VPS Vaasa host AC Oulu at the Elisa Stadion for a weekend round of matches in the Finland Veikkausliiga on Saturday evening. VPS are currently placed on the 9th position in the overall league table, and placed third in the Relegation group with 15 points, three points away from the Championship group. They were 2-0 winners in their last outing during the midweek games as they beat Inter Turku. Currently sitting five places below and 12 points gap between them, their opponents, AC Oulu occupy the 4th position with 27 points from 15 games. They won their last outing against IFK Mariehamn by two goals to one to continue their unbeaten streak. I am expecting a win or a draw for the away team for the following reasons:

Firstly. Oulu is one of the best Finnish teams and they are also in excellent form. They won the last three league matches and four matches in all competitions, and in addition hit the target 11 times, which shows that they are at an excellent attacking level. They are currently in 4th place, which can be a mere formality because they have played one game less than the teams in front of them and the difference is only from one to four points. With good run of results, they could find themselves on top of the pack.

Secondly. VPS Vaasa had been very inconsistent and quite poor since the beginning of the season. They had easily conceded goals and struggled to score goals. This got them placed at the bottom of the league table till recently. Three league wins for VPS in the previous three rounds meant a lot to this team, which took them from last place to the 9th position and are now ahead of Lahti, Haka and Mariehamn at the moment. Another thing that stands out is that in the previous two round, VPS defeated the first-placed KuPS away from home 0-1, and defeated Inter Turku who are also above them by 2-0. We will see if better days will follow in the coming weeks.

Oulu with their fine away form are favorites to win this encounter. They have lost only one of their last nine away games, and won six of them. But, considering the improving form of the home side, I will not write them off easily. So, a win or a draw will be on the cards for Oulu.

VPS瓦萨将于周六晚上在伊利萨球场主场迎战AC奥卢，他们将在周末进行芬兰足球联赛的一轮比赛。VPS目前在总积分榜上排名第9位，在保级组以15分排名第3位，距离英冠组还有3分的差距。他们在周中最后一场比赛中2-0获胜，击败了国际图尔库。目前，他们的对手AC奥卢比他们低5名，差距12分，15场比赛积27分排在第4位。他们在上一场比赛中以2比1的比分战胜了IFK Mariehamn，延续了他们的不败纪录。我预计客场球队会赢或平局，原因如下:

首先。奥卢是芬兰最好的球队之一，他们的状态也很好。最近3场联赛全胜，各项赛事4场全胜，11次命中目标，说明他们的进攻水平非常出色。他们目前排在第4位，这可能只是一个形式，因为他们比前面的球队少踢了一场比赛，而且差距只有1到4分。有了良好的成绩，他们可能会发现自己名列前茅。

其次。VPS瓦萨一直非常不稳定，相当糟糕，因为赛季开始。他们很容易失球，也很难进球。这让他们在联赛中一直垫底，直到最近。VPS在前三轮的三场联赛胜利对这支球队来说意义重大，他们从最后一名上升到第9名，目前领先于拉赫蒂、哈卡和玛丽汉。另一个值得注意的是，在前两轮比赛中，VPS客场0-1击败了排名第一的up，并以2-0击败了同样在他们之上的国际图尔库。接下来的几周，我们将拭目以待。

奥卢以他们良好的客场状态是赢得这场比赛的最大热门。他们在最近的9场客场比赛中只输了1场，赢了6场。但是，考虑到主队的状态正在改善，我不会轻易把他们淘汰。所以，一场胜利或一场平局将是奥卢的牌。