There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round meeting between HJK and Neftçi. Game on!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Neftçi play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Neftçi when playing on artifical turf are 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from eight matches. They have scored 9 goals and conceded 5 times in these games.
These teams have little in common geographically as Neftçi have to travel 3200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
HJK form and stats
HJK participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 3rd qualifying round.HJK have been outstanding at home so far in the Veikkausliiga with 6 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since HJK tasted defeat here at Bolt Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games in the league.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jakob Tånnander not having conceded a league goal in 284 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for HJK, who won 1-0 against KTP.
A 2-2 draw away in the Europa League before that, with Neftçi the opponent.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does HJK handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are zero wins, two draws and two defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for HJK, as the Veikkausliiga home game vs Mariehamn is only three days away.
HJK can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 15 times. HJK are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bolt Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
Neftçi form and stats
Neftçi's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League. The fact that Neftçi have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
421 minutes! That's how long the Neftçi goalkeeper Aqil M@mm@dov and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
There were no winners in Neftçi's previous match, a Europa League home game that ended 2-2 vs HJK.
A 0-1 loss hosting Olympiakos Piraeus before that.We have checked recent matches where Neftçi have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those one game were zero victories, zero draws and one defeat.
After this away game Neftçi return home for a Premier League game against Qabala. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Neftçi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 14 games. It's not easy to score on Neftçi as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other before in this season, with the final score Neftçi - HJK 2-2 written in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  F. Valenčič 6 goals |  R. Riski 4 goals |  L. Farinhas Taffner 3 goals |
HJK missing players
Neftçi missing players
| HJK | Neftçi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 53 | 32 | Scored | S | 23 | 44 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 5.8 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 12.2 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HJK | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | KuPS | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Lahti | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | SJK | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | HIFK | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Ilves | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | Honka | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 11 |
| 10 | Oulu | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 10 |
| 11 | Haka | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 12 | KTP | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Neftçi | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 59 |
| 2 | Qarabag | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 64 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 46 | 57 |
| 3 | Sumqayt | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -1 | 39 |
| 4 | Zira | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 38 |
| 5 | Sabah | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 29 |
| 6 | Kesl FK | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 26 |
| 7 | Qabala | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 24 | -21 | 26 |
| 8 | Sebail | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 24 |