The visiting SJK side should be the strongest party at Haka, as the away side have a 19 point supremacy from their 20 league games this season.
- Haka have the fewest scored goals (14) in Veikkausliiga
- SJK have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Veikkausliiga
It's no vacation for neither Haka nor SJK 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.
It should be mentioned that SJK play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for SJK on grass are 11 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats from 21 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 21-15. You can compare this with overall results below.
Haka form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Veikkausliiga this season. Haka have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Tehtaan kenttä. It's trouble wherever Haka are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
The Haka fans got no joy from their last match, a Veikkausliiga game also here at Tehtaan kenttä: A 0-1 defeat against Ilves (placed 7th).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Mariehamn (1-2).The manager T. Tainio will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Oulu in only four days.
Haka have scored 5 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Haka have conceded 12 goals.
SJK form and stats
5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of SJK, who have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Veikkausliiga, playing as the away team in the Veikkausliiga this season.
SJK delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Inter Turku (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Veikkausliiga game. It looked so good for SJK vs Inter Turku, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus KTP at their stadium, the result 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as SJK are hosting Lahti in the Veikkausliiga only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting SJK as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. SJK are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: SJK - Haka 4-0. Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Haka won one game, five matches ended with a draw and SJK got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  J. Jervis 7 goals |   A. Vucenovic 4 goals | A. Ngueukam 4 goals |
Haka missing players
SJK missing players
| Haka | SJK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 68% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 40% | 60% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 35% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 37% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| 21% | 11% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 45% |
| 47% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.7 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.4 | 7.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 26% | 20% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 24% | 31% |
- Haka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Haka have the fewest scored goals (14) in Veikkausliiga
- Haka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- SJK have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Veikkausliiga
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | KuPS | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 23 | 45 |
| 3 | SJK | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Inter Turku | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Lahti | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | HIFK | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Ilves | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Honka | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -12 | 20 |
| 10 | Oulu | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 18 |
| 11 | Haka | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 12 | KTP | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -24 | 8 |