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DEF
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Saku Savolainen
Known as S. Savolainen
Defender
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10
Tackles
5
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets
754
Minutes
Next fixture
Sun 08 Nov, 13:00 UTC HOME
Inter Turku
Analysis
Season Performance
S. Savolainen at KuPS this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 754 · Starts: 16
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?S. Savolainen's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other defenders in Veikkausliiga. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | 1 0.12 | 0.2 0.02 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.34 0.04 | 0.15 0.02 |
| Shots | 5 0.60 | 2.9 0.55 |
| Shots on target | 1 0.12 | 0.7 0.13 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | 1 0.12 | 0.3 0.06 |
| Expected assists (xA) | 0.41 0.05 | 0.12 0.02 |
| Key passes | 6 0.72 | 2.7 0.50 |
| Defending | ||
| Clean sheets | 3 0.36 | 2.5 0.54 |
| Tackles | 10 1.19 | 4.6 0.98 |
| Interceptions | 5 0.60 | 7.6 1.37 |
| Duels won | 35 4.18 | 27.8 5.16 |
| Blocked shots | 2 0.24 | 1.5 0.30 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 9 1.07 | 4.9 0.93 |
| Fouls drawn | 7 0.84 | 4.5 0.81 |
| Yellow cards | 0 0.00 | 0.9 0.19 |
| Red cards | 0 0.00 | 0.0 0.01 |
Player Traits
S. Savolainen’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Tackles72%
- Interceptions10%
- Duels won32%
- Blocked shots64%
- Clean sheets35%
- Goals90%
- Assists84%
- Expected goals (xG)78%
- Expected assists (xA)89%
Squad standing
Where S. Savolainen ranks among 37 registered KuPS players this season.
- 4th of 37 for Goals
- 2nd of 37 for Assists
- 8th of 37 for Minutes played
- 11th of 37 for Shots on target
- 5th of 37 for Fouls committed
- 8th of 37 for Expected goals (xG)
- 4th of 37 for Tackles
- 11th of 37 for Interceptions
- 6th of 37 for Duels won
- 4th of 37 for Blocked shots
- 6th of 37 for Key passes
Historic Bets
S. Savolainen’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 56.2% Based on 80 matches across 6 seasons on file
- 2 To Score or Assist 22.5% Based on 80 matches across 6 seasons on file
- 3 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 18.8% Based on 80 matches across 6 seasons on file
- 4 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 18.8% Based on 80 matches across 6 seasons on file
- 5 Score or Assist & Team to Win 16.2% Based on 80 matches across 6 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over S. Savolainen’s last 10 matches (66 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 50%
- 2 To Score or Assist 10% Below career
- 3 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 10%
- 4 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 20%
- 5 Score or Assist & Team to Win 0% Below career
Match log
Every finished match on file S. Savolainen actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Bzzoiro Sports Data’s own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from. The columns are the ones that matter for S. Savolainen’s position. A dash means none; a blank means no figure is on file for that match.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | Tackles | Intercepts | Blocks | Duels won | Aerials won | Passes | Fouls | CS | Goals | Assists | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov 26 | Home |  Gent · Conference League |
D | 90’ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 3 | Y | – | – | – |
| 01 Nov 26 | Away |  AC Oulu |
L | 45’ | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 27 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 Oct 26 | Home |  Gnistan |
D | 90’ | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 40 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 25 Oct 26 | Away |  HJK Helsinki |
D | 90’ | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 Oct 26 | Home |  VPS |
W | 84’ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 52 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 11 Oct 26 | Away | Inter Turku |
L | 11’ | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 08 Oct 26 | Home | AC Oulu |
L | 60’ | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 08 May 26 | Home |  SJK |
D | 29’ | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 02 May 26 | Away | AC Oulu |
L | 72’ | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 23 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 Apr 26 | Home | HJK Helsinki |
D | 85’ | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 35 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 22 Apr 26 | Home | AC Oulu |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | – | – | – | 45 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 18 Apr 26 | Away |  Jaro |
D | 51’ | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 Apr 26 | Home | Gnistan |
W | 38’ | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 | Y | – | 1 | – |
| 04 Apr 26 | Away |  Ilves |
W | 9’ | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 Dec 25 | Away |  Crystal Palace · Conference League |
D | 90’ | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | 3 | 14 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 11 Dec 25 | Home |  Lausanne-Sport · Conference League |
D | 35’ | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 14 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 02 Nov 25 | Home | Inter Turku |
W | 90’ | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 37 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 23 Oct 25 | Away |  Breidablik · Conference League |
D | 90’ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 40 | 3 | Y | – | – | – |
| 19 Oct 25 | Home | HJK Helsinki |
W | 32’ | – | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 16 Oct 25 | Away | Ilves |
D | 82’ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 05 Oct 25 | Away | Inter Turku |
W | 90’ | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | 3 | 38 | 2 | Y | – | 1 | – |
| 02 Oct 25 | Home |  Drita · Conference League |
D | 90’ | 4 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 51 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 Sep 25 | Away | Gnistan |
W | 35’ | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 31 Aug 25 | Away | SJK |
D | 90’ | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 Aug 25 | Away | Jaro |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 58 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 17 Aug 25 | Home | Inter Turku |
W | 28’ | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 14 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 02 Aug 25 | Home |  Haka |
W | 31’ | – | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 Jul 25 | Away | VPS |
D | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 04 Jul 25 | Away | AC Oulu |
D | 33’ | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 01 Jul 25 | Home | Gnistan |
W | 90’ | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 Jun 25 | Away |  Mariehamn |
L | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 13 | 8 | 23 | 3 | – | – | – | |
| 14 Jun 25 | Home | Ilves |
L | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 May 25 | Away | HJK Helsinki |
D | 90’ | – | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | 34 | 2 | Y | – | – | – |
| 25 May 25 | Home | VPS |
L | 37’ | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 21 May 25 | Away | Ilves |
L | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 38 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 16 May 25 | Away | Haka |
W | 90’ | – | 2 | – | 8 | 4 | 43 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 May 25 | Home |  KTP |
W | 21’ | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 19 | 1 | Y | – | – | |
| 02 May 25 | Home | SJK |
W | 90’ | – | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | 51 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 27 Apr 25 | Away | Gnistan |
W | 90’ | – | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 Apr 25 | Home | Mariehamn |
W | 67’ | – | 2 | – | 6 | 1 | 68 | 2 | Y | – | – | – |
| 19 Apr 25 | Home | Jaro |
W | 90’ | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 62 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 12 Apr 25 | Home | AC Oulu |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 29 | 1 | Y | – | 1 | |
| 05 Apr 25 | Away | Inter Turku |
D | 90’ | – | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 38 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 19 Oct 24 | Home | HJK Helsinki |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 05 Oct 24 | Away | SJK |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | 20 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 29 Sep 24 | Home | Haka |
W | 90’ | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 14 Sep 24 | Home | VPS |
W | 87’ | – | – | 1 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| 01 Sep 24 | Home | Inter Turku |
L | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 25 Aug 24 | Home | Mariehamn |
W | 79’ | – | – | – | 1 | – | 20 | 2 | Y | – | – | – |
| 18 Aug 24 | Home | Ilves |
W | 71’ | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 11 Aug 24 | Away | Haka |
D | 61’ | – | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 31 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 04 Aug 24 | Home | SJK |
W | 34’ | – | – | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | Y | 1 | – | – |
| 28 Jul 24 | Away |  Ekenas |
W | 26’ | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 21 Jul 24 | Home |  Lahti |
W | 20’ | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 07 Jul 24 | Home | Gnistan |
W | 32’ | – | – | – | 2 | – | 9 | 1 | Y | – | – | |
| 28 Jun 24 | Away | AC Oulu |
L | 90’ | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 19 Jun 24 | Away | HJK Helsinki |
L | 70’ | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 14 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 12 Jun 24 | Home | Haka |
L | 37’ | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 08 Jun 24 | Home | AC Oulu |
W | 68’ | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 May 24 | Away | Ilves |
W | 13’ | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | Y | 1 | – | – |
| 13 Apr 24 | Away | Mariehamn |
D | 85’ | – | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | 54 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 06 Apr 24 | Home | HJK Helsinki |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | 39 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 17 Sep 23 | Home | VPS |
L | 15’ | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 03 Sep 23 | Away | HJK Helsinki |
D | 18’ | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 27 Aug 23 | Away | Haka |
D | 70’ | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 20 Aug 23 | Home | SJK |
W | 18’ | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 13 Aug 23 | Away | Ilves |
W | 69’ | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 20 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 30 Jul 23 | Home | KTP |
W | 26’ | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 11 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 08 Jul 23 | Home | VPS |
L | 83’ | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 01 Jul 23 | Away | Lahti |
W | 82’ | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 24 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 27 Jun 23 | Home | Mariehamn |
L | 76’ | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 30 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 11 Jun 23 | Away | VPS |
W | 90’ | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 34 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 07 Jun 23 | Home | AC Oulu |
W | 87’ | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 26 | 3 | Y | – | – | – |
| 03 Jun 23 | Home | Haka |
W | 46’ | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 26 May 23 | Away | SJK |
L | 90’ | – | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | 35 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 May 23 | Home | Lahti |
W | 76’ | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 26 | – | Y | 1 | – | – |
| 09 May 23 | Away | AC Oulu |
W | 80’ | – | 1 | – | 9 | 6 | 21 | 1 | Y | – | 1 | – |
| 05 May 23 | Home | HJK Helsinki |
W | 49’ | – | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | 10 | – | Y | 1 | – | – |
| 30 Apr 23 | Away | Mariehamn |
W | 26’ | – | – | – | 1 | – | 11 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 23 Apr 23 | Home | Ilves |
W | 5’ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Y | – | – | – |
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Season by season
Every season on file for S. Savolainen, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For this league the per-match columns (shots, tackles, key passes and so on) cover the last two seasons, and shots and xG go back three; a season further back than that isn’t available.
| Season | 2026/2027 | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | KuPS | KuPS | KuPS |
| Mins | 90 | 754 | 1806 |
| Starts | 1 | 16 | 19 |
| Goals | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Assists | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| xG | - | 0.34 | 3.51 |
| xA | - | 0.41 | 3.67 |
| Shots | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| SOT | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Tackles | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Int. | 3 | 5 | 25 |
| Duels won | 3 | 35 | 104 |
| Blocked | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Key passes | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Fouls | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| Fouls drawn | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Yel | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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