Gnistan vs AC Oulu

25 August 2025 · Veikkausliiga · 2025 · Referee Mohammad Al-Emara

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Tim Väyrynen 7’ (pen)
  • Evgeny Bashkirov 74’
  • Rachide Gnanou 82’
  • Niklas Jokelainen 21’ (pen)
  • Justin Rennicks 83’

Match summary

Gnistan won 3-2 at home to AC Oulu. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Tim Väyrynen put Gnistan ahead from the penalty spot in the 7th minute and Niklas Jokelainen equalised from the penalty spot in the 21st minute. In the second half, Evgeny Bashkirov put Gnistan back in front with a header in the 74th minute, Rachide Gnanou made it 3-1 with a header in the 82nd minute, and Justin Rennicks pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 83rd minute.

AC Oulu can feel hard done by, creating 2.26 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Gnistan's 1.37 from 9.

Key events

Gnistan AC Oulu
Kick-off
3’
Shayon HarrisonShot on target
Tim VäyrynenPenalty1-0 (Gnistan)
7’
Anicet OuraShot on target
10’
Armend KabashiFoul
20’
21’
Niklas JokelainenPenalty1-1 (AC Oulu)
23’
Julius KörkköShot on target
Gabriel EuropaeusArmend Kabashi
45+1’
Second half underway
Half-time1-1
53’
Julius KörkköShot on target
Joakim LatonenRoman Eremenko
62’
Artur AtarahTim Väyrynen
62’
66’
Lamine GhezaliTuomas Kaukua
Rachide GnanouFoul
67’
Evgeny BashkirovHeader2-1 (Gnistan)
74’
75’
Julius PaananenShayon Harrison
75’
Justin RennicksNiklas Jokelainen
Saku HeiskanenMatias Ritari
75’
80’
Matias OjalaAleksi Paananen
80’
Iiro MendolinCharlemagne Azongnitode
81’
Shadirac SayFoul
Rachide GnanouHeader3-1 (Gnistan)
82’
83’
Justin RennicksRight foot shot3-2 (AC Oulu)
Jukka RaitalaAnicet Oura
90’
Alexandro Craninx
90+2’
Edmund Arko-MensahFoul
90+4’
Edmund Arko-MensahShot on target
90+6’
Full-time3-2

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.37 2.26 7’ Tim Väyrynen (Gnistan), 1-0 7’ 21’ Niklas Jokelainen (AC Oulu), 1-1 21’ 74’ Evgeny Bashkirov (Gnistan), 2-1 74’ 82’ Rachide Gnanou (Gnistan), 3-1 82’ 83’ Justin Rennicks (AC Oulu), 3-2 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.37 2.26 7’ Tim Väyrynen (Gnistan), 1-0 Väyrynen 7’ 21’ Niklas Jokelainen (AC Oulu), 1-1 Jokelainen 21’ 74’ Evgeny Bashkirov (Gnistan), 2-1 Bashkirov 74’ 82’ Rachide Gnanou (Gnistan), 3-1 Gnanou 82’ 83’ Justin Rennicks (AC Oulu), 3-2 Rennicks 83’
Gnistan 1.37 xGAC Oulu 2.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Oulu attacking Gnistan attacking 
7’ Tim Väyrynen (Gnistan), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 21’ Niklas Jokelainen (AC Oulu), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 83’ Justin Rennicks (AC Oulu), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 3’ Shayon Harrison (AC Oulu), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 23’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 15’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 74’ Evgeny Bashkirov (Gnistan), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 8’ Matias Ritari (Gnistan), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 87’ Matias Ojala (AC Oulu), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 82’ Rachide Gnanou (Gnistan), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 10’ Anicet Oura (Gnistan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+6’ Edmund Arko-Mensah (Gnistan), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 1’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 87’ Anicet Oura (Gnistan), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Niklas Jokelainen (AC Oulu), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Evgeny Bashkirov (Gnistan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Joakim Latonen (Gnistan), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 7’ Tim Väyrynen (Gnistan), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 21’ Niklas Jokelainen (AC Oulu), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 83’ Justin Rennicks (AC Oulu), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 3’ Shayon Harrison (AC Oulu), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 23’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 15’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 74’ Evgeny Bashkirov (Gnistan), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 8’ Matias Ritari (Gnistan), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 87’ Matias Ojala (AC Oulu), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 82’ Rachide Gnanou (Gnistan), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 90+6’ Edmund Arko-Mensah (Gnistan), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 1’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 10’ Anicet Oura (Gnistan), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Julius Körkkö (AC Oulu), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 87’ Anicet Oura (Gnistan), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Niklas Jokelainen (AC Oulu), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Evgeny Bashkirov (Gnistan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Joakim Latonen (Gnistan), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Gnistan 4-4-2 Starting XI
Craninx
Arko-Mensah
Pettersson
Gnanou
Ojala
Bashkirov
Kabashi 45’
Ritari 75’
Eremenko 62’
Oura 90’
Väyrynen 62’
AC Oulu 3-4-3 Starting XI
Kinn
Say
Pitkänen
Azongnitode 80’
Kaukua 66’
Jokelainen 75’
Lehtonen
Silander
Paananen 80’
Körkkö
Harrison 75’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Alexandro Craninx
90′ 3 2 23 2 – – –
Defenders4 players
Oliver Pettersson
90′ – 1 – 5 1 30 2 – – –
Rachide Gnanou
90′ – 3 – 4 3 69 1 1 –
Juhani Ojala
90′ – 2 2 11 7 23 – – – –
Edmund Arko-Mensah
90′ – 2 – 5 1 42 2 – –
Midfielders7 players
Evgeny Bashkirov
90′ 1 – 35 – – – 1 3 – – –
Armend Kabashi Taken off
45′ – – 18 – – – 1 2 2 –
Matias Ritari Taken off
75′ – – 29 – – 1 1 2 1 1 –
Roman Eremenko Taken off
62′ – – 41 1 0.02 – – 4 – – –
Anicet Oura Taken off
90′ – 1 23 1 0.15 – 2 6 2 2 –
Gabriel Europaeus Came on as a substitute
50′ – – 24 – – – – 2 1 1 –
Saku Heiskanen Came on as a substitute
21′ – 1 7 1 0.11 – – 3 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Tim Väyrynen Taken off
62′ 1 – 1 1 0.76 – – 4 1 13 –
Artur Atarah Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – – 5 1 7 –
Joakim Latonen Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 1 – 0.00 – – 3 – 11 –
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

Gnistan LLDWD
AC Oulu LWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: AC Oulu 2-3 Gnistan, 10 May 25 Next meeting: Gnistan 1-5 AC Oulu, 04 Apr 26  All Gnistan vs AC Oulu 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.