Season trivia for Veikkausliiga 2026
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 2026 Veikkausliiga season in Finland.
Note that the season is not finished yet, and therefor the information below is not necessarily the final version.
Best scoring couple
The players who have been behind the most goals this season so far are Otto Ruoppi - Jaime Moreno (KuPS), Eetu Turkki - Theodoros Tsirigotis (TPS), Mads Borchers - Teemu Pukki (HJK), Jardell Kanga - Teemu Hytönen (Ilves) and Albijon Muzaci - Marius Könkkölä (TPS). In total, the different pair of players have scored 3 goals, with one player scoring the goal and the other assisting it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players have all scored in the first minute in a match this season:
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season is 6 goals, which Jardell Kanga (Ilves) scored in June 2026.
Most braces by player
The players who have scored at least two goals the most times in a match this season are these, and they have scored braces two times so far:
Herman Sjögrell (Jaro)
Albijon Muzaci (TPS)
Rasmus Karjalainen (Oulu)
Mads Borchers (HJK)
Jardell Kanga (Ilves)
Adeleke Akinyemi (Gnistan)
Teemu Hytönen (Ilves)
Most first goals in a match
So far this season, there are three players who have scored the first goal in a match the most times, each of them has done it in five different matches and these players are:
Most last goals in a match
Right now, there are two players who have scored the last goal of the match four times, and the players who have done so are these:
Mads Borchers (HJK)
Teemu Hytönen (Ilves)
Most penalty goals by player
The player who has scored the most penalty goals this season is Jardell Kanga in Ilves with his six penalty goals.
Most penalty goals by team
The team that has scored the most penalty goals in the matches played so far this season is Ilves, who have scored seven goals from the penalty spot.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The teams that have managed to score the most goals in added time this season have done so two times, and the teams that did it are TPS and Inter Turku.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Right now, there are three players who have managed to score in 4 matches in a row, and they are:
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Jaime Moreno (KuPS) and Clinton Jephta (Inter Turku) have scored or assisted in 5 consecutive matches, which is the best in Veikkausliiga so far this season.
Players with most goals in the first half
So far this season, it is Herman Sjögrell in Jaro who has scored the most goals in the first half with 6 goals.
Players with most goals in the second half
Jaime Moreno (KuPS) and Mads Borchers (HJK) have all scored 7 goals in the second half, which is the best so far this season.
Most consecutive wins
The team with the most consecutive wins so far this season is KuPS, and their streak is 6 straight wins.
Most matches in a row without losing
Inter Turku have 10 consecutive matches without losing, which is the best in Veikkausliiga this season.
Most consecutive losses
The team with the most consecutive losses right now, with 9 straight defeats, is Mariehamn.
Most matches in a row without a win
Mariehamn is the team with the longest streak of matches without a win so far this season, their run is at 22 straight matches without a win.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The team that has been behind and then turned it into a win the most times so far is VPS, and they have done it in three different matches.