KTP vs TPS tips and predictions

Winning mentality may be key for KTP

With 6 points between them, it's first placed KTP versus second placed TPS in this Ykkonen clash.

Another slick display of the home side's quality in depth could be decisive throughout this game. The total goals expectation with the sportsbooks is more than normal so this could be entertaining. But that doesn't mean there's anything exciting about the prices.

It looks like this will be a fairly even contest with reasons to support all outcomes. The pick is to get with the home team but this could be made to look stupid by full-time.

KTP have shown a clean pair of heals to plenty of their rivals in matches leading up to this clash. The hosts have been a force to be reckoned with in their last 10 home games, winning all of them. Their opponents have got less change from their recent showings; the visitors have been defeated in 2 of their last 3 matches home and away. That might not be suitable preparation.

The home side is certainly in some form on their own patch. KTP scored three or more goals in 8 of their recent 10 home matches and they've conceded no more than once in 15 of their last 17 home games.

TPS have been lacking confidence in some of their recent games, conceding an average of 2.3 goals in their last 3 matches. So this match will be a good test of their bouncebackability.

It's quite possible this is a match that will simply depend on which side is the first to open their account. The sportsbooks are predicting both sides to get in on the act as they could be well matched. This preview is all about value though and with the odds-against price on BTTS No, that makes more sense here. In the total goals market, it's less than three goals standing out in this one after weighing up the chances of all outcomes.