SJK will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 15 points behind HJK.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
SJK form and stats
The story so far in the Veikkausliiga for SJK at their home stadium (OmaSP Stadion) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
SJK's previous game was a Veikkausliiga match also played at home, ending 3-2 versus HIFK (placed 6th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that game, the home loss against Lahti with the scoreline 0-1.
Manager J. Honkavaara felt very clever after J. Lepistö scored the winning goal against HIFK, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 41st minute.
There will be little rest for SJK after this match as they are travelling to Mariehamn for a Veikkausliiga game in only three days.
The SJK fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, SJK have conceded 12 goals.
HJK form and stats
HJK, who have the most scored goals (42) in Veikkausliiga, have an excellent away record in the Veikkausliiga so far with 6-1-2 from 9 games.
Before that, HJK secured a home win against RoPS with the score 4-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as HJK are hosting HIFK in the Veikkausliiga only three days away.
The HJK manager T. Koskela has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 9 league matches. HJK are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the HJK - SJK 2-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for SJK, two draws and eight wins for HJK. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Riski 12 goals |  T. Väyrynen 7 goals |   J. Lepistö 4 goals |
SJK missing players
HJK missing players
| SJK | HJK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | 42 |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 65% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 41% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 56% |
| 18% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 44% |
| 18% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 53% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 50% |
| 29% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 56% | 44% |
| 35% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 | 91 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 115 | 254 |
| 61 | 31 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 25 | 52 | 125 |
| 31% | 39% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | 34% |
- HJK has the most scored goals (19) away in Veikkausliiga
- HJK has the most scored goals (42) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK has the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK has the the best goal difference (+12) away in Veikkausliiga
- HJK has the the best goal difference (+27) in Veikkausliiga
- HJK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- HJK have scored more than double the goals of SJK.
- SJK has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Veikkausliiga
- SJK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SJK 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 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 41 |
| 2 | HJK | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 27 | 38 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Honka | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Ilves | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | HIFK | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Lahti | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | SJK | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 20 |
| 10 | Haka | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -17 | 15 |
| 11 | TPS | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -17 | 12 |
| 12 | RoPS | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -27 | 5 |