HJK have played good football so far, being 2nd spot in the table. Lahti have an outlook both ways from their 8th spot.
- HJK have the most clean sheets (5) in Veikkausliiga
- Lahti have not yet lost a game away.
8 - 2 - 4 with 29-14. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Lahti when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Lahti play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
HJK form and stats
HJK must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Veikkausliiga games here at Bolt Arena.
HJK drew their last game, 1-1 away at Lahti (placed 8th).
Ahead of that match, HJK won a home game hosting Ilves (2-1).HJK are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 11 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 10, drew 0 and lost 1.
HJK has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the HJK defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Lahti form and stats
Lahti are happy with their away performances in the Veikkausliiga so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. Momentum is building for Lahti in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Lahti's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus HJK that finished 1-1.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at SJK.The travelling fans enjoy Lahti's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. Lahti are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have battled before this season: Lahti - HJK 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five HJK victories, four draws and one Lahti win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Zeqiri 3 goals |   R. Riski 2 goals |  R. Riski 2 goals |
HJK missing players
Lahti missing players
| HJK | Lahti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 25% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 12% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 12% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 62% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 8.2 | 6.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 12.3 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.7 | 6.4 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.3 | 3.3 |
| 26% | 27% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 26% |
| 6 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 1.8 | 2.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
- HJK have scored in all their matches so far.
- HJK have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the most clean sheets (5) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- HJK have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- HJK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lahti have not yet lost a game away.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | HJK | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 3 | Honka | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Inter Turku | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Ilves | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Oulu | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Haka | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | Lahti | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -4 | 8 |
| 9 | VPS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | SJK | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
| 12 | HIFK | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
