HIFK vs HJK Prediction & Tips
HIF and HJK face at Bolt Arena, in a match for the 12th round of Veikkausliiga. The history of head‑to‑heads played at this stadium favors the away team, who in the last 11 matches won 6, tied 3 and lost 2. In fact, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for the Suomen Cup, on 13‑02‑2021, HJK managed to win, by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by J. Ali (37′ ), for HIF and by R. Riski (28′ ) and S. Vaananen (90′ ), for HJK.
After 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, the home team is in the 4th position, having won 15 points. In the penultimate match, they won (1‑0) at home, in a match against Honka. In the last match, they tied in an away match against Lahti. In the last 4 home league matches HIF has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, so they have won 7 points out of 12 possible. Their offense has scored regularly, as they have managed to score in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. This is a team that often scores first: they opened the scoreboard in 7 of their last 8 matches for Veikkausliiga, of those 7 they reached half-time with an advantage in 4 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of 90′ in 4. There is 1 period highlighted in the last 18 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (76’‑90′).
The home team comes to this game motivated by having managed to increase their undefeated series to three games with the draw in the last round. Helsingfors IFK have won two games and drawn the last three with fifth-placed Lahti. With this result, HIFK managed to stay in 4th place in the table, with 15 points in 8 games: 4 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss, with 10 goals scored and only 7 conceded. As we can see, they are a very balanced team and should continue to fight in the top half of the table until the final rounds. However, Helsingfors face the undefeated champion and leader of Veikkausliiga, Helsinki, on this journey. So, even if Helsingfors is in a good moment and playing at home, they can hardly avoid a defeat in this game.
The away team is currently in the 1st position, with 28 points won, after 9 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Ilves by (2‑1). In the last match, they won at home against KTP by (2‑0). The last away match for this competition ended with a win by (0‑1) against Mariehamn. In the last 5 away league matches HJK has a record of 4 wins and 1 draw, so they have won 13 points out of 15 possible.
In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 wins in the last away matches and they haven’t lost any of the last 5 away matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that doesn’t usually find it difficult to open the scoring: they scored the first goal in 8 of the last 10 games for Veikkausliiga, of those 8 they reached halftime with an advantage by 3 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of 90’. In the last 18 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (61’‑75′).
The visitors come to this match motivated by their current run of eight victories, which has placed them at the top of Veikkausliiga. Helsinki JK, the biggest and greatest champion of Finnish football, failed to win the Finnish Cup title but can still boast an unbeaten record in 2021 as their Cup final defeat came on penalties after a draw no goals with KuPS. KuPS were also the only team to take points away from Helsinki at Veikkausliiga, with a goalless draw on matchday two. Since then, Helsinki JK has won every game and has opened a seven-point lead over current second-placed Inter Turku and a nine-point lead over third-placed KuPS. HJK are on track to win their second consecutive title at Veikkausliiga. In fact, he has impressive numbers, with an average of more than two goals scored per game, and he is clearly the favorite to win this game.
HIFK – HJK FREE TIPS
HJK – Win @ 1.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
