Väre Areena
- City
- Kuopio
- Capacity
- 8 543
- Surface
- artificial turf
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 |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- KuPS
- Miika Nuutinen
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 |
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 |
| 4 | P. Pennanen | KuPS | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | A. Coffey | Oulu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | J. Körkkö | Oulu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | R. Karjalainen | Oulu | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | Mendolin Iiro | Oulu | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Pitkanen Mikko | Oulu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | D. Barrow | Oulu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | O. Diawara | KuPS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Y. Daoussi | Oulu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | A. Heinonen | KuPS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | G. Engvall | KuPS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Kone Abdoulaye | Oulu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba | KuPS | 1 | 0 | 0 |