There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Champions League 1st Qualifying Round meeting between Budućnost and HJK. Game on!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Budućnost's stadium, Stadion Pod Goricom, has a grass surface. HJK have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for HJK when playing on grass; 13 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses from 25 matches. They have scored 39 goals in these games and conceded 27.
HJK have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Budućnost form and stats
Budućnost participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 1st qualifying round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Pod Goricom as Budućnost have scored 31 goals to get 41 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the First League are 13-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Budućnost after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Budućnost faced defeat in their previous match, away at HJK (1-3).
In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Zeta.The Budućnost fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 18 league matches. From these home matches, Budućnost have conceded only 16 goals.
HJK form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 2nd qualifying round.The away performances of HJK have been very solid so far with 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the Veikkausliiga. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Things are running smoothly for HJK who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 19 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against HIFK.
HJK have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jakob Tånnander. It's been 234 minutes since they last conceded in Veikkausliiga.
Impressive finishing from Filip Valenčič, Janne Saksela and Roope Riski secured the home win 3-1 against Budućnost in their previous game.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at HIFK.The schedule is very tough for HJK now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Veikkausliiga game at Oulu is waiting in only four days.
HJK has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. The HJK defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 6 games).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the HJK - Budućnost 3-1 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  R. Riski 4 goals |  F. Valenčič 4 goals |  L. Farinhas Taffner 3 goals |
Budućnost missing players
HJK missing players
| Budućnost | HJK | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 20 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 45 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 61 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 22% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 78% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 8% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 7.1 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.3 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 12.6 | ||
| 5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Budućnost | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 36 | 85 |
| 2 | Sutjeska | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 22 | 57 |
| 3 | Decic | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 54 |
| 4 | Mladost Ljeskopolje | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 52 |
| 5 | Jezero | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 45 |
| 6 | Zeta | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | -7 | 45 |
| 7 | Rudar | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 50 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 45 |
| 8 | Iskra | 36 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Petrovac | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | -16 | 32 |
| 10 | Mladost | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 30 | -28 | 31 |
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Inter Turku | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | KuPS | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Lahti | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | SJK | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Ilves | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | HIFK | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Honka | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Haka | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 7 |
| 11 | KTP | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 12 | Oulu | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -13 | 4 |