Season trivia for Veikkausliiga 2018
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2018 Veikkausliiga season in Finland.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2018 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Rasmus Karjalainen, playing for KuPS, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 55 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between KuPS-Inter Turku.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In May 2018, Rasmus Karjalainen (KuPS) scored 9 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2018 season.
Most braces by player
Macoumba Kandji in Honka scored (at least) two goals in a match four times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2018 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018 season was Klauss in HJK, in total he did it seven times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Klauss in HJK during the 2018 season, in total he did this seven times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2018 season was Rasmus Karjalainen, in total he scored four penalties for his KuPS.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, four players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, RoPS was the best team, in total they scored seven goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
TPS scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2018 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Klauss in HJK scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Macoumba Kandji in Honka who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Klauss in HJK scored a total of 16 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Veikkausliiga during the 2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
HJK was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2018 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Lahti were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018 season, playing 12 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
PS Kemi had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Veikkausliiga during the 2018 season.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something KuPS were best at during the 2018 season, they came back to win seven matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Mariehamn have managed this in four matches during the 2018 season, more than any other team in Veikkausliiga.