In this week 13 match, on Sunday Jul 10th, KuPS will host Lahti at Savon Sanomat Areena in a meeting of these two Veikkausliiga teams. In their last match, 1st placed KuPS, recorded a 1-1 draw against HJK. Gabriel Bispo struck first for KuPS in the 6th minute, but Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic got the equalizer for HJK in the 63rd minute earning HJK at least a draw. KuPS should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Lahti, recorded a 2-1 win against Inter Turku. Rick Ketting struck first for Inter Turku in the 7th minute on a feed from Petteri Forsell, but Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan got the equalizer for Lahti in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 89th minute on a penalty goal by Macoumba Kandji. Lahti looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
KuPS and Lahti last played eachother at the Lahden Kisapuisto on the 22nd of April. KuPS was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Jānis Ikaunieks struck first for KuPS in the 15th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Lahti couldn’t muster any offence and KuPS ran away with the shutout win.
Macoumba Kandji has been the most prolific scorer on Lahti in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. KuPS’s most prolific scorer has been Gabriel Bispo. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.