KuPS vs Ilves

KuPS face Ilves in the Veikkausliiga on Tuesday 23 June 2026, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Vare Areena, Kuopio.

KuPS are 1st with 43 points from 22 games, while Ilves are 9th with 25. That leaves KuPS 18 points ahead.

At home this season KuPS average 1.5 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per game; on the road Ilves average 1.6 scored and 2.1 conceded. KuPS have kept 9 clean sheets and failed to score 8 times; Ilves have 9 clean sheets and 3 blanks.

KuPS have scored 3 and conceded 7 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Ilves have scored 10 and conceded 3 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

KuPS come into this fixture with a recent record of 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats, while Ilves have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the same window. KuPS currently sit 1st on 43 points, with Ilves placed 9th on 25 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 13 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 3 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 3.3 goals, which supports the Over 1.5 line. The Over 1.5 Goals selection (Over 1.5) is assigned a 73% probability at odds of 1.37.

• Ilves have the better recent form (10 pts vs 3 pts from the last 5 matches).
• KuPS have scored 46 goals this season compared with 45 for Ilves.
• Defensively, KuPS have conceded 33 and Ilves have conceded 39.
• League positions: KuPS 1st, Ilves 9th.
• KuPS have won 6 of 11 home matches in this competition.
• Ilves have won 1 of 11 away matches in this competition.

• KuPS matches average 2.4 total goals this season and Ilves matches 3.1.
• 4 of KuPS' last 5 matches went over 1.5 goals.
• 5 of Ilves' last 5 matches went over 1.5 goals.
• The last 4 head-to-head meetings averaged 3.2 goals.

In the last 4 meetings, KuPS have won 1, Ilves have won 2 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 4 April 2026, finished Ilves 1-3 KuPS.