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HJK Helsinki and Honka Espoo meet at Sonera Stadium, in a match for the 12th round of the Veikkausliiga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 26-05-2018, in a match for Veikkausliiga that ended with the victory of HJK Helsinki by (3-2). The goals of the match were scored by Klauss (73 ‘), D. O’Shaughnessy (78’) and M. Yaghoubi (80 ‘), for HJK Helsinki, and M. Kandji (11’) and J. Laevuo (71 ‘). ), for the Honka Espoo. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results obtained at home and as a visitor.
HJK Helsinki:
The home team is currently in the 2ª position, with 18 points won, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against KPV, by (3-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against RoPS Rovaniemi, by (0-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 6 home league matches HJK Helsinki has a record of 3 wins and 3 draws, so they have won 12 points out of 18 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 6 home matches. In the last 7 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘); He suffered 3 of his 6 goals between the minutes (61’-75 ‘).
The HJK left for this game with a triumph, by 0-1, in the displacement to the field of RoPS, totaling in this way the second consecutive victory in this competition: Riku Riski was the great hero of the game, to score the only goal. In this home game, coach Toni Koskela must line up in the usual tactical system, 4-2-3-1, with Vertainen being responsible for tormenting the opponent’s defensive line. On the other hand, it is inevitable to emphasize the quality of the left winger Lassi Lappalainen: this player is very fast and strong in the hand to hand. For this game the local coach can count on all his players.
Honka Espoo:
The away team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with 17 points won, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against FC Lahti, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against KPV, by (0-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last away game in this competition, they have won by (1-2) against Seinäjoen JK. In the last 5 away league matches Honka Espoo has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, so they have won 10 points out of 15 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Honka leaves for this game with a defeat, by 0-1, in the reception to the KPV, placing a final point to the four consecutive games without losing in this competition. In this game against HJK, a very competent opponent at a technical and tactical level, coach Vesa Vasara must present a more defensive team, betting on successive counterattacks, looking in most cases for striker Luis Silva. It should be noted that the outsiders have presented several weaknesses in the defensive stops and in maintaining possession of the ball. The entire template will be available for this game.
HJK vs Honka head to head matches
19.02.19 CUP HJK Honka 2 : 3
29.09.18 VEI Honka HJK 0 : 0
28.07.18 VEI Honka HJK 1 : 2
26.05.18 VEI HJK Honka 3 : 2
02.04.18 CUP HJK Honka 2 : 1
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| Prediction: | HJK to win |
| Selection odds: | 2,05 |
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