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) and Mads Borchers - Teemu Pukki (HJK). 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 5 goals, which Mads Borchers (HJK) 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:
Rasmus Karjalainen (Oulu)
Mads Borchers (HJK)
Most first goals in a match
Alie Conteh in Inter Turku has scored the first goal of the match the most times so far this season, and he has done it in four matches,
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match has most frequently been scored this season by Mads Borchers in HJK, in total he has scored the last goal four times.
Most penalty goals by player
The player who has scored the most penalty goals this season is Jardell Kanga in Ilves with his three 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 four goals from the penalty spot.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Right now, there are two players who have managed to score in 4 matches in a row, and they are Jaime Moreno (KuPS) and Adeleke Akinyemi (Gnistan).
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
The longest streak of matches where a player contributed to at least one goal, either by scoring or assisting, belongs to Jaime Moreno in KuPS, who did it in 5 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
six players have scored 3 goals in the first half, which is the most this season, and these players are:
Otto Ruoppi (KuPS)
Bob Nii Armah (KuPS)
Jardell Kanga (Ilves)
Alie Conteh (Inter Turku)
Luka Smyth (VPS)
Teemu Hytönen (Ilves)
Players with most goals in the second half
Mads Borchers in HJK has scored the most goals in the second half of the match, having scored 7 goals in the second half so far.
Most consecutive wins
The team with the most consecutive wins so far this season is Inter Turku, and their streak is 4 straight wins.
Most matches in a row without losing
TPS have 6 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 5 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.