Ilves vs VPS

14 July 2025 · Veikkausliiga · 2025 · Referee Peiman Simani

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

Joona Veteli 23’
Anton Popovitch 75’ (og)
Marius Söderbäck 89’

Maissa Fall 48’
Tyler Reid 85’ (og)

Match summary

Ilves saw off VPS 3-2, with a late winner. Ilves led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Joona Veteli put Ilves ahead in the 23rd minute. In the second half, Maissa Fall equalised with a header in the 48th minute, Popovitch's own goal put Ilves back in front in the 75th minute, Reid's own goal equalised in the 85th minute, and Marius Söderbäck won it in the 89th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Ilves created 1.81 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, VPS 1.52 from 11.

Key events

Ilves VPS

Kick-off

Joona VeteliShot on target

1’

Marius SöderbäckLauri Ala-Myllymäki

10’

Joona VeteliRight foot shot

1-0

23’

37’

Yassine El OuatkiFoul

Oiva JukkolaFoul

45+1’

Half-time1-0

48’

Maissa FallHeader

1-1

Second half underway

Vincent UlunduShot on target

55’

Kalle WalliusJardell Kanga

61’

Maksim StjopinVincent Ulundu

61’

Antonio AlmenAntti-Ville Räisänen

67’

Maissa FallShot on target

73’

Nicolas Fleuriau ChateauOlli Jakonen

73’

Yassin DaoussiAlfie Cicale

75’

Anton PopovitchOwn goal

1-2

77’

Nicolas Fleuriau ChateauShot on target

Anton Popovitch

79’

Teemu HytönenJoona Veteli

80’

Adeleke AkinyemiRoope Riski

80’

81’

Antonio AlmenFoul

82’

Tyler ReidArgument

Tatu MiettunenFoul

83’

84’

Mmenie-Abasi Ita EtokYassine El Ouatki

84’

Jesper EngströmTristan Dekker

Tyler ReidOwn goal

2-2

85’

Maksim StjopinShot on target

86’

Shot on target

86’

88’

Yassin DaoussiFoul

Marius SöderbäckLeft foot shot

3-2

89’

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.

Ilves 1.81 xGVPS 1.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

VPS attacking Ilves attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Ilves 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

VPS 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Otso Virtanen	90′	2	2	32	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Tatu Miettunen	90′	–	2	1	10	4	55	1	–	–
Sauli Väisänen	90′	1	3	–	6	3	57	–	–	–	–
Matias Rale	90′	–	–	–	3	2	42	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Oiva Jukkola	90′	–	–	29	–	–	–	1	5	1	1
Anton Popovitch	90′	–	–	43	–	–	–	1	2	2	1
Joona Veteli Taken off	82′	1	–	47	–	–	–	1	2	–	3	–
Vincent Ulundu Taken off	63′	–	–	13	–	–	–	1	4	–	–	–
Jardell Kanga Taken off	63′	–	1	30	2	0.16	–	2	5	–	–	–
Lauri Ala-Myllymäki Taken off	10′	–	–	4	–	–	–	1	2	–	1	–
Marius Söderbäck Came on as a substitute	87′	1	–	27	5	1.09	–	2	7	–	4	–
Kalle Wallius Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Roope Riski Taken off	82′	–	–	1	–	0.56	0.21	1	–	–	12	–
Maksim Stjopin Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	1	1	0.08	0.16	1	2	–	3	–
Teemu Hytönen Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Adeleke Akinyemi Came on as a substitute	15′	–	1	1	1	–	0.20	2	1	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Rasmus Leislahti	90′	4	3	43	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Tyler Reid	90′	–	1	–	3	–	57	2	–	–
Martti Haukioja	90′	1	3	–	3	1	59	–	–	–	–
Miika Niemi	90′	1	–	–	3	–	58	1	–	–	–
Tristan Dekker Taken off	87′	1	1	–	3	–	33	3	–	–	–
Jesper Engström Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Prosper Ahiabu	90′	–	–	45	2	0.58	–	1	6	2	–	–
Antti-Ville Räisänen Taken off	63′	–	–	25	3	0.09	–	1	3	–	–	–
Alfie Cicale Taken off	76′	–	–	26	–	–	–	–	5	–	1	–
Yassine El Ouatki Taken off	87′	–	1	38	1	0.11	–	–	2	2	–
Antonio Almen Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	14	1	0.06	–	1	–	2	–
Yassin Daoussi Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	6	–	–	1	–	2	1	–
Mmenie-Abasi Ita Etok Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Olli Jakonen Taken off	76′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	12	–
Maissa Fall	90′	1	–	4	2	1.16	–	–	6	2	18	–
Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	2	1	0.20	–	–	–	–	2	–

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

Ilves W L W W D

VPS W D L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: VPS 1-0 Ilves, 02 May 25 Next meeting: VPS 3-2 Ilves, 24 Apr 26 All Ilves 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.