League

Veikkausliiga 2026/2027

Finland 12 teams Updated 1 October, 10:22

Veikkausliiga splits into groups late in the season. This table counts every league match; the official table may differ.

Matches: 150; of 171 scheduled
Goals: 373; 2.49 per match
Next match: IF Gnistan v Inter Turku; Wed 7 October, 18:00

League leaders

League leader KuPS KUP
48 pts

Level on points with Inter Turku
Best attack KuPS KUP
1.96 xG per match

41.20 xG in 21 matches
Best defence Inter Turku INT
0.93 xGA per match

20.37 xGA in 22 matches
Strongest underlying Inter Turku INT
+0.86 xGD per match

43.12 xPts · 1st on xPts

What the Veikkausliiga numbers say

KuPS and Inter Turku are level at the top on 48 points. Inter Turku have the strongest underlying numbers, with an xG difference of +0.86 per match. KuPS create the most, at 1.96 xG per match. FF Jaro have 13 points from 24.24 xPts, the furthest below expected in the league.

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Table

The top five of the Veikkausliiga 2026/2027 table
#	Team	P	Pts	xG	xGA	xGD	xPts
1	KuPS	25	48	41.20	26.44	+14.76	37.28
2	Inter Turku	25	48	39.25	20.37	+18.88	43.12
3	HJK	25	43	37.11	27.68	+9.43	36.51
4	IF Gnistan	25	41	33.81	30.08	+3.73	30.07
5	FC Lahti	25	36	39.65	31.29	+8.36	33.18

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Where the table and the chances disagree

Actual vs xPts position

Higher in the table than on xPts

IF Gnistan IFG 4th · 7th on xPts 3 above xPts rank
AC Oulu ACO 8th · 10th on xPts 2 above xPts rank

Lower in the table than on xPts

SJK SJK 10th · 5th on xPts 5 below xPts rank

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Points and goals against the chances

Most points above xPts KuPS KUP
+6.72

44 pts from 37.28 xPts
Most points below xPts FF Jaro FFJ
−11.24

13 pts from 24.24 xPts
Most goals above xG
No club has scored more than 2 goals above its xG yet.
Fewest conceded vs xGA IFK Mariehamn IFK
−14.55

43 conceded from 57.55 xGA

Better than the chances
Worse than the chances

A gap can come from finishing, goalkeeping, game state or chance. xG and xPts are model estimates, not the result a team deserved.

Attack and defence

Every Veikkausliiga club's xG, xGA and xGD per match, by xGD per match
Club	xG/match	xGA/match	xGD/match
Inter Turku INT	1.78	0.93	+0.86
KuPS KUP	1.96	1.26	+0.70
HJK HJK	1.77	1.32	+0.45
FC Lahti FCL	1.80	1.42	+0.38
IF Gnistan IFG	1.61	1.43	+0.18
VPS VPS	1.56	1.44	+0.12
SJK SJK	1.71	1.67	+0.04
TPS TPS	1.50	1.58	−0.08
Ilves ILV	1.72	1.94	−0.21
AC Oulu ACO	1.20	1.58	−0.37
FF Jaro FFJ	1.21	1.71	−0.50
IFK Mariehamn IFK	1.10	2.50	−1.41

Top 3 in the table
Other clubs
Above average at both ends
Below average at both ends

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Player leaders

Goals

1 Adeleke Akinyemi 9 IFG 919 minutes
1 Jaime Moreno 9 KUP 1,090 minutes
3 Teemu Hytönen 8 ILV 1,541 minutes

Assists

1 Jesse Kilo 5 ILV 1,305 minutes
2 Eetu Turkki 4 TPS 631 minutes
2 Teemu Pukki 4 HJK 1,004 minutes

Goals + assists

1 Jaime Moreno 12 KUP 1,090 minutes
2 Adeleke Akinyemi 11 IFG 919 minutes
3 Rasmus Karjalainen 10 ACO 1,490 minutes

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Next fixtures

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Wed 7 October, 18:00
IF Gnistan v Inter Turku

Projected xG 1.22 – 1.62
Thu 8 October, 17:00
HJK v VPS

Projected xG 1.52 – 1.28
Thu 8 October, 18:00
KuPS v AC Oulu

Projected xG 1.78 – 0.97
Fri 9 October, 17:00
SJK v FC Lahti

Projected xG 1.45 – 1.56
Sat 10 October, 16:00
TPS v FF Jaro

Projected xG 1.76 – 1.35

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Latest results

Sat 19/09
VPS 0–2 KuPS

xG 1.05 – 0.65 Level on xG
Sat 19/09
TPS 0–3 Ilves

xG 1.75 – 2.78 Followed the xG
Fri 18/09
IF Gnistan 1–1 HJK

xG 1.54 – 2.36 Draw with an xG gap
Fri 18/09
AC Oulu 0–1 Inter Turku

xG 0.36 – 2.73 Followed the xG
Fri 18/09
SJK 2–1 IFK Mariehamn

xG 1.88 – 0.96 Followed the xG