KuPS 3-1 HJK Helsinki — Veikkausliiga, 19 Oct 2025
KuPS beat HJK Helsinki 3-1 in the Veikkausliiga Championship Round - 5 on 19 October 2025 at Vare Areena, Kuopio. Otto Ruoppi, Jere Kallinen, Piotr Parzyszek, A. Sadiku got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, KuPS have won 3 and HJK Helsinki 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Vare Areena · Kuopio·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 8'Foul
- 1-017'assist: Paulius Golubickas
- 34'
- 45+1'
- Half-time1-0
- 1-153'assist: Teemu Pukki
- 2-157'Penalty
- 61'
- 61'
- 61'
- 61'
- 61'
- 76'
- 80'
- 81'
- 81'
- 3-190'assist: P. Ricardo
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
KuPS
- 7.7Bob ArmahD
- 7.5Agon SadikuF
- 7.3Taneli HämäläinenD
- 7.3Piotr ParzyszekF
- 7.2Otto RuoppiM
- 7.0Paulo RicardoD
- 7.0Clinton AntwiM
- 6.9Petteri PennanenM
- 6.9Samuel PasanenM
- 6.7Pa KonateD
- 6.7Paulius GolubickasF
- 6.6Doni ArifiM
- 6.6Samuli MiettinenD
- 6.3Saku SavolainenD
- 6.3Johannes KreidlG
- 6.3Joslyn Luyeye-LutumbaM
HJK Helsinki
- 7.3Santeri HostikkaM
- 7.3Pyry MentuM
- 7.2Teemu PukkiF
- 7.2Alexander RingF
- 7.0Jere KallinenM
- 6.9Lucas LingmanM
- 6.9Benjamin MichelF
- 6.9Ville TikkanenD
- 6.9Vicente BesuijenM
- 6.7Kaius SimojokiD
- 6.5Mihajlo BogićevićD
- 6.5Ardit TahiriM
- 6.5Miska YlitolvaD
- 6.3Brooklyn Lyons-FosterD
- 6.3Liam MöllerF
- 6.2Ricardo FriedrichG
Line-ups
HJK Helsinki4-3-3
KuPS4-4-2
Substitutes
KuPSJarkko Juhani Wiss
Substitutes
- 4P. Ricardo34'D7.0
- 8Petteri Pennanen61'M6.9
- 6Saku Savolainen61'D6.3
- 12Aatu HakalaG
- 21Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba81'M6.3
- 11A. Sadiku90'81'F7.5
- 29D. AgyeiM
- 28S. SeiduM
HJK HelsinkiMiika Nuutinen
Substitutes
- 27Kevin Kouassivi-BenissanD
- 17V. Besuijen76'M6.9
- 16Elmo HenrikssonG
- 9A. Tahiri80'M6.5
- 41Yukiyoshi Karashima
- 98Johan LietsaD
- 13Kaius Simojoki61'D6.7
- 21Pyry Mentu61'M7.3
- 22L. Moller61'
Team statistics
38%Possession62%
1.52Expected goals (xG)1.06
12Total shots14
7Shots on target3
1Shots off target6
4Blocked shots5
5Corners10
0Offsides0
6Fouls7
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves4
384Total passes691
328Accurate passes621
85%Pass accuracy90%
KuPS
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Armah | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Agon Sadiku | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Taneli Hämäläinen | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Piotr Parzyszek | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Otto Ruoppi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Paulo Ricardo | 61 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Clinton Antwi | 62 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Petteri Pennanen | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Samuel Pasanen | 81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Pa Konate | 62 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Paulius Golubickas | 81 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Doni Arifi | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Samuli Miettinen | 33 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Saku Savolainen | 32 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Johannes Kreidl | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
HJK Helsinki
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santeri Hostikka | 76 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7.3 |
| Pyry Mentu | 32 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Teemu Pukki | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Alexander Ring | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Jere Kallinen | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Lucas Lingman | 81 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Michel | 62 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Ville Tikkanen | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Vicente Besuijen | 18 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kaius Simojoki | 32 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Mihajlo Bogićević | 62 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ardit Tahiri | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Miska Ylitolva | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Brooklyn Lyons-Foster | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Liam Möller | 32 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ricardo Friedrich | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
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