Kärpi is not doing well at the moment.
Kärpi has a championship-level team on paper. Tomi Natri / AOP
The most interesting game of the day
Kärpät, who started the league season as the number one favorite, has not been able to get his game working properly at any point in the (early) season. The people from Oulu, who play with a top-ranked crew, are currently seventh in the standings – below the actual playoff spots.
Even though the season is long and there is still time for a lot to happen, I think the trend of the moment will soon wake up even Oulu to think, what is rotting? The team is already on a three-game losing streak for the second time in a month, and Kärpät has won only one three-point victory in its last ten games.
Bad results can’t even be blamed on any injury or the like. In terms of goal expectations, of course, there has been a little bad luck on the way from time to time.
What makes Kärppie’s weakness mysterious is that the team with a reputation for good coaching has failed so far, especially in their special situation play. In the superior game, Kärpät is the fourth weakest team in the series (13.92%) and the second worst in the underpowered game (74.14%).
Even JYP, which has acquired a lot of new players, has had a negative season so far. However, a small positive trend has recently been noticeable in the activities of the people of Jyväskylä. The key player in JYP’s slow but sure ascent towards the playoff spots has been the star defender, who has played quite well since the beginning of the season Sami Niku.
Last time he scored three power points against Tappara, Niku has already risen to second place in JYP’s internal point exchange with his 5+15=20 power points. JYP’s number one player in this field is the feeding machine Jerry Turkulainen 6+22=28 with powers. Instead, it has remained at a more modest level than expected Joakim Kemell with only nine power points.
It is also noteworthy in JYP compared to the beginning of the season that the goalkeeper who returned to Jyväskylä from Brynäs Wine Vehviläinen has succeeded in his return. Vehviläinen’s seven-match save percentage is a good 93.14% and the average goals conceded 2.02 is much better than the team’s average of 3.29 before Vehviläinen’s arrival.
The lineups for the evening offer few surprises. Kärpät gets into the game with his best possible crew. Will make a return to the lineup playing with JYP Juuso Puustinen and gone is like new Braden Christopher. JYP–Kärpät starts at 18:30.
The best betting tip of the day
Regarding the power relations of the JYP–Kärpät match, the most interesting thing in terms of betting is that Veikkaus dares to offer Kärpi the market’s top odds of 2.38 and 1.80, both for the actual game time and for the entire game.
Even though playing teams with low oxygen is not a profitable strategy on average, I think Veikkaus’ odds are already too much in JYP’s direction. The better choice of the two is the straight win at 2.38. The lack of goals in the match is also interesting from a sporting point of view. However, the promised 1.66 out of less than 5.0 goals is not enough to even be a hint.
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The total balance of the day’s games for the year: 65/111/106%
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