Performance rankings - 2nd to 10th August 2020

There is plenty to be happy about at Joensuu this week

With a huge 24 games last week, most teams had good and bad results, but who came out on top? Here are last weeks performance rankings.


1st Joensuun Maila

Joensuu remain top of the performance rankings with 4 victories last week, dropping only 1 point across their games. Joensuu haven’t lost a game since 12th July when they lost to Kitee. The victory over KPL on Sunday was the real reason why Joensuu remain top of the power rankings. 


2nd Kiteen Pallo -90

Kitee struggled coming into last week, with a run of poor results that saw them plummet down the table. Last week however, Kitee’s fortunes turned around with a win over KPL that saw their confidence return. From that win they beat IPV and Kankaanpää with maximum points. All of a sudden Kitee are back in the mix and actually sit 5th in the table.


3rd Vimpelin Veto

Vimpeli are at full steam right now and boast 4 different players with 20 or more RBI so far this season. Whilst only playing 2 games last week, Vimpeli won both,with 3 points against Hyvinkää and a narrow Kotiutuskilpailu (scoring contest) win over Siilinjärvi. 


Worst performance - Pattijoen Urheilijat, Raahe

PattU sit alone at the bottom of the performance rankings, as they were the only team not to score any points last week. The season-long injury to Jari Törmänen has made PattU rethink its game plan. Unfortunately they are one of the worst teams offensively (2nd worst) and are mediocre in defence. Time is running out for a comeback this season, but PattU are firmly in with a chance at taking a playoff spot.


Worthy of note - Kouvolan Pallonlyöjät

KPL have been knocked sideways somewhat since losing their first encounter with Joensuu. In last week’s return encounter, KPL used all their efforts and offensive strategies, but JoMa ended up taking 3 points. KPL took victories against Manse and Hyvinkää, but they were tough games and only worth 2 points each. KPL will have to do better if they want to have first pick of their opponents in the post season.


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Cover - (c) Joensuun Maila 2020

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