Both these sides are sailing pretty smoothly so far, SJK enjoying a 7 point edge on HIFK in the league table. Let's go!
- HIFK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SJK have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Veikkausliiga
This should be an interesting fixture with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
HIFK form and stats
HIFK's results here at Bolt Arena in the Veikkausliiga have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
A strong away win for HIFK against Honka the last match, as Sakari Mattila and Kei Kamara (2) were on target.
Ahead of that match, HIFK lost 1-5 at home to KuPS.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Veikkausliiga game versus Oulu in only four days. This game is also played here at Bolt Arena.
The HIFK fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
SJK form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Veikkausliiga travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Jake Jervis, Denys Oliynyk and Ariel Ngueukam (2) scored in SJK's previous match, the home game against Haka that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, SJK was the only team on the pitch versus Haka in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Before that, SJK secured a home win against Honka with the score 3-2.SJK have another game away from home in just four days, a Veikkausliiga match against KuPS. A hard schedule for them!
The attacking power of SJK when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. SJK are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled before this season: SJK - HIFK 1-1. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): HIFK won four games, three matches ended in a draw and SJK managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  J. Jervis 6 goals |  A. Ngueukam 4 goals |   M. Yaghoubi 3 goals |
HIFK missing players
SJK missing players
| HIFK | SJK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 16 | 14 | 10 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 60% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 43% | 62% |
| 33% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 14% | 31% |
| 20% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 13% | 25% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 40% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 14% | 31% |
| 47% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 71% | 50% |
| 27% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.3 | 9.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.9 | 9.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 31% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | 31% |
- HIFK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- HIFK haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- SJK have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | KuPS | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | SJK | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Lahti | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | HIFK | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Honka | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Ilves | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Oulu | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 10 | Haka | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 15 |
| 11 | Mariehamn | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -15 | 14 |
| 12 | KTP | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -20 | 8 |