HJK are enjoying their 1st, while HIFK are lingering 20 points behind in the league standings. Can they crop the gap?
- HJK have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Veikkausliiga
- HIFK have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Veikkausliiga
It's no vacation for neither HJK nor HIFK 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.
This is a local derby, usually meaning extra mental strain and significance.
HJK form and stats
HJK have been outstanding at home so far in the Veikkausliiga with 7 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses.
HJK manager T. Koskela and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Honka (placed 8th) in the Veikkausliiga.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Inter Turku and winning 3-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Inter Turku are coming to town in four days.
HJK have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bolt Arena with 17 goals in 9 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. HJK have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
HIFK form and stats
4-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for HIFK in their Veikkausliiga matches away.
HIFK aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 231 league minutes without a goal. J. Ali was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for HIFK in their previous game, as they lost their Veikkausliiga-match, hosting Mariehamn, 0-3.
A 0-1 defeat away at Ilves before that.HIFK have another game away in just four nights, a Veikkausliiga fixture versus KuPS. A demanding calendar for the visiting team!
HIFK have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 9 goals have been scored. HIFK's manager J. Gómez has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
HIFK - HJK 0-1 was the scoreline in these teams' latest H2H match, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight HJK victories, one draw and one HIFK win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Valenčič 6 goals |  R. Riski 4 goals |  D. Browne 4 goals |
HJK missing players
HIFK missing players
| HJK | HIFK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 32 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 85% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 60% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 35% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 37% |
| 15% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 35% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 37% |
| 65% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 62% | 42% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 32% |
| 6.5 | 7.2 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 13.1 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | 9.3 |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 34% | 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 32% |
- HIFK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- HIFK have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Veikkausliiga
- HIFK have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- HJK have not yet lost a game at home.
- HJK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- HJK have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the most clean sheets (13) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 49 |
| 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 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| 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 |