AC Oulu vs VPS

4 October 2025 · Veikkausliiga · 2025 · Referee Petri Viljanen

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Musa Jatta 3’
  • Julius Körkkö 77’

Match summary

AC Oulu won 2-0 at home to VPS. AC Oulu led 1-0 at half-time.

Musa Jatta put AC Oulu ahead with a header in the 3rd minute and Julius Körkkö made it 2-0 from a corner in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: AC Oulu created 1.97 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to VPS's 0.09 from 3.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
15 Shots 3
6 Shots on target 2
9 Corners 2
416 Passes 365
80.8% Pass accuracy 77.8%
5 Tackles 2
7 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 3

Key events

AC Oulu VPS
Kick-off
Musa Jatta1-0 (AC Oulu)
3’
Julius KörkköShot on target
7’
Julius PaananenShot on target
17’
21’
Martti HaukiojaShot on target
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Niklas JokelainenShot on target
47’
54’
Yassin DaoussiFoul
68’
Nicolas Fleuriau ChateauYassin Daoussi
68’
Tristan DekkerJesper Engström
Aleksi PaananenMatias Ojala
72’
Julius KörkköLeft foot shot2-0 (AC Oulu)
77’
Justin RennicksLamine Ghezali
78’
Kalifa JattaJulius Körkkö
78’
78’
Samuel LindemanWilliam Wilson
Aleksi PaananenShot on target
84’
Shayon HarrisonJoel Lehtonen
86’
Matias BabbNiklas Jokelainen
86’
86’
Tristan DekkerShot on target
88’
Alex MynttiYassine El Ouatki
88’
Alexander WikTyler Reid
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.97 0.09 3’ Musa Jatta (AC Oulu), 1-0 3’ 77’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), 2-0 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.97 0.09 3’ Musa Jatta (AC Oulu), 1-0 Jatta 3’ 77’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), 2-0 Körkkö 77’
AC Oulu 1.97 xGVPS 0.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 VPS attacking AC Oulu attacking 
77’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 7’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 3’ Unknown (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.33 xG, goal 77’ Mikko Pitkänen (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.21 xG, blocked 17’ Julius Paananen (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.17 xG, saved 25’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 31’ Charlemagne Azongnitode (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 8’ Julius Paananen (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Tristan Dekker (VPS), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Martti Haukioja (VPS), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Niklas Jokelainen (AC Oulu), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Unknown (AC Oulu), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Aleksi Paananen (AC Oulu), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Tuomas Kaukua (AC Oulu), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Julius Paananen (AC Oulu), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Matias Ojala (AC Oulu), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Olli Jakonen (VPS), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Mikko Pitkänen (AC Oulu), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 77’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 7’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 3’ Unknown (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.33 xG, goal 77’ Mikko Pitkänen (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.21 xG, blocked 17’ Julius Paananen (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.17 xG, saved 31’ Charlemagne Azongnitode (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 25’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 8’ Julius Paananen (AC Oulu), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Tristan Dekker (VPS), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Martti Haukioja (VPS), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Niklas Jokelainen (AC Oulu), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Unknown (AC Oulu), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Aleksi Paananen (AC Oulu), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Tuomas Kaukua (AC Oulu), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Julius Paananen (AC Oulu), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Olli Jakonen (VPS), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Matias Ojala (AC Oulu), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Mikko Pitkänen (AC Oulu), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

AC Oulu 3-4-3 Starting XI
Kinn
Azongnitode
Pitkänen
Jatta
Kaukua
Paananen
Ojala 72’
Lehtonen 86’
Jokelainen 86’
Körkkö 78’
Ghezali 78’
VPS 5-4-1 Starting XI
Jalloh
Reid 88’
Niemi
Justiniano
Haukioja
Engström 68’
Ouatki 88’
Räisänen
Wilson 78’
Daoussi 68’
Jakonen

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Thomas Kinn
90′ 2 0 39 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Charlemagne Azongnitode
90′ 1 3 – 13 4 47 1 – – –
Mikko Pitkänen
90′ – – – 10 2 32 – – – –
Musa Jatta
90′ 1 – – 7 4 34 2 1 – –
Joel Lehtonen Taken off
86′ – – – 4 1 40 – – 1 –
Tuomas Kaukua
90′ – – – 5 – 31 1 – – –
Shayon Harrison Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – 3 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Julius Paananen
90′ – – 42 1 0.03 – 1 1 1 – –
Matias Ojala Taken off
72′ – – 39 – – 3 2 6 1 3 –
Lamine Ghezali Taken off
79′ – – 42 1 0.01 – 3 10 – 2 –
Niklas Jokelainen Taken off
86′ – – 32 1 – – – 2 – – –
Aleksi Paananen Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 10 – – – – 3 – 1 –
Justin Rennicks Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 6 – – – – 1 – – –
Matias Babb Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 7 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Julius Körkkö Taken off
79′ 1 – 3 2 0.90 0.15 1 2 2 5 –
Kalifa Jatta Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – – 1 – 7 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

AC Oulu LWWWL
VPS WLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: AC Oulu 2-1 VPS, 28 Jun 25 Next meeting: AC Oulu 1-0 VPS, 18 Apr 26  All AC Oulu vs VPS meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.