Veikkausliiga match preview and facts: HIFK host SJK

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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Competition: Sat 16.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bolt Arena (4000 seats)

Look!Here is all you must know about the Veikkausliiga game HIFK - SJK!

Insights:
  • HIFK have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Veikkausliiga
  • SJK have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Veikkausliiga

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!

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HIFK form and stats

HIFK have collected 14 points from their Veikkausliiga home games so far after 4-2-5.

K. Kamara was the last player to score a league goal for HIFK and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as HIFK haven't scored in 289 minutes.

The fans are hoping that HIFK will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Veikkausliiga game against Inter Turku.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Haka (0-2).

HIFK has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.

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SJK form and stats

Playing away, SJK have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the Veikkausliiga this season.

It's the second away game in a row for SJK, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus HJK in the Veikkausliiga last time out. Late drama in the previous game, when Ariel Ngueukam scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time to defeat HJK.

Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Lahti.

The attacking power of SJK when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, SJK have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also faced each other previously this match year: HIFK - SJK 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four HIFK victories, three draws and three SJK wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SJKJ. Jervis
J. Jervis
7 goals
SJKA. Ngueukam
A. Ngueukam
7 goals
HIFKK. Kamara
K. Kamara
5 goals

HIFK missing players

SJK missing players

HIFK SJK
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 12 23
9 4 0 Won W 2 6 12
6 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
8 5 3 Lost L 1 5 7
23 12 2 Scored S 3 10 32
25 18 10 Conceded C 2 14 26
87% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
61% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 65%
30% 45% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 43%
17% 36% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 30%
9% 18% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 17%
30% 45% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 17% 35%
43% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 39%
39% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 42% 30%
 
4.5 5.1 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6.8 5.7
5.8 6 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.1 4.5
2 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.5 2.3
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.7 10.2 10 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.7 10.2
3.2 3.9 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.4 4.3
32% 28% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 24% 33%
Key stats in Veikkausliiga this season:
  • HIFK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • HIFK have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Veikkausliiga
  • HIFK 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 KuPS 22 15 4 3 38 14 11 7 3 1 18 5 11 8 1 2 20 9 24 49
2 HJK 22 15 4 3 32 12 11 7 2 2 17 8 11 8 2 1 15 4 20 49
3 Inter Turku 22 12 3 7 36 22 11 7 2 2 20 9 11 5 1 5 16 13 14 39
4 SJK 22 11 4 7 29 24 11 6 3 2 22 12 11 5 1 5 7 12 5 37
5 HIFK 22 9 6 7 23 23 11 4 2 5 12 18 11 5 4 2 11 5 0 33
6 Ilves 22 10 3 9 21 23 11 8 1 2 13 7 11 2 2 7 8 16 -2 33
7 Lahti 22 8 8 6 27 25 11 5 3 3 14 11 11 3 5 3 13 14 2 32
8 Honka 22 7 5 10 28 29 11 4 2 5 12 13 11 3 3 5 16 16 -1 26
9 Haka 22 7 3 12 21 26 11 3 2 6 11 12 11 4 1 6 10 14 -5 24
10 Mariehamn 22 7 2 13 20 32 11 3 1 7 9 17 11 4 1 6 11 15 -12 23
11 Oulu 22 5 3 14 17 35 11 3 2 6 8 14 11 2 1 8 9 21 -18 18
12 KTP 22 1 5 16 18 45 11 0 2 9 7 21 11 1 3 7 11 24 -27 8

Read more about Veikkausliiga

Veikkausliiga is the premier division in Finnish football. It has its name from the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, the main sponsor. Seasons run from April to October in a league of twelve teams. These play two fixtures against each other in the regular season. After that the league table splits in two. The top teams play a championship round and the bottom half play a relegation round.