HJK should not bank on any pleasantries from their host Ilves in this Veikkausliiga match. Here's our thorough match preview!
- Ilves haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- HJK have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Veikkausliiga
This arena has grass, which is not HJK's regular surface at their own football stadium. When playing on grass HJK have performed like this: Played 25 matches taking 14 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats with the goal data 43-24 (scored/conceded).
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Champions League.
Ilves form and stats
4-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Veikkausliiga numbers at home for Ilves so far this season. Ilves are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Ratinan Stadion, having lost their two previous games here.
Ilves shared the glory with SJK in their last match, an away game that ended all square 3-3. A goal frenzy last time out for Ilves, with a total of 6 goals in the match against SJK. Fun stuff to watch!
Ahead of that match, Ilves lost 0-2 at home to Oulu.The Ilves fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. Ilves's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
HJK form and stats
HJK's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed HJK collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Veikkausliiga. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Champions League home loss versus Viktoria Plzen with 1-2 on the scoreboard. That win felt sweet as this side had gone four league rounds without victory.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against VPS in the Veikkausliiga.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the HJK manager Koskela as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Viktoria Plzen.
HJK's manager Koskela 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
The dueling parties have met earlier this season: HJK - Ilves 2-1. Data for the last ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: one win for Ilves, two draws and seven wins for HJK. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Meriluoto 2 goals |   R. Riski 2 goals |  R. Riski 2 goals |
Ilves missing players
HJK missing players
| Ilves | HJK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 71% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 43% | 60% |
| 64% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 40% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 64% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 53% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 71% | 40% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 9.7 | 8.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 7.6 | 1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12.9 | 13 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 45% | 48% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 20% | 27% |
| 9.7 | 7.7 | 2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
- HJK have created more than twice as many corners as Ilves.
- HJK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- HJK have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have the most clean sheets (5) away in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ilves haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | HJK | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Honka | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Haka | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 5 | Oulu | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 6 | Ilves | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Inter Turku | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | VPS | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | SJK | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Lahti | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -20 | 12 |
| 12 | HIFK | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -15 | 7 |
