A glance at the Veikkausliiga table shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but the outcome is not given. Get our HJK - Ilves guide!
- HJK have the the best goal difference (+12) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ilves have scored away.
It should be mentioned that Ilves 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 Ilves on artifical turf are 4 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats from twelve games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 20-15. You can compare this with overall results below.
There have been limited time to rest for the home team, as they featured in a Champions League match only three days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Larne.
HJK form and stats
HJK have performed here at Bolt Arena this season with 5 wins from 8 Veikkausliiga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
The HJK coach Korkeakunnas and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Larne in the Champions League.
Ahead of that fixture, a home victory against Larne in the Champions League.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for HJK, as the Champions League home game vs Molde is only three days away.
The HJK fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. HJK have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.
Ilves form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ilves so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose). With three draws in a row for Ilves the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Ilves have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 215 minutes ago. Pennanen was the goal scorer. 200 minutes! That's how long the Ilves goalkeeper Otso Virtanen and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Ilves's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Mariehamn that finished 0-0.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus KTP that ended 0-0.A tale of few goals? 8 of this side's last 10 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ilves as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. Ilves are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
HJK have managed a sequence of 8 consecutive games without defeat (7-1-0) when playing Ilves.Here's what happened when the sides played each other earlier this season; Ilves - HJK 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Radulovic Samoukovic 10 goals |  P. Pennanen 4 goals | T. Ollila 3 goals |
HJK missing players
Ilves missing players
| HJK | Ilves | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | 14 | 10 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 69% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 67% |
| 31% | 25% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 19% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 12% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 60% |
| 44% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 27% |
| 5.6 | 6.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 9.9 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 9.4 | 8.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 34% | 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 7.1 | 6.1 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 11.6 | 9.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
- HJK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- HJK have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ilves have scored away.
- HJK have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the most scored goals (14) at home in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the the best goal difference (+12) 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 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 32 |
| 2 | SJK | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | HJK | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Oulu | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Honka | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 6 | Inter Turku | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | VPS | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Ilves | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | KTP | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Lahti | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 11 | Haka | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 12 | Mariehamn | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
