With their 12 point advantage in the league table, HIFK fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Haka.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Haka play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Haka when playing on artifical turf are 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats from 17 matches. They have scored 21 goals and conceded 21 times in these games.
HIFK form and stats
Overall Veikkausliiga stats at home this season for HIFK are 2-0-2 (wins-draw-losses). HIFK has recorded two wins in a row here at Bolt Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
HIFK lost their last game at Inter Turku (placed 1st) after a 2-3 scoreline. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against TPS.
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 HIFK's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won three matches, drawn one and lost zero.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for HIFK as they are travelling to their away game against TPS in the Veikkausliiga. That match is three days after this one.
HIFK has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Haka form and stats
As the visiting team in Veikkausliiga matches, Haka, who have the most conceded goals (19) in Veikkausliiga, have produced an overall stat of 0-3-2 so far. Three has not been a lucky number for Haka as they have been defeated three times in a row since the SJK match.
Home advantage was not enough for Haka in their previous game, as they lost their Veikkausliiga-match, hosting KuPS, 2-4. A 0-2 defeat away at Inter Turku before that.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Haka, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Haka playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lahti in just three days.
Haka have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. For Haka, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Haka - HIFK 0-2. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: six wins for HIFK, zero draws and one win for Haka. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Farinhas Taffner 4 goals |  S. Mattila 3 goals | J. Sharza 2 goals |
HIFK missing players
Haka missing players
| HIFK | Haka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 44% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 44% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | 34 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 35 | 66 |
| 32 | 14 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 16 | 28 |
| 44% | 29% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 32% |
- All of HIFK's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Haka's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- HIFK has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- HIFK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- HIFK have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- HIFK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Haka has the most conceded goals (19)
- Haka has the most dropped points from leading position (8)
- Haka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Haka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Haka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Haka have yet to win a game.
- Haka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter Turku | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | KuPS | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | HJK | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
| 4 | Honka | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | HIFK | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Lahti | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Ilves | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 8 | Mariehamn | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | SJK | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Haka | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 11 | TPS | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 3 |
| 12 | RoPS | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |