🧮 Table Position & Stakes

🔥 Top-of-the-table clash – winner could go clear at the top

🔍 Form Guide

⚫ TPS (Turun Palloseura)

• 🔄 Inconsistent recently: 2 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses last 5

• ✅ Strong at home: 10 goals in last 2 home league matches

• ❗ Defensive issues: conceded in 4 of last 5 matches

Last 5 Matches:

• ❌ L vs Mariehamn (Cup, 2–3)

• ✅ W vs SalPa (2–1)

• ⚖️ D vs Lahti (2–2)

• ❌ L vs Klubi 04 (1–3)

• ✅ W vs KaPa (4–2)

🟢 Ekenäs IF (EIF)

• 🟢 4 wins in last 5 in all competitions

• ✅ 3 clean sheets in last 4 matches

• ❗ Lost last H2H to TPS (1–2 in Feb)

• 🚀 Compact, defensively sound team – excels on the road

Last 5 Matches:

• ✅ W vs Honka (Cup, 1–0)

• ⚖️ D vs JIPPO (1–1)

• ✅ W vs SJK Akatemia (1–0)

• ✅ W vs SalPa (1–0)

• ❌ L vs Klubi 04 (3–4)

⚔️ Head-to-Head

• 📊 TPS are unbeaten in last 3 vs Ekenäs (W2 D1)

• 🏠 TPS have scored 3+ goals in 3 of last 4 home matches vs EIF

• Goals are a regular feature in this fixture

Last 5 H2H:

• ✅ TPS 2–1 EIF (Feb 2025)

• ✅ TPS 3–1 EIF (Jan 2025)

• ⚖️ TPS 2–2 EIF (Jan 2024)

• ❌ TPS 1–3 EIF (Oct 2023)

• ✅ TPS 3–1 EIF (June 2023)

🔑 Tactical Insights

• TPS attack-driven at home, with creative midfielders and goal threats from both wings.

• EIF structured, patient, and grind out 1-goal wins – especially away.

• ⚔️ Contrast of styles – TPS chase goals, EIF tries to control and counter.