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Gnistan

VeikkausliigaHelsinki, Finland

Gnistan are 4th in the Veikkausliiga with 36 points from 22 matches. Next: HJK v Gnistan.

4th · 36 pts FormDWDDL Updated Finland time
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Next matchVeikkausliiga
HJK Saturday 17 October Gnistan

Matchday 28 · Finland time

In 4 days
After that
  • Gnistan v AC OuluVeikkausliigaSat 24 Oct · 17:00
  • KuPS v GnistanVeikkausliigaThu 29 Oct · 19:00
LVPS 1-0 GnistanMon 12 Oct · Veikkausliiga

Gnistan in 2026

Gnistan are 4th in the Veikkausliiga with 36 points from 22 matches. Next: HJK v Gnistan. That is a promotion place (to the Veikkausliiga (Championship Group)). HJK are 1 point above them. AC Oulu are 2 points behind.

Their record: 10 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats, 36 goals scored and 29 conceded. Form in all competitions: D W D D L. Gnistan have gone 3 league matches without a win.

After that: Gnistan v AC Oulu; KuPS v Gnistan.

Adeleke Akinyemi is their top scorer in the league with 12 goals. Jussi Leppälahti is the head coach since January 2024.

Key facts

League
Veikkausliiga
Position
4th, 36 points
Record
W10 D6 L6
Goals
36 scored, 29 conceded

Facts and streaks

Written from the match data, refreshed after every game

  • No win

    Gnistan have gone 3 league matches without a win.

  • Biggest win

    Their biggest league win this season: 5-0 v Jaro.

Fixtures and results

All competitions · Finland time

Updated 11:17 Finland time

Results

  • Mon 12 OctVeikkausliiga at VPSVeikkausliiga · Matchday 27 0-1L
  • Wed 7 OctVeikkausliiga v Inter TurkuVeikkausliiga · Matchday 26 0-0D
  • Fri 18 SeptVeikkausliiga v HJKVeikkausliiga · Matchday 25 1-1D
  • Sat 12 SeptVeikkausliiga at AC OuluVeikkausliiga · Matchday 24 2-1W
  • Tue 8 SeptVeikkausliiga v KuPSVeikkausliiga · Matchday 23 1-1D
  • Mon 31 AugVeikkausliiga v TPSVeikkausliiga · Matchday 22 1-1D
  • Sun 23 AugVeikkausliiga at HJKVeikkausliiga · Matchday 21 3-2W
  • Mon 17 AugVeikkausliiga v IlvesVeikkausliiga · Matchday 20 3-2W
  • Fri 7 AugVeikkausliiga at SJKVeikkausliiga · Matchday 19 2-2D
  • Sat 1 AugVeikkausliiga v KuPSVeikkausliiga · Matchday 18 0-1L
  • Sun 26 JulVeikkausliiga at Inter TurkuVeikkausliiga · Matchday 17 2-1W
  • Sat 18 JulVeikkausliiga at AC OuluVeikkausliiga · Matchday 16 2-0W
  • Sat 11 JulVeikkausliiga v MariehamnVeikkausliiga · Matchday 15 4-2W
  • Sat 4 JulVeikkausliiga at LahtiVeikkausliiga · Matchday 14 0-1L
  • Sat 27 JunVeikkausliiga v VPSVeikkausliiga · Matchday 13 1-1D
  • Tue 23 JunVeikkausliiga at JaroVeikkausliiga · Matchday 13 1-1D
  • Wed 17 JunVeikkausliiga v LahtiVeikkausliiga · Matchday 11 1-0W
  • Sat 13 JunVeikkausliiga at MariehamnVeikkausliiga · Matchday 10 3-0W
  • Sat 30 MayVeikkausliiga v SJKVeikkausliiga · Matchday 9 3-2W
  • Sat 23 MayVeikkausliiga at IlvesVeikkausliiga · Matchday 9 0-2L
  • Sat 16 MayVeikkausliiga v JaroVeikkausliiga · Matchday 7 5-0W
  • Sat 9 MayVeikkausliiga at VPSVeikkausliiga · Matchday 6 1-1D
  • Tue 5 MayVeikkausliiga v Inter TurkuVeikkausliiga · Matchday 6 2-0W
  • Wed 29 AprFinnish Cup at EBKFinnish Cup 4-4D
  • Fri 24 AprVeikkausliiga at TPSVeikkausliiga · Matchday 4 1-1D
  • Sat 18 AprVeikkausliiga v HJKVeikkausliiga · Matchday 3 0-3L
  • Sat 11 AprVeikkausliiga at KuPSVeikkausliiga · Matchday 2 0-1L
  • Tue 7 AprFinnish Cup at POHUFinnish Cup 2-0W
  • Sat 4 AprVeikkausliiga v AC OuluVeikkausliiga · Matchday 1 1-5L

Next matches

  • Sat 17 OctVeikkausliiga at HJKVeikkausliiga · Matchday 28
  • Sat 24 OctVeikkausliiga v AC OuluVeikkausliiga · Matchday 29
  • Thu 29 OctVeikkausliiga at KuPSVeikkausliiga · Matchday 30
  • Mon 2 NovVeikkausliiga at Inter TurkuVeikkausliiga · Matchday 31
  • Sun 8 NovVeikkausliiga v VPSVeikkausliiga · Matchday 32
Kick-off times in Finland time.All Gnistan fixtures in your calendar

Veikkausliiga table

After 22 matches

Updated 11:17 Finland time
#TeamPWDLGDPts
2Inter Turku221192+1342
3HJK221147+937
4Gnistan221066+736
5AC Oulu221048034
6VPS22967+733
Veikkausliiga (Championship Group) (1–6)
5 places around GnistanFull Veikkausliiga table

Position

League position after each matchday

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MatchdayNow: 4th

Strength rating

Elo rating from every result we hold

1,583-6 in 4 weeks7th of 12 in the Veikkausliiga

Last 10 weeks, from 1,554 to 1,583. Just above: Ilves 1,627 · Lahti 1,600 · SJK 1,584.

Season stats

Veikkausliiga, after 22 matches

League matchesHomeAwayTotal
Played141327
Won6511
Drawn549
Lost347
Scored231740
Conceded191433
Clean sheets426
Failed to score347
Points per match1.641.461.56
Goals scored362nd in the league
Goals conceded298th best defence
Clean sheets6in 27 matches
Points per match1.56home 1.64, away 1.46

Squad

Veikkausliiga matches this season, most minutes first

27 players
PlayerAppsStartsMinGoalsAssistsCardsCSRating
Pakwo Gnanou23232,012111–7.1
Gabriel Europaeus23221,943213–6.8
Ayo Obileye23221,886301–6.7
Edmund Arko-Mensah19181,618146–6.9
Otto Hannula20161,452003–6.7
Adam Jouhi22151,425004–6.6
Adeleke Akinyemi20181,4161212–6.7
Joakim Latonen23151,370651–6.5
Saku Ylätupa20181,288324–6.4
Marcelo Costa16151,256202–6.5
Roman Eremenko18151,182223–6.9
Alexandro Craninx111199001117.3
Sergei Eremenko2010945100–6.5
Danny Pérez203619314–6.7
Artur Atarah183590012–6.3
Bogdan Milovanov55450214––
Ruxi54379010––
Juhani Ojala92373001–6.9
Otso Virtanen44360000––
Max Bjurstrøm63277000–6.4
Ramilson Almeida33270000–7.3
Oskar Lyberopoulos32235000––
Matej Juricka33215000––
Vertti Hänninen61168011–6.5
Benjamin Dahlström3178000––
Kosmo Launiala1011001––
Jeff Selenge1010000––
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Head coach

All competitions, in the matches we hold

Jussi LeppälahtiSince 1 January 2024 · 2 years, 9 months
Played90
Won31
Drawn27
Lost32
Win rate 34%

Transfers

The last 12 months, newest first

In · 15 players

DatePlayerFromFee
24 AugOtso VirtanenIlvesLoan
17 AugRuxiMadura UnitedFree
14 AugBogdan MilovanovSiriusLoan
3 MarMarcos Perez Valdez DannyTomayapo–
25 FebSaku YlatupaKalmarFree
10 FebHerman Bjurstrom MaxHelsingborgLoan
27 JanAdeleke AkinyemiIlvesFree
21 JanOtto HannulaHJK–
14 JanAdam JouhiKaPaFree
12 JanAyo ObileyeSJKFree
1 JanKaiyne WooleryAnorthosisFree
1 JanSergey EremenkoJaroFree
31 DecBenjamin DahlstromTPSLoan return
31 DecElmer VauhkonenTPSLoan return
31 DecElmeri LappalainenPK-35Loan return

Out · 15 players

DatePlayerToFee
7 SepAdeleke AkinyemiNeftci Baku€450k
7 AugCaleb NguyenGnistanFree
28 JulElmeri LappalainenKaPa–
2 JulVertti HanninenSJKFree
1 JulMamady KoneGnistanLoan
20 MarKaiyne WooleryTranmereFree
26 FebHannes WoivalinHonkaFree
23 FebOliver GunesEkenasFree
11 FebSaku HeiskanenKuPSFree
6 FebJoel TynkkynenVJSFree
3 FebArmend KabashiLahtiFree
1 JanElmer VauhkonenTPSFree
1 JanOliver PetterssonIlvesFree
1 JanAarni RitalaGnistanFree
31 DecMatias RitariHJKLoan return

Fees as reported.

Club and ground

Where Gnistan play, and the nearest clubs in the league

Mustapekka Areena
Town
Helsinki
Capacity
3,112
Next away trip6 kmBolt Arena, Sat 17 Oct
Longest trip so far533 kmRaatin stadion, Sat 12 Sept

Straight-line distance · grounds © OpenStreetMap contributors · map Natural Earth

Local derbies

  • HJK6 km away
    This seasonDWL1-1, 3-2, 0-3

    Next: HJK v Gnistan, Sat 17 Oct

  • Lahti91 km away
    This seasonLW0-1, 1-0
  • Inter Turku149 km away
    This seasonDWW0-0, 2-1, 2-0

    Next: Inter Turku v Gnistan, Mon 2 Nov

Head-to-head

Against the next opponents

Veikkausliiga, Sat 17 Oct, 16:00 Finland time, away at HJK

Gnistan 3 · Draws 2 · HJK 510 meetings
  1. 18 Sep 2026VeikkausliigaGnistan1-1HJKD
  2. 23 Aug 2026VeikkausliigaHJK2-3GnistanW
  3. 18 Apr 2026VeikkausliigaGnistan0-3HJKL
  4. 10 Mar 2026Club FriendliesHJK3-0GnistanL
  5. 3 Nov 2025VeikkausliigaGnistan2-2HJKD
  6. 3 Oct 2025VeikkausliigaHJK2-3GnistanW
Meetings in our data since 2024. Results from Gnistan's side.
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HJKvGnistan

Sat 17 Oct · 16:00

–days–hrs–min
  • LVPS 1-0 Gnistan
  • DGnistan 0-0 Inter Turku
  • DGnistan 1-1 HJK
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Gnistan questions.

Answered from today's data. Anything else, ask us.

When do Gnistan play next?

HJK v Gnistan, Saturday 17 October at 13:00 UTC.

Where are Gnistan in the Veikkausliiga table?

Gnistan are 4th in the Veikkausliiga with 36 points after 22 matches.

What was Gnistan's last result?

Gnistan 0-1 at VPS, 12 October 2026.

Are there live scores for Gnistan?

Yes: scores on this page update during the match.

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Who is Gnistan's top scorer?

Adeleke Akinyemi, with 12 goals in 20 league matches this season.

Who is the Gnistan manager?

Jussi Leppälahti is the head coach since January 2024.

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