IF Gnistan Helsinki

vs

FC TPS Turku

Preview

IF Gnistan (home)

• Gnistan Helsinki have won 3 of their last 5 Veikkausliiga 2026 matches and are on a 2-game winning streak.
• Gnistan arrive here on the back of two huge wins where they looked to have the swagger and momentum to take on anyone in the division.
• They beat Ilves 3-2 at home and then went to HJK, beating the defending champions 3-2.
• Jussi Leppaelahti has been in charge of Kipinä since 1 January 2024 and his teams press high and have the ability to transition quickly and play with more possession than many of the other teams in Finland, where they are much sharper.

FC TPS (away)

• Tepsi have won only 1, drawn 4 and lost 5 of their 10 Veikkausliiga 2026 away games.
• Albijon Muzaci leads the way for Tepsi in Veikkausliiga 2026 with 8 goals in 21 appearances while Kian Visser has 3 goals.
• Ivan Pinol has been in charge of Tepsi since 20 January 2025 and he has made them compact, direct and dangerous on the break in a 4-3-3-style system that uses the whole field.
• Tepsi beat VPS 3-1 away from home before being held 0-0 by FC Inter Turku at home, a run that looks tidy, but not ruthless.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• Gnistan
  • Akinyemi is Kipinä's main man with 12 in 21 games and 4 of Gnistan's last 9 goals have been scored by him.
• Tepsi
  • Albijon Muzaci leads the way for Tepsi in Veikkausliiga 2026 with 8 goals in 21 appearances while Kian Visser has 3 goals.

Betting Insights

• Kipinä are the favorites here at 1.98, but the odds on the game are all over the place and Tepsi are a big 3.45 and the tie a very long 3.65.
• Both to score is live at 1.59 here, which is not the best price I have ever seen for the selection, but in this case the stats and form favour both sides to get on the board.
• So, while we rate a Gnistan win with over 2.5 goals at 1.66, we wouldn't be surprised if the visitors get on the scoreboard at some point in the game.

Prediction