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Inter (6th)– KuPS (14th)

Inter: 1-1-0-3-3-0
KuPS: 3-0-1-1-1-3

H2H:6-6-3

Last game 18.05.09 KuPS – Inter 0-2

Inter did lose an the important derby against TPS last week 2-0 but have a new chance on Friday to come back for competition of european spots for next season. The teams have met once this season, and after a couple of silly mistakes by KuPS defenders Inter finally got an undeserved 0-2 away win from Kuopio. There were 5 Inter players on international duty this midweek which has messed up the preparations for this important game, but Inter coach Job Dratgsma is hopeful ahead of the game;” it has not been an optimal way of preparations this week, but if we can play on our level we should win this, ” he says. ”TPS – match was not good from us and we need to concentrate on with the possession of ball and creating goal chances. Most of our players failed last week, but I am expecting something much better on Friday.”

Inter line-up will not be announced before Friday as all the players have not yet returned from international duty, but before the internationals the injury situation at Inter was very good.

KuPS did win a crucial survival game at JJK last week, but otherwise the week was an expensive one for the side from Kuopio. Important mf Segun Ikudehinbu took a direct red card against JJK and will two games due suspension, but the more disastreous blow for KuPS´ hopes of survival came from the cabinets of the Football Association, as they declared the win against RoPS earlier this summer to be lost! The reason for changing the result comes from the additional information from Nigerian FA, who have now announced that important Dickson Nwakaeme who played against RoPS in his debut game after being signed in the middle of season from Nigeria, should not have been let to play. This leads KuPS to drop to the final spot of the league 4 points a drift.

KuPS are missing def Patrik Turunen 14/0 due injury and Segun Ikudehinbu 6/0 due suspension.


Inter Turku: 1 Patrick Bantamoi (gk)16/0 – 6 Jermu Gustafsson 4/0 – 7 Ari Nyman 18/0 – 9 Guillano Grot 13/3 – 11 Timo Furuholm 16/7 – 14 Joni Aho 15/0 – 18 Ats Purje 14/3 – 15 Severi Paajanen 18/0 - 17 Mika Ojala 16/2 - 5 Alberto Ramirez 16/1 - 29 Henri Lehtonen 17/0

Bench: 8 Touko Tumanto 8/0, 20 Arttu Seppälä 1/0, 21 Pablo Gomez-Marttila 0/0, 27 Kennedy 16/1, 25 Ville Mäkilä 0/0, 26 Felix Åkerlund 0/0, 13 Eemeli Reponen (gk) 2/0, 12 David Monsalve (gk) 1/0, 19 Aristides Pertot 10/0, 22 Sami Sanevuori 11/0, 24 Joni Kauko 14/2, 3 Claudio Verino 13/1, 23 Ville Nikkari 10/0

Out:

Coach: Job Dragtsma

KuPS: 1 Ville Iiskola 15/0 – 8 Tero Taipale 18/0 – 20 Miikka Ilo 17/1 - 3 Janne Reinikainen 16/0 - 9 Balazs Balogh 13/1 – 15 Ollo 14/2 – 28 Raphael Udah 2/0 – 10 Ilja Venäläinen 16/4 - 11 Pele Koljonen 15/4 - 7 Miikka Turunen 16/2 - 26 Dickson Nwakaeme 3/1

Bench: 17 Jussi Kolari 0/0, 23 Jussi-Pekka Savolainen 14/0, 12 Joonas Pöntinen (gk) 3/0, 24 Atte Hoivala 7/0, 6 Tuomas Kuparinen 12/0, 22 Jyrki Juvonen 1/0, 13 Betim Aliju 9/0

Out: 5 Jani Hartikainen 10/0 for the rest of the season, 21 Jesse Miettinen 0/0, 2 Joni Nissinen 1/0, 27 Segun Ikudehinbu 6/0 suspended, 4 Patrik Turunen 14/0

Coach: Esa Pekonen

Prediction: A home win is the most likely outcome, I agree with everyone. But not the prices! Inter have scoring difficulties, they had pleyers away most of the week, their form is missing and KuPS have improved round by round. Definitely value in away team with handicap. Pick KuPS + 1.25 @ 1.97