Football betting preview: KPV with moderate expectations before welcoming HJK

HJK could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Europa League game only three sleeps ago.

This pitch has grass, which is not HJK's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass HJK have performed like this: Played 20 matches resulting in 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats with the goal stats 26-20 (scored/conceded).

KPV form and stats

KPV's struggle is real here at Kokkolan Keskuskenttä with only 8 points collected from 9 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 2-2-5.

KPV lost their last game at HIFK after a 2-3 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Lahti.

KPV have scored 7 goals here in 9 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the KPV defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

HJK form and stats

3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of HJK playing as the away team this season.

HJK delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Riga in their previous match; a Europa League game. Before that, HJK secured a home win against Lahti with the score 4-0.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games, an average of less than one per game. HJK have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: HJK - KPV 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last one meeting): KPV won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and HJK has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 0

Top Goalscorers

R. Riski 6 goals

H. Helmke 4 goals

E. Mensah 4 goals

KPV missing players

HJK missing players