Season trivia for Veikkausliiga 2019
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 2019 Veikkausliiga season in Finland.
Fastest goalscorer
Keaton Isaksson, playing in Mariehamn, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Mariehamn-VPS, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Borjas Martin, playing for Honka, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 23 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between VPS-Honka.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2019 was 5 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Most braces by player
Filip Valencic in Inter Turku scored (at least) two goals in a match three times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2019 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of five matches during the season:
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Filip Valencic in Inter Turku during the 2019 season, in total he did this eight times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019 season was Lauri Ala-Myllymäki, in total he scored three penalties for his Ilves.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Rangel was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2019 season, in total he scored three stoppage time goals for his KuPS.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, VPS was the best team, in total they scored five goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were two players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2019 season, and the players who achieved this were Borjas Martin (Honka) and Filip Valencic (Inter Turku).
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Timo Furuholm in Inter Turku who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 7 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
two players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 10 times, and the players who did this were Filip Valencic (Inter Turku) and Borjas Martin (Honka).
Most consecutive wins
KuPS was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Ilves were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019 season, playing 8 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
VPS had a streak of 4 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Veikkausliiga during the 2019 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
VPS managed the feat of not winning a single match in 19 consecutive matches during the 2019 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Ilves were best at during the 2019 season, they came back to win five matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
KPV Kokkola and VPS were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in four different matches during the 2019 season.