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- Competition: Veikkausliiga
- Date: Saturday, 28th June 2025
- Kickoff: 18:00 UK / 19:00 CEST
- Venue: Arto Tolsa Areena (Kotka)
KTP and Jaro last season played in the second level of Finnish football and are among the leading candidates for relegation from Veikkausliiga in 2025. Both sides have had a challenging first few months of the season, so their upcoming clash on Saturday in Kotka is important for both sides to improve their chances of staying in the competition.
KTP collected only six points in the first 11 league rounds and urgently needs points to catch up with teams above them. They are in terrible form with seven games without defeat in all competitions. In the previous match, KTP lost 5-0 on the road against Inter Turku. Jonas Nyholm's team had serious problems on both sides of the pitch in that game and has to improve significantly to have a chance of staying in the strongest competition of Finnish football.
With five points more than KTP, Jaro are in a significantly better position than their next opponent. Niklas Vidjeskog's team are currently in solid form with three wins in the last four matches in all competitions. In the previous game, Jaro won 4-2 on the road in the cup against Ekenas. At the start of the season, Jaro had significant attacking issues early in the season, but the last few matches showed that segment steadily improving.
KTP vs Jaro pick: Over 2.5 goals
KTP's only victory in the season came in the h2h match when they beat Jaro 3-2. We should expect a similar game on Saturday in Kotka.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Jaro
2 : 3
KTP
Veikkausliiga
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Jaro
1 : 2
KTP
Ykkösliiga
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Jaro
5 : 2
KTP
Ykkösliiga
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KTP
1 : 0
Jaro
Ykkösliiga
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Jaro
4 : 2
KTP
Ykkösliiga
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KTP
2 : 1
Jaro
Ykkösliiga
KTP team news
After a disappointing 5-0 defeat against Inter Turku, KTP's head coach, Jonas Nyholm, talked about the 2025 season. He said, "Every single day here, we fight to stay in the league. There has been no other goal, and there will be none this season. We should have five more points than we have now, and that's why we are in a weaker position. There is no other option now than to turn this ship around."
Armaan Wilson is injured and will not play on Saturday against Jaro.
Last matches of
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Inter Turku
5 : 0
KTP
Veikkausliiga
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Gnistan
2 : 1
KTP
Veikkausliiga
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KTP
2 : 2
IFK Mariehamn
Veikkausliiga
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KPV
2 : 0
KTP
Finland Cup
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KTP
0 : 0
Haka
Veikkausliiga
lineup
Goalkeeper
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33
Maxim Zhuk
Defenders
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14
Juho Lehtiranta
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4
Joona Toivio
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17
Tabi Manga
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21
Mikko Sumusalo
Midfielders
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18
Assan Seck
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8
Franck Elle Essouma
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37
Atomu Tanaka
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77
Luca Weckstrom
Forwards
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10
Petteri Forsell
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19
Mitchell Glasson
Jaro team news
Jaro won the cup against Ekenas, and the head coach, Niklas Vidjeskog, was very satisfied. He said, "It's great to be in the semi-finals after scoring four goals. We came here to win and we got it. At the same time, we wanted to distribute the minutes and save certain players."
Manasse Kusu is injured and will not play on Saturday in Kotka.
Last matches of
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EIF
2 : 4
Jaro
Finland Cup
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Jaro
2 : 1
AC Oulu
Veikkausliiga
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SJK
3 : 1
Jaro
Veikkausliiga
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Jaro
5 : 4
VPS Vaasa
Finland Cup
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Jaro
0 : 1
Inter Turku
Veikkausliiga
lineup
Goalkeeper
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25
Emil Ohberg
Defenders
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40
Robin Polley
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4
Michael Ogungbaro
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3
Erik Gunnarsson
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2
Guillermo Sotelo
Midfielders
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24
Joni Remesaho
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10
Sergei Eremenko
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16
Adam Vidjeskog
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66
Severi Kahkonen
Forwards
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9
Filip Valencic
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95
Kerfala Cissoko
5 Reasons why we should expect three or more goals in this game
- KTP allowed 11 goals in the last four matches
- There were three or more goals in each of the previous three KTP games
- Jaro scored nine goals in the last four matches
- There were three or more goals in each of the previous four Jaro games
- KTP won 3-2 against Jaro in the only h2h match this season
Main prediction -
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
vs standings in Veikkausliiga
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
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1 | Inter Turku | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 - 7 | +17 | 25 |
2 | HJK | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 - 11 | +17 | 23 |
3 | KuPS | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 - 13 | +3 | 23 |
4 | Ilves | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 - 15 | +11 | 22 |
5 | SJK | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 - 20 | +3 | 21 |
6 | VPS | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 - 15 | +4 | 18 |
7 | Gnistan | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 - 16 | -2 | 15 |
8 | Mariehamn | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 - 25 | -12 | 14 |
9 | Haka | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 - 18 | -4 | 12 |
10 | Jaro | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 - 15 | -5 | 11 |
11 | KTP | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 - 29 | -19 | 6 |
12 | Oulu | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 - 27 | -13 | 5 |