Kakkonen Pohjoinen 13.5

KPV - GBK -0,75 2 70% 1,76 7/10 188Bet

KPV - GBK 12 15 73
o/u 2.5: 68 32

KPV was certainly not a sight for the already sore eyes when they visited the Oulu teams twice recently. Offense that consists mostly of chucking pointless long balls forward and the general lack of talent in the team means that it's not so surprising that they've been garbage for the last 10 months or so. However, there are some promising news on the player front for KPV. Watson was a steadying influence vs Tervarit, where most of the team seemed scared and lacking in confidence whenever they got the ball. Laitinen returned and he does look like a fine Kakkonen level player. Myntti is Myntti, and Jylhä should still do ok, so when looking at the ORP and Tervarit (or PK-37, if they flop badly) squads it's not that far-fetched to think they could stay in Kakkonen. Myntti remains questionable to start, so watch for the line-ups. GBK had some luck in their Kemi win, where the visitors missed two penalties and were generally the more dominant side. Two defensive players, Robertson and Roiko were sent off, part-time starter Halonen remained sidelined in Kemi game. Of what I've seen GBK lately (vs Tervarit and HauPa in August 2012), it's not really a fluke that they've finished in the second place for two consecutive years. Lazy way to put it would be to say that they simply have better players than most other teams, which is certainly true this year, but Lomski seems to know his stuff too. Previous meetings have been surprisingly even, with many draws, and even a single win for KPV in a training match last year, though more recently it has been mostly GBK who has done the winning and scoring. KPV wasn't in that big of trouble defensively in the Oulu games so the new players have helped, but their attack is and will likely remain a big problem. GBK does have plenty of offensive power, and while the defense has some players missing KPV shouldn't pose a significant threat for them. The class difference is big, but relying on just one team to do the scoring is never ideal for any over bets.