HJK vs Haka: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Competition: Wed 08.July
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)

Game week two of the Veikkausliiga season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the HJK - Haka preview:

HJK and Haka should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It should be mentioned that Haka 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 Haka on artifical turf are 5 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats from 15 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 18-18. You can compare this with overall results below.

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HJK form and stats

HJK are returning here after visiting Lahti in a Veikkausliiga game and winning with a 4-0 scoreline. L. Lingman, Roope Riski and R. Schüller scored the goal(s). Before that match, a Finland Cup win away at Haka.

As indicated by the result mentioned above, HJK played a great game against Lahti and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Last season, HJK's league statistics were 8 wins, 10 draws and 4 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Veikkausliiga. Over these 22 matches they scored 28 goals and conceded 22. Playing at home last season HJK managed 4-6-1 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 11 conceded.

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Haka form and stats

Haka are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 16 in a row without losing.

Haka's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Honka that finished 1-1. A 2-3 loss hosting HJK before that.

Let's have a look at how Haka performed last season in the Ykkonen: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 24 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 76 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 2 and lost 0 with 30/9 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for HJK, three draws and zero wins for Haka. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

HakaE. Markkanen
E. Markkanen
1 goals

HJK missing players

Haka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
HJK Haka
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 6
5 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 4
80% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 25%
HJK Last season Haka
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
29 15   Played P   13 27
9 5   Won W   11 24
11 7   Drew D   2 2
9 3   Lost L   0 1
36 24   Scored S   30 76
33 16   Conceded C   9 22
90% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 93%
72% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 78%
48% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 67%
24% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   54% 52%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 30%
55% 67%   BTTS BTTS   54% 56%
31% 20%   Clean Sheets C S   46% 44%
24% 20%   Failed to Score F T   15% 7%
 
6.1 6.4   Corners for (avg) C F   6 6.8
4 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.2
2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.2
4 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
320 176   Total Shots T S   112 309
131 72   Shots on Target S O   63 167
27% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   48% 46%

  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 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
2 KuPS 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Ilves 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 SJK 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Haka 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Honka 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Mariehamn 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
10 TPS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 HIFK 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
12 Lahti 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Haka 27 24 2 1 76 22 14 13 0 1 46 13 13 11 2 0 30 9 54 74
2 TPS 27 16 7 4 45 23 14 8 3 3 25 14 13 8 4 1 20 9 22 55
3 Jaro 27 12 7 8 53 40 14 8 3 3 33 20 13 4 4 5 20 20 13 43
4 KTP 27 13 3 11 46 44 13 7 2 4 23 15 14 6 1 7 23 29 2 42
5 MuSa 27 11 5 11 40 54 13 7 1 5 21 23 14 4 4 6 19 31 -14 38
6 EIF 27 9 3 15 42 55 14 5 3 6 27 26 13 4 0 9 15 29 -13 30
7 Oulu 27 7 8 12 34 30 14 1 7 6 12 15 13 6 1 6 22 15 4 29
8 Kajaani 27 6 6 15 40 52 13 2 2 9 18 24 14 4 4 6 22 28 -12 24
9 MYPA 27 5 7 15 30 62 13 3 3 7 16 29 14 2 4 8 14 33 -32 22
10 TPV 27 5 6 16 30 54 13 5 3 5 16 20 14 0 3 11 14 34 -24 21

Table
  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 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
2 KuPS 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Ilves 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 SJK 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Haka 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Honka 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Mariehamn 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
10 TPS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 HIFK 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
12 Lahti 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0

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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.