Veikkausliiga · first half goals
VPS First Half Goals
In 78 Veikkausliiga matches, 67.9% of VPS’ first halves produced a goal, 8th of the 9 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 43.6% of them and conceded in 46.2%.
What VPS’ first halves look like
Travel costs VPS at the back: 52.6% of their away matches bring an early goal against, next to 40.0% of home ones. VPS come 8th of 9 in the published Veikkausliiga field for the share of their first halves that produce a goal.
A goal arrives before halftime in 67.9% of VPS’ Veikkausliiga matches. Set against the Veikkausliiga figure of 73.9%, that is a full 6.0pp adrift. A goalless first half remains common all the same, at 32.1%. First halves here rarely stop at one: where VPS’ matches produce an early goal, a second follows 55% of the time, against 51% across the division.
VPS guard the first half better than they attack it: 4th of 9 in the division for early goals conceded, 7th for scoring them. Where VPS play barely moves when they score: 45.0% of home matches bring a first-half goal of theirs, 42.1% of away ones.
Every figure on this page rests on 78 completed VPS matches over 3 seasons (2024 to 2026). At that size a single percentage point is about one match, so read each rate as a range rather than a figure.
VPS first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 67.9% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 37.2% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 11.5% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.18 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 43.6% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 46.2% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.58 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.60 |
| Matches counted | 78 |
| Seasons covered | 3 (2024 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65.0% | 35.0% | 45.0% | 40.0% | 1.18 | 40 |
| Away | 71.1% | 39.5% | 42.1% | 52.6% | 1.18 | 38 |
VPS score before halftime 45.0% of the time at home against 42.1% away, a gap of 2.9pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
VPS against Veikkausliiga
| Line | VPS | Veikkausliiga | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 67.9% | 73.9% | −6.0pp |
| Over 1.5 | 37.2% | 37.8% | −0.6pp |
| Over 2.5 | 11.5% | 13.0% | −1.5pp |
Counted from 78 matches · 3 seasons · 2024 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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