Joshua Akpudje has delivered an impressive defensive contribution in the early part of the 2025/26 Veikkausliiga season. In four appearances totalling 251 minutes, he has recorded seven interceptions, equating to 2.5 per 90 minutes, which is well above the baseline for a forward. His overall match rating of 6.35 reflects his active presence on the field, while he has yet to register a goal or assist, and has taken only two shots, none on target, for a shots-per-90 rate of 0.72 compared to the positional baseline of 1.59. Despite the lack of offensive output, Akpudje’s work off the ball, particularly his interception tally, demonstrates a strong defensive volume that exceeds the typical expectations for his position.
Joshua Akpudje has played 251 minutes across 4 appearances in Veikkausliiga, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.46, converting 0% of 2 shots and averaging 6.35 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangel | F | 9 | 723 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 21% | 5 | 81% | 4 | 67% | 2 | 4 | 2 | 33% | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 | 6.9 |
| Petteri Forsell | F | 10 | 727 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11% | 26 | 80% | 8 | 80% | 2 | 7 | 1 | 31% | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.60 | 4.6 |
| Nathaniel Tahmbi | M | 6 | 298 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 29% | 1 | 74% | 3 | 100% | 1 | 11 | 0 | 50% | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.08 | 4.0 |
| Atomu Tanaka | M | 8 | 698 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14% | 11 | 83% | 7 | 100% | 6 | 11 | 1 | 32% | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.08 | 6.0 |
| Joni Mäkelä | F | 8 | 638 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14% | 6 | 82% | 3 | 100% | 2 | 8 | 0 | 29% | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 5.0 |
| Assane Seck | M | 7 | 472 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10% | 10 | 67% | 24 | 75% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 | 5.5 |
| Luca Weckström | M | 6 | 259 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 3 | 74% | 6 | 67% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37% | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | 5.2 |
| Joona Toivio | D | 10 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 82% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 13 | 6 | 39% | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | 5.5 |
| Oscar Linnér | G | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 86% | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | 0 | 83% | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7.08 | 4.1 |
| Matias Paavola | D | 9 | 703 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 80% | 9 | 100% | 3 | 15 | 2 | 41% | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | 5.0 |
| Aaro Toivonen | M | 9 | 564 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 87% | 8 | 73% | 0 | 12 | 1 | 35% | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 5.5 |
| Mikko Sumusalo | D | 7 | 554 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 8 | 78% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 7 | 2 | 31% | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 | 3.1 |
| Juho Lehtiranta | D | 6 | 451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 87% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 10 | 3 | 28% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 5.9 |
| Felipe Aspegren | M | 5 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 10 | 85% | 4 | 67% | 1 | 9 | 2 | 42% | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.04 | – |
| Albin Linnér | D | 5 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 87% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 11 | 1 | 52% | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 | – |
| Joni Kauko | M | 4 | 358 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 83% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 21 | 0 | 48% | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.35 | – |
| Joshua Akpudje | D | 4 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 86% | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | 1 | 31% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | – |
| Mitchell Glasson | F | 9 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 65% | 5 | 100% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 | 5.5 |
| Franck Ellé | M | 4 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 86% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40% | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Constantine Edlund | M | 4 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 79% | 4 | 80% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Maksym Zhuk | G | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 69% | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.30 | – |
| Tabi Manga | D | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 82% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 4 | 2 | 56% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| Aleksi Tarvonen | F | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 75% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | – |
| Madou Diakité | G | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 94% | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | – |
| Thomas Lahdensuo | M | 3 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 64% | 4 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Marius Bustgaard Larsen | M | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 77% | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Brian Oddei | M | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.90 | – |
| Joni Mäkelä | D | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Arttu Tulehmo | M | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| Aapo Ruohio | M | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Kooteepee | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 86% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 |
| 2024/25 | Ilves | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 92% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 |
| 2022/23 | FK Jablonec | Czech Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct | v Turku PS | L | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 16 Aug | a Mariehamn | L | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 09 Aug | v KuPS | L | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 26 Jul | a Haka | W | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| 31 Jul | a Austria Vienna | L | 15 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 25 Jul | v Austria Vienna | W | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |