KTP Kotka VS Ekenäs IF

KTP welcome visitors from the small city of Ekenäs for this Finnish Cup 1/8-finals battle at Arto Tolsa Areena late Tuesday evening Beijing time. By European standards we cannot expect a high-level game here. The hosts play in the Veikkausliiiga, the first tier of Finnish football. They have been better than I would have expected so far. They were promoted back to Veikkausliiga for this season but are a traditional club in Veikkausliiga. They currently occupy the 8th place in the standings with a total of 12 points to their account. However, they are only 2 points behind Honka, currently in 5th place! They struggled defensively early into the season but have recently massively improved in this area of the game! We can mostly than their excellent young and talented coach, Jussi Leppälahti. The visitors, on the other hand, play in Ykkönen, the second tier. In this league most players are not even professional footballers. They are a young and fit team who are currently in 3rd place in the standings with 22 points in the pocket. However, their number of expected points (xPTS) is just 20.12. The difference between Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen is substantial. The Ykkönen teams have a significantly lower players’ salary budgets. This is the case when comparing KTP and Ekenäs If too. In terms of players’ total market value according to a German website, Transfermarkt.com, too KTP are a different level.

Kotka are most probably not going to make it to the top-4 in Veikkausliiga which would bring them a place in the UEFA Conference League qualification for the next season. In The Finnish Cup, however, they could achieve this! Ekenäs IF, do not have a realistic chance to win this competition.. The weather in Kotka is great today and a good number of loyal fans are expected at Arto Tolsa Areena. KTP are usually much stronger at home than away from home. The visitors. on the other hand, have a tiring 4-hour travel by bus. However, this will surely not be a one-sided game but KTP are still were clear favorites. The biggest, sometimes rather sharp bookies offer them odds of around 1.60 to win in regulation time. This is definitely too high and we will bet on KTP to win! Ekenäs were disappointing in their latest game against KPV, the rock-bottom team in Ykkönen with just 7 seven points in their pocket. It was a 2-2 draw at home as very clear favorites. Their defense did not impress me in this game. Today they face dangerous KTP strikers.. Before this played two draws as well and have declined from early season. KTP lost to HJK away from home, the best team in Finland in their most recent match but played well and could have taken a point. HJK recorded just one more shot on goal than KTP. HJK were massive favorites in this game according to the bookies.. However, a few weeks ago KTP even beat Honka, a team better than the standings suggest, 1-0 away from home after a fine performance. In their most recent match in the Finnish Cup KTP needed extra time to beat Gnistan, the leaders in Ykkönen. This team is clearly better than Ekenäs though.

KTP Kotka VS Ekenäs IF

北京时间周二晚，KTP欢迎来自小城市Ekenäs的观众前来观看在阿尔托托萨竞技场举行的芬兰杯1/8决赛。按照欧洲的标准，我们不能期望在这里有一场高水平的比赛。东道主将在芬兰甲级联赛维科斯利亚(Veikkausliiiga)进行比赛。到目前为止，他们的表现比我预期的要好。他们本赛季升入维克考斯利加，但他们是维克考斯利加的传统俱乐部。他们目前在积分榜上排名第8，总共得到12分。然而，他们只落后Honka 2分，目前排名第五!他们在赛季初的防守上挣扎，但最近在这方面有了很大的进步!我们最能比他们优秀的年轻有才华的教练，尤西Leppälahti。另一方面，客队则在第二梯队Ykkönen比赛。在这个联盟中，大多数球员甚至不是职业足球运动员。他们是一支年轻而健康的球队，目前在积分榜上以22分排名第三。然而，他们的期望值(xPTS)仅为20.12。维克考斯利加和Ykkönen之间的差别是巨大的。Ykkönen球队的球员工资预算要低得多。在比较KTP和Ekenäs If时也是如此。根据德国网站Transfermarkt.com的数据，就球员的总市值而言，KTP是一个不同的水平。

科特卡很可能进不了维克考斯利加联赛的前四，而这将给他们带来下赛季欧洲联盟联赛的资格。然而，在芬兰杯上，他们可以做到这一点!Ekenäs如果你不可能赢得这场比赛…今天科特卡的天气很好，预计会有很多忠实的球迷来到阿尔托·托尔萨竞技场。KTP通常在主场比在客场强得多。游客。另一方面，有一个累人的4小时的公共汽车旅行。然而，这肯定不会是一场一边倒的比赛，但KTP仍然是明显的热门。最大的，有时相当精明的博彩公司在规定时间内为他们提供约1.60的赔率。这绝对是太高了，我们会赌KTP赢!Ekenäs在他们最近一场对pv的比赛中令人失望，这支在Ykkönen排名垫底的球队只拿到了7分。双方在主场以2比2战平。在这场比赛中，他们的防守没有给我留下深刻的印象。今天他们面对危险的KTP罢工者…在此之前打了两场平局，并且从赛季初开始有所下降。KTP在客场输给了hkk, hkk是芬兰最近一场比赛中表现最好的球队，但他们表现得很好，本可以拿一分。hkk只比KTP多射门一次。根据博彩公司的说法，HJK是这场比赛的大热门。然而，几周前KTP甚至在客场1-0击败了比积分榜更强的球队Honka。在他们最近的芬兰杯比赛中，KTP需要加时赛才能击败Ykkönen的领头羊Gnistan。这支球队显然比Ekenäs强。