8 September 2026, 16:00 UTC

Gnistan vs KuPS Veikkausliiga prediction & result

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Final score: Gnistan 1-1 KuPS.

Before kick-off the model made it 52% Gnistan, 24% draw, 24% KuPS — fair odds of 1.92, 4.17 and 4.17. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model got this one wrong.

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Has the model earned this number?

It puts Gnistan at 52% here. Across 2437 settled matches, 630 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 52.2% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Gnistan7%Draw89%KuPS4%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

Jussi Leppälahti
19'
39'
Piotr Parzyszekassist: Petteri Pennanen
44'
Petteri Pennanen
Bogdan Milovanovassist: Joakim Latonen
48'
54'
🔁Saikou Tourayout: Tommi Jyry
54'
🔁Ayman Aikiout: Gustav Engvall
59'
Piotr Parzyszek
64'
🔁Julius Eskesenout: Jaime Moreno
64'
🔁Piotr Parzyszekout: Joslyn Lutumba Luyeye
🔁Saku Ylätupaout: Danny Pérez
71'
🔁Sergey Eremenkoout: Roger Bonet
71'
Danny Pérez
73'
83'
🔁Valentin Gascout: Samuel Pasanen
Edmund Arko-Mensah
86'
🔁Joakim Latonenout: Otto Hannula
87'

Match stats — Gnistan vs KuPS

40%Possession60%
13Shots17
5On target2
6Corners5

Line-ups

Gnistan 3-4-3
  • 1O. VirtanenG
  • 24P. GnanouD
  • 67A. ObileyeD
  • 19B. MilovanovD
  • 14S. EremenkoM
  • 31A. JouhiM
  • 15G. EuropaeusM
  • 12E. Arko-MensahM
  • 7A. AtarahF
  • 10J. LatonenF
  • 23S. YlätupaF
Substitutes
  • 11D. PérezF
  • 27O. HannulaM
  • 25Noah RossiD
  • 40J. OjalaD
  • 2B. DahlströmD
  • 32Niklas LindströmG
  • 3RuxiD
Coach: Jussi Leppälahti
KuPS 4-2-3-1
  • 1J. KreidlG
  • 6S. SavolainenD
  • 33T. HämäläinenD
  • 4K. AdamsD
  • 25C. AntwiD
  • 10V. GascM
  • 8P. PennanenM
  • 34J. EskesenM
  • 22S. TourayM
  • 15A. AikiM
  • 20P. ParzyszekF
Substitutes
  • 11J. MorenoF
  • 9G. EngvallF
  • 14S. PasanenM
  • 21J. Luyeye-LutumbaF
  • 13N. KujasaloM
  • 16T. JyryM
  • 29A. PuukkoD
  • 23A. LötjönenD
  • 12H. RiihimäkiG
Coach: M. Nuutinen

Form going into Gnistan vs KuPS

Gnistan

  • D1-1Turku PS31 August 2026
  • W3-2away to HJK Helsinki23 August 2026
  • W3-2Ilves17 August 2026

KuPS

  • L0-1away to Inter Turku31 August 2026
  • L2-4Mariehamn23 August 2026
  • W2-1away to Lahti16 August 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Veikkausliiga table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
4Gnistan2210663629+736
1KuPS2212733823+1543

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Gnistan vs KuPS

  • 8 September 2026Gnistan 1–1 KuPSVeikkausliiga
  • 1 August 2026Gnistan 0–1 KuPSVeikkausliiga
  • 11 April 2026KuPS 1–0 GnistanVeikkausliiga
  • 30 October 2025KuPS 1–1 GnistanVeikkausliiga
  • 27 September 2025Gnistan 0–4 KuPSVeikkausliiga
  • 1 July 2025KuPS 6–2 GnistanVeikkausliiga

Leading scorers: Gnistan and KuPS

Gnistan

  • A. Akinyemi3 goals

KuPS

  • J. Moreno5 goals
  • B. Armah3 goals
  • P. Pennanen2 goals2 assists

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.