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IPK — Hermes: 2:3, Mestis

Mestis
IPK W7 Oct · Away Pyry Nokian · 5:3L10 Oct · Home KeuPa · 3:4L16 Oct · Home TUTO Hockey · 0:4W21 Oct · Away RoKi Rovaniemi · 5:4W23 Oct · Home Kiekko-Pojat Joensuu · 3:1W29 Oct · Home KeuPa · 3:2
2:3
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Hermes L10 Oct · Away TUTO Hockey · 2:3W16 Oct · Away KeuPa · 3:2L17 Oct · Home Pyry Nokian · 3:4L21 Oct · Home KeuPa · 2:4W23 Oct · Home RoKi Rovaniemi · 4:3L30 Oct · Away Kiekko-Pojat Joensuu · 0:6
Venue: Kankaan jäähalli City: Iisalmi

In the Mestis game on 23 September 2026, Hermes beat IPK 2:3.

Score by Quarter

Q1 Total
IPK 0 2
Hermes 1 3

Match report

**Key Facts:** 1. **Result:** Ipk fell short at home, losing 2-3 to Hermes on Wednesday evening. 2. **Context:** This was a significant upset. Ipk had been perfect so far—four wins from four matches—while Hermes sat eighth with only one victory from three games. 3. **Standings Impact:** The result shifts the table dynamics. Ipk remains second despite the loss, while Hermes moves up with their first win of the season. 4. **Form Comparison:** Before this match, Ipk had won their previous four games convincingly, including victories over Ketterä twice and a 5-1 win over Kiekko-Pojat. Hermes, meanwhile, had shown inconsistency—strong 5-0 and 6-3 wins mixed with heavy defeats like 0-4 to TYTTO and 0-5 to Rocky Rovaniemi. 5. **Forecast Accuracy:** Our prediction had favored a home win with 67% confidence. This result proves that prediction wrong, demonstrating how unpredictable ice hockey can be, especially when a dominant home side meets a team with nothing to lose. 6. **Notable Pattern:** Interestingly, both teams had faced Rocky Rovaniemi recently with very different outcomes—Hermes lost badly (0-5), while Ipk had a close win (3-2). This contrast in form heading into this match makes the result even more surprising. **Summary:** A stunning result in the Mestis. The unbeaten hosts were defeated by the struggling visitors, ending Ipk's perfect start and giving Hermes their first point of the campaign.

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Match prediction: IPK — Hermes

Win: IPK

Confidence 67%

Reasoning

  • ИПК — 2. place, 0 points after 4 games (4 wins, 0 losses)
  • Гермес — 8. place, 0 points after 3 games (1 wins, 2 losses)
  • ИПК, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 losses
  • Гермес, last 5 games: 2 wins, 3 losses
  • Head-to-head: 33 games, ИПК — 19, Гермес — 14
Full prediction

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IPK

W7 Oct · Away Pyry Nokian · 5:3L10 Oct · Home KeuPa · 3:4L16 Oct · Home TUTO Hockey · 0:4W21 Oct · Away RoKi Rovaniemi · 5:4W23 Oct · Home Kiekko-Pojat Joensuu · 3:1W29 Oct · Home KeuPa · 3:2

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Hermes

L10 Oct · Away TUTO Hockey · 2:3W16 Oct · Away KeuPa · 3:2L17 Oct · Home Pyry Nokian · 3:4L21 Oct · Home KeuPa · 2:4W23 Oct · Home RoKi Rovaniemi · 4:3L30 Oct · Away Kiekko-Pojat Joensuu · 0:6

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