Europa League: Get ready for the second leg of the HJK - Fenerbahçe clash

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 26.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bolt Arena (4000 seats)

There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Europa League Play-offs meeting between HJK and Fenerbahçe. Game on!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for HJK and Fenerbahçe.

0 - 1 - 0 with 2-2. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Fenerbahçe when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Fenerbahçe play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Fenerbahçe, who are travelling more than 3200 kilometers to play this game.

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HJK form and stats

HJK have reached this Europa League stage through battling and winning against Neftci. HJK was eliminated in the 3rd qualifying round last season in the Europa League.

This stadium, Bolt Arena, has been a fortress for HJK in the Veikkausliiga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-1-0. On the other hand, in the Europa League, HJK has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. The HJK fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Bolt Arena and will expect new points from this game. HJK has played 19 games in a row here without a defeat.

Nothing to worry about in defence for HJK, as their goalkeeper Jakob Tånnander has completely shut out the opponents for 464 minutes in the Veikkausliiga.

HJK are returning here after visiting Lahti in a Veikkausliiga game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. David Browne scored the goal(s).

Heartbreak before that as HJK lost 0-1 at Fenerbahçe's place.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for HJK, as the Veikkausliiga home game vs KuPS is only three days away.

The HJK manager T. Koskela has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. Defensively HJK have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fenerbahçe form and stats

Playing away, Fenerbahçe have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Super Lig this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Gazisehir Gaziantep game have they lost an away game, meaning Fenerbahçe has taken points from 14 away matches in a row.

252 minutes! That's how long the Fenerbahçe goalkeeper Altay Bayindir and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

The supporters enjoyed Fenerbahçe's previous game versus Antalyaspor, a Super Lig 2-0 win played at home. Attila Szalai, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.4. Szalai won 6 of 7 duels.

Before that, Fenerbahçe secured a home win against HJK with the score 1-0.

The schedule is very tough for Fenerbahçe now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super Lig game at Altay is waiting in only three days.

It's early days yet, but Fenerbahçe has scored 1 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

HJK and Fenerbahçe have played each other earlier this season: Fenerbahçe - HJK 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

HJKF. Valenčič
F. Valenčič
6 goals
HJKR. Riski
R. Riski
4 goals
HJKD. Browne
D. Browne
3 goals

HJK missing players

Fenerbahçe missing players

HJK Fenerbahçe
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   11 25
17 9   Won W   8 17
5 3   Drew D   3 6
3 0   Lost L   0 2
43 24   Scored S   20 48
15 7   Conceded C   6 21
88% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 96%
64% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 80%
48% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 56%
24% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 32%
4% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 12%
36% 42%   BTTS BTTS   55% 64%
60% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   45% 36%
16% 17%   Failed to Score F T   9% 4%
 
5.6 6.9   Corners for (avg) C F   6.8 7.7
4.2 3.1   Corners against (avg) C A   3.4 2.8
1.8 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
10.9 12.5   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 14.6
4.4 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.2 5.9
39% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 27%

  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 17 14 2 1 28 7 8 7 1 0 16 4 9 7 1 1 12 3 21 44
2 KuPS 16 11 2 3 30 12 9 6 2 1 15 5 7 5 0 2 15 7 18 35
3 Inter Turku 17 9 2 6 25 16 9 6 2 1 15 6 8 3 0 5 10 10 9 29
4 Lahti 17 7 6 4 23 18 10 5 2 3 14 11 7 2 4 1 9 7 5 27
5 SJK 15 8 3 4 18 13 8 4 2 2 12 9 7 4 1 2 6 4 5 27
6 Honka 17 6 3 8 25 24 7 3 1 3 9 8 10 3 2 5 16 16 1 21
7 HIFK 14 5 5 4 14 16 8 2 2 4 8 14 6 3 3 0 6 2 -2 20
8 Ilves 16 6 2 8 16 22 7 5 0 2 9 7 9 1 2 6 7 15 -6 20
9 Oulu 17 5 1 11 15 26 9 3 1 5 7 12 8 2 0 6 8 14 -11 16
10 Haka 16 4 3 9 13 19 7 1 2 4 4 9 9 3 1 5 9 10 -6 15
11 Mariehamn 16 3 2 11 10 26 8 1 1 6 4 14 8 2 1 5 6 12 -16 11
12 KTP 16 1 5 10 12 30 7 0 2 5 4 13 9 1 3 5 8 17 -18 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 Altay 2 2 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 6 6
2 Trabzonspor 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 5 6
3 Galatasaray 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
4 Fenerbahçe 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
5 Konyaspor 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
6 Besiktas 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
7 Kasimpasa 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
8 Fatih Karagumruk 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
9 Alanyaspor 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 3
10 Yeni Malatyaspor 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 -3 3
11 Gazisehir Gaziantep 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
12 Hatayspor 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
13 Adana Demirspor 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
14 Goztepe 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
15 Antalyaspor 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
16 Kayserispor 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
17 Rizespor 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
18 Istanbul Basaksehir 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
19 Sivasspor 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
20 Giresunspor 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0

Read more about Europa League

The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.