Kataja Basket Joensuu vs Salon Vilpas Vikings Prediction
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Kataja Basket Joensuu and Salon Vilpas Vikings will show us their offensive options as they clash on 16 May at 14:00 in the "Korisliiga" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Salon Vilpas Vikings team, and the victory of each side is rated as follows: against . We will analyze how accurate the bookmakers' ratings are in our prediction.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Kataja Basket Joensuu and Salon Vilpas Vikings:
- played 71 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 37 for today's home team and 34 for the guests;
- the home team averages 83.37 points per match, the guests - 82.92;
- average total match points - 166.28.
The last confrontation took place on 14 May 2026 at the venue of Salon Vilpas Vikings and ended with a score of 90:81.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

Kataja Basket Joensuu Team Overview
🏆This season, Kataja Basket Joensuu has stepped onto the court for 32 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 17 victories, 15 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Kataja Basket Joensuu boasts a success rate of 56.25%, while their defeats account for 43.75% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 168.44 points, with an average of 85.71 points per match and conceding 82.73 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 86.48 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 80.83 points per game.
Match Results: Kataja Basket Joensuu

Salon Vilpas Vikings Team Overview
🏆This season, Salon Vilpas Vikings has stepped onto the court for 32 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 22 victories, 10 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Salon Vilpas Vikings boasts a success rate of 67.35%, while their defeats account for 32.65% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 169.43 points, with an average of 89.57 points per match and conceding 79.86 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 86 points per game, misses on average 82.78 points per meeting.
Match Results: Salon Vilpas Vikings
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 71;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 20; for the visitors on the road - 14;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 40.39;
- Today's home team averages 20.55, while the visitors average 19.85.
First Quarter Stats: Kataja Basket Joensuu (home) vs Salon Vilpas Vikings (away)
- Tournament matches played: 23 vs 23;
- Number of wins: 15 (65.22%) vs 14 (60.87%);
- Number of losses: 6 (26.09%) vs 9 (39.13%);
- Number of draws: 2 (8.7%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 23.39 vs 22.65;
- Average points conceded: 19.48 vs 20.91.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 5 vs 5;
- Number of losses: 4 vs 5;
- Number of draws: 1 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 40.9 (scored - 20.2, conceded - 20.7) vs 40 (scored - 19.9, conceded - 20.1).
- Under 41.5 points in the 1st quarter in 6 of last 7 Kataja Basket Joensuu games against Salon Vilpas Vikings (Korisliiga).
- Under 41.5 points in the 1st quarter in 7 of last 8 Kataja Basket Joensuu games (Korisliiga).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 71;
- number of wins for the home team - 37, for the away team - 34.
Statistics: Kataja Basket Joensuu vs Salon Vilpas Vikings
- number of tournament matches played: 32 vs 32;
- number of wins: 27 (56.25%) vs 33 (67.35%);
- number of losses: 21 (43.75%) vs 16 (32.65%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 13;
- number of away wins for the away team: 12.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 6 vs 6;
- number of losses: 4 vs 4;
- number of home wins for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 1.
- Salon Vilpas Vikings won with a +5.5 points handicap in 7 of last 8 away games against Kataja Basket Joensuu (Korisliiga).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 83.37, for the away team - 82.92;
- average total points in H2H matches - 166.28.
Statistics: Kataja Basket Joensuu vs Salon Vilpas Vikings
- average total in the tournament: 168.44 vs 169.43;
- average total points scored: 85.71 vs 89.57;
- average total points conceded: 82.73 vs 79.86;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 43.31 vs 44.49;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 42.02 vs 44.84;
- Kataja Basket Joensuu: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 86.48;
- Salon Vilpas Vikings: average total points scored away in the tournament - 86;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 76.8 (home - 83) vs 83 (away - 78.5).
- Salon Vilpas Vikings have scored over 77.5 points in 18 of last 20 games against Kataja Basket Joensuu (Korisliiga).
