Only a few games have been played in the Veikkausliiga so far, with SJK placed 9th and Haka sitting in the 10th position.
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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Haka have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 5-5-6 (win-draw-loss) from 16 matches.
SJK form and stats
Only two Veikkausliiga home games for SJK so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat. SJK has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Honkavaara and the players.
SJK are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus KuPS. Heartbreak before that as SJK lost 1-2 at HIFK's place.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how SJK have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won three, drawn zero and lost two.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for SJK, as the Veikkausliiga home game vs KuPS is only four days away.
At OmaSP Stadion, SJK has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Haka form and stats
The Veikkausliiga season is young and Haka have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. Two points from the last two away games for Haka, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Haka in their previous game, as they lost their Veikkausliiga-match, hosting Inter Turku, 0-2. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Mariehamn that ended 2-2.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Haka playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Haka wins, two draws and one defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting HIFK in just four days.
Haka are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Haka have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - four - one (SJK wins - draws - Haka wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Keita 2 goals |  E. Markkanen 2 goals |  M. Hetemaj 1 goals |
SJK missing players
Haka missing players
| SJK | Haka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 5.8 | 7.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 6.2 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 2.4 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | 22 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 24 | 34 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 31% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 33% |
- All of Haka's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Haka has the most dropped points from leading position (6)
- Haka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Haka have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Haka have yet to win a game.
- Haka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- SJK have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| SJK | Last season | Haka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 11 | 24 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 30 | 76 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | ||
| 85% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 93% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 78% | ||
| 26% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 67% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 30% | ||
| 37% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 30% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 7% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 266 | 147 | Total Shots | T S | 112 | 309 | ||
| 105 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 167 | ||
| 17% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 46% | ||
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Inter Turku | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | HJK | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Honka | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | HIFK | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | Ilves | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 7 | Lahti | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Mariehamn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 | SJK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Haka | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 11 | RoPS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 12 | TPS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 0 |