Honka opposes HJK in Veikkausliiga game

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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Competition: Sun 19.September
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto (70050 seats)

Both teams are capable in this league, HJK enjoying a 24 point advantage on Honka in the tables. Let's get started!

Insights:
  • Honka have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Veikkausliiga

This should be an absorbing fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both squads are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

15-5-10 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for HJK when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 30 matches are 47-33 (scored/conceded).

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Honka form and stats

The complete Veikkausliiga statistics at home this season for Honka are 4-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Honka last time playing, versus KTP. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Luís Henrique, Edmund Arko-Mensah and Konsta Rasimus scoring for the victors.

Before that game, the home loss against HIFK with the scoreline 0-3.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Veikkausliiga game versus KuPS in only three days. This game is also played here at Tapiolan Urheilupuisto.

Honka are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 12 goals have been conceded.

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HJK form and stats

HJK have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 25 points collected from 10 Veikkausliiga games. 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far. It’s been three wins in a row for HJK on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Two travels in a row for HJK, whose manager T. Koskela could celebrate last time after the Veikkausliiga win against Inter Turku.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs KuPS.

A new game in only three days for HJK, the Veikkausliiga home match versus HIFK. Busy days.

The travelling fans enjoy HJK's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. HJK's manager T. Koskela has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 4 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: HJK - Honka 4-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Honka three wins, four draws and HJK three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

HJKF. Valenčič
F. Valenčič
6 goals
HJKR. Riski
R. Riski
4 goals
HJKD. Browne
D. Browne
4 goals

Honka missing players

HJK missing players

Honka HJK
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 3 10 19
7 4 0 Won W 3 8 15
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
9 4 2 Lost L 0 1 1
28 12 1 Scored S 5 15 32
28 12 3 Conceded C 0 4 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 89%
79% 78% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 63%
58% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 37%
37% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 16%
16% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
63% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 30% 37%
11% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 70% 63%
26% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 11%
 
5.9 6.7 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.7 6.4
5.3 5.8 7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.1 3.1
1.8 2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2 1.6
3 3 2 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 9.7 6 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.9 11.9
4.1 4.4 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.1 4.8
36% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 37% 35%
Key stats in Veikkausliiga this season:
  • HJK have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 (12) in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the most clean sheets (7) away in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the most points (25) away in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the the best goal difference (+23) in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Honka have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Veikkausliiga
  • Honka have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Veikkausliiga
  • Honka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 19 15 3 1 32 9 9 7 2 0 17 5 10 8 1 1 15 4 23 48
2 KuPS 19 13 3 3 35 13 10 7 2 1 18 5 9 6 1 2 17 8 22 42
3 SJK 19 10 3 6 23 17 9 5 2 2 16 9 10 5 1 4 7 8 6 33
4 Inter Turku 19 10 2 7 29 20 10 6 2 2 16 9 9 4 0 5 13 11 9 32
5 HIFK 18 8 5 5 21 18 10 4 2 4 12 15 8 4 3 1 9 3 3 29
6 Lahti 19 7 7 5 24 20 10 5 2 3 14 11 9 2 5 2 10 9 4 28
7 Ilves 19 8 2 9 18 23 9 7 0 2 11 7 10 1 2 7 7 16 -5 26
8 Honka 19 7 3 9 28 28 9 4 1 4 12 12 10 3 2 5 16 16 0 24
9 Oulu 19 5 2 12 17 30 10 3 2 5 8 13 9 2 0 7 9 17 -13 17
10 Mariehamn 19 5 2 12 13 28 10 2 1 7 5 15 9 3 1 5 8 13 -15 17
11 Haka 18 4 3 11 14 25 8 1 2 5 5 11 10 3 1 6 9 14 -11 15
12 KTP 19 1 5 13 14 37 9 0 2 7 5 17 10 1 3 6 9 20 -23 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.