VPS (home)
- VPS are undefeated at home in Veikkausliiga 2026 with three wins and three draws from six matches.
- Jussi Nuorela has coached VPS since June 2021 and he has set up the side in a compact, low-risk structure that allows them to be tough to break down, especially at home where they have allowed just six goals in six games.
- VPS want to sit deep, counterattack quickly and cause problems for opponents with wing-back runs that have seen Martti Haukioja register three of their ten goals in the last five games.
SJK (away)
- SJK have won only once on the road in Veikkausliiga 2026, drawing three and losing three of their seven road games so far.
- Jarkko Wiss took over SJK on 1 January 2026 and his 4-2-3-1 formation is built around pressing teams with tempo and moving the ball forward in a vertical fashion to try and stretch the opposition.
- Kasper Paananen is the chief threat in SJK's setup with four Veikkausliiga 2026 goals from 13 appearances and three of their last 8 goals in the last five games.
Head-to-Head
VPS have won 4 of their last 5 games against SJK with the SJK side winning the other.
Betting Insights
VPS Vaasan Palloseura are the slight favourites here at 2.19 , slightly ahead of 2.93 for the visitors and 3.5 for the draw, all of which look a little rich, but the home team are certainly the more likely to find a way to win.
Prediction
Luka Smyth leads VPS' scoring with six goals from 11 games in Veikkausliiga 2026, but we're going to side with a low-margin victory for the hosts at Hietalahden jalkapallostadion in Finland.
