Honka have travelled here for an entertaining duel against the home team SJK. Prepare for the fixture with this thorough League Cup preview!
- SJK have not yet lost a game.
- Honka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
It should be mentioned that Honka play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Honka on artifical turf are 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 15 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 22-18. You can compare this with overall results below.
It's no vacation for neither SJK nor Honka as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
SJK form and stats
The previous season, SJK's league statistics were 11 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, results that produced 4th spot in the League Cup. During these 22 matches they scored 29 goals and conceded 24. Performing as the home side in the previous season SJK generated 6-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 22 goals and 12 conceded.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from SJK's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won four matches, drawn zero and lost zero.
SJK have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, SJK have scored 3 goals and conceded 1 time.
Honka form and stats
Let's have a look at how Honka performed last season in the League Cup: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 5 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 28 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 5 with 16/16 goals scored/conceded.
Just as the home team, Honka have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Honka win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other before in this season, with the match result SJK - Honka 0-0 entered in the official records. Head to head statistics (for the last ten meetings): SJK won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Honka got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  A. Sadiku 3 goals |  R. Wolsztyński 2 goals | A. Katanić 2 goals |
SJK missing players
Honka missing players
| SJK | Honka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 80% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.3 | 9.5 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| 36% | 39% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | 2 |
- Honka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Honka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- SJK have not yet lost a game.
- SJK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SJK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| SJK | Last season | Honka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 45 | 28 | Scored | S | 19 | 38 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 93% | ||
| 70% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 74% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 41% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 33% | ||
| 22% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 19% | ||
| 44% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 33% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 15% | ||
| 26% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 37% | ||
| 5.3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 40% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.9 | ||
