Mariehamn v HJK preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Competition: Mon 14.June
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Wiklöf Holding Arena (4000 seats)

13 points separate the teams so far this season, HJK having performed best. Can Mariehamn strike back?

Insights:
  • Mariehamn have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the most scored goals (16) in Veikkausliiga

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days 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 25 matches resulting in 13 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 42-27 (scored/conceded).

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Mariehamn form and stats

Three Veikkausliiga home games done for Mariehamn, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches. It's trouble wherever Mariehamn are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Stress levels are on the rise for Mariehamn's attacking players as they have now played 434 minutes without scoring in a league game. M. Abubakari was their last goal scorer.

Mariehamn are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Inter Turku.

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

Mariehamn has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Mariehamn with 7 goals conceded in these matches.

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HJK form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of HJK, who have the most scored goals (16) in Veikkausliiga, playing as the away team in the Veikkausliiga this season. HJK have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

It's the second away game in a row for HJK, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Haka (placed 9th) in the Veikkausliiga last time out. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager T. Koskela when Luís Henrique scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Oulu.

After this away game HJK return home for a Veikkausliiga game against Ilves. That game is only four sleeps after this.

HJK has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. HJK's manager T. Koskela has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Mariehamn won one, HJK won eight and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HJKL. Farinhas Taffner
L. Farinhas Taffner
3 goals
MariehamnM. Olawale
M. Olawale
2 goals
HJKR. Riski
R. Riski
2 goals

Mariehamn missing players

HJK missing players

Mariehamn HJK
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 4 7
2 1 0 Won W 1 3 6
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
4 2 1 Lost L 0 0 0
5 3 0 Scored S 2 7 16
12 7 3 Conceded C 1 1 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 86%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 86%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 57%
17% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
17% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 25% 43%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 75% 57%
67% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 14%
 
4.5 5.3 10 Corners for (avg) C F 8 5.5 6
4.8 3.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.2 3.4
2.3 3 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.5 6.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9 10.9
1.5 2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.2 4.6
56% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 54% 50%
Key stats in Veikkausliiga this season:
  • All of Mariehamn's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • HJK have not yet lost a game.
  • HJK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • HJK have scored more than double the goals of Mariehamn.
  • HJK have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the most clean sheets (3) away in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the most clean sheets (4) in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the most points (10) away in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the most scored goals (16) in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the the best goal difference (+12) in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Veikkausliiga
  • HJK is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Mariehamn have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Mariehamn have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Veikkausliiga
  • Mariehamn 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 7 6 1 0 16 4 3 3 0 0 9 3 4 3 1 0 7 1 12 19
2 Inter Turku 7 6 0 1 15 6 4 4 0 0 8 2 3 2 0 1 7 4 9 18
3 Lahti 6 4 0 2 11 8 4 3 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 12
4 HIFK 6 3 2 1 9 7 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 11
5 KuPS 7 3 1 3 10 8 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 0 2 7 6 2 10
6 Ilves 6 3 1 2 9 9 3 2 0 1 5 5 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 10
7 SJK 6 2 2 2 5 5 4 0 2 2 2 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 8
8 Honka 7 2 0 5 8 11 3 0 0 3 1 5 4 2 0 2 7 6 -3 6
9 Haka 6 2 0 4 7 10 2 0 0 2 1 5 4 2 0 2 6 5 -3 6
10 Mariehamn 6 2 0 4 5 12 3 1 0 2 3 7 3 1 0 2 2 5 -7 6
11 KTP 6 1 1 4 6 10 2 0 0 2 1 5 4 1 1 2 5 5 -4 4
12 Oulu 6 0 0 6 3 14 4 0 0 4 1 8 2 0 0 2 2 6 -11 0

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.