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Ilves vs KuPS: Match Preview

Ilves

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1-3

HT 0-2

KuPS

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Date

4 April 2026

Kickoff

17:00

Venue

Tammela Stadium

Round

Regular Season - 1

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 17:00–19:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

Ilves or draw

High Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 5 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

High confidence

Ilves face KuPS in Veikkausliiga in Finland. The match is scheduled for Saturday, 4 April 2026 at 17:00 at Tammela Stadium.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 5 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Head-to-head summary

Ilves wins

Draws

KuPS wins

Average goals

Both scored

40%

Over 2.5 goals

60%

First-half goals

1.4

Meetings analysed

Ilves

Rating 5.6/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

50%

Clean sheets

Points rate

5.6/10

KuPS

Rating 3.9/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

17%

Clean sheets

Points rate

3.9/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Ilves

4-2-3-1

1 Otso Virtanen G

3 Matias Rale D

5 Sauli Väisänen D

16 Tatu Miettunen D

19 Abdoul Goudouss Bamba D

22 Oskari Multala M

14 Anton Popovitch M

9 Teemu Hytönen F

8 Maksim Stjopin M

30 Jardell Kanga F

10 Roope Riski F

Coach

Joni Lehtonen

Substitutes

Faris Krkalić

Oliver Pettersson

Yiandro Raap

Kalle Wallius

Stanislav Baranov

Otto Tiitinen

Jesse Kilo

KuPS

4-2-3-1

1 Johannes Kreidl G

25 Clinton Antwi D

33 Taneli Hämäläinen D

4 Kasim Adams D

24 Bob Nii Armah D

8 Petteri Pennanen M

10 Valentín Gasc M

19 Calvin Kabuye F

11 Jaime Moreno F

34 Otto Ruoppi M

9 Gustav Engvall F

Coach

Miika Nuutinen

Substitutes

Saku Heiskanen

Saku Savolainen

Hemmo Riihimäki

Niilo Kujasalo

Arttu Heinonen

Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba

Arttu Lötjönen

Aaro Toivonen

Brahima Magassa

Ilves

Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1Otso VirtanenG
19Abdoul Goudouss BambaD
16Tatu MiettunenD
5Sauli VäisänenD
3Matias RaleD
14Anton PopovitchM
22Oskari MultalaM
30Jardell KangaF
8Maksim StjopinM
9Teemu HytönenF
10Roope RiskiF

Substitutes

12Faris KrkalićG
4Oliver PetterssonD
6Yiandro RaapD
13Kalle WalliusM
17Stanislav BaranovM
20Otto TiitinenM
28Jesse KiloF

Coach

Joni Lehtonen

KuPS

Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1Johannes KreidlG
24Bob Nii ArmahD
4Kasim AdamsD
33Taneli HämäläinenD
25Clinton AntwiD
10Valentín GascM
8Petteri PennanenM
34Otto RuoppiM
11Jaime MorenoF
19Calvin KabuyeF
9Gustav EngvallF

Substitutes

3Saku HeiskanenM
6Saku SavolainenD
12Hemmo RiihimäkiG
13Niilo KujasaloM
17Arttu HeinonenM
21Joslyn Luyeye-LutumbaF
23Arttu LötjönenD
Aaro ToivonenM
17Brahima MagassaD

Coach

Miika Nuutinen

IlvesKuPS

⚽ Goal
P. Pennanen
12'
⚽ Goal
P. Pennanen
↔ Sub
O. Virtanen · F. Krkalic
21'
↔ Sub
O. Virtanen · F. Krkalic
⚽ Goal
J. J. Moreno Ciorciari · O. Ruoppi
43'
⚽ Goal
J. J. Moreno Ciorciari · O. Ruoppi
🟨 Yellow card
A. Popovitch
45+1'
🟨 Yellow card
A. Popovitch
HT 0-2
↔ Sub
G. Bamba · O. Pettersson
46'
↔ Sub
G. Bamba · O. Pettersson
⚽ Goal
B. Armah · V. R. Gasc
57'
⚽ Goal
B. Armah · V. R. Gasc
↔ Sub
G. Engvall · J. Luyeye-Lutumba
64'
↔ Sub
G. Engvall · J. Luyeye-Lutumba
↔ Sub
M. Stjopin · J. Kilo
69'
↔ Sub
M. Stjopin · J. Kilo
↔ Sub
O. Multala · Y. Raap
69'
↔ Sub
O. Multala · Y. Raap
↔ Sub
C. Kabuye · N. Kujasalo
73'
↔ Sub
C. Kabuye · N. Kujasalo
↔ Sub
V. R. Gasc · A. Heinonen
84'
↔ Sub
V. R. Gasc · A. Heinonen
↔ Sub
B. Armah · S. Savolainen
84'
↔ Sub
B. Armah · S. Savolainen
↔ Sub
R. Riski · S. Baranov
84'
↔ Sub
R. Riski · S. Baranov
⚽ Goal
T. Hytonen · J. Kilo
90+2'
⚽ Goal
T. Hytonen · J. Kilo
FT 1-3

Ilves recent results

WIlves v MP2-0 LInter Turku v Ilves3-2 LIlves v Haka0-1 DIlves v AC Oulu2-2 WIlves v SJK3-1 WKuPS v Ilves0-1

KuPS recent results

DSJK v KuPS0-0 WKuPS v JIPPO1-0 WKuPS v Mariehamn2-0 LAC Oulu v KuPS5-0 LLech Poznan v KuPS1-0 LKuPS v FF Jaro3-4

Match preview guide

Ilves vs KuPS: form, H2H and match context

This Veikkausliiga match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare Ilves and KuPS, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

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What H2H tells you

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