HJK vs AC Oulu Prediction & Tips
HJK Helsinki and AC Oulu meet at Bolt Arena, in a match for the 9th round of the Veikkausliiga. There is only one record of recent head-to-head meeting between these two teams, on 04-13-2021, which ended with HJK’s victory by (4-0). In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
The home team is currently in 1st position, with 13 points won, after 4 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Lahti by (2‑0). In the last match, they won away against SJK by (0‑2). This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have registered 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss as a visitor; against 11 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium. In their last 10 home matches HJK Helsinki has recorded 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 5 matches. The defense has been strong and they have only conceded goals in 1 of the last 5 matches, and their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 35 of the last 41 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals.
The home team is motivated to win for the fourth time in a row and continue to pursue their second consecutive Veikkausliiga title. Helsinki JK, current and reigning champions of Finland’s top club competition, remain undefeated in 2021. Helsinki’s only defeat this season was on penalties in the Finnish Cup final, after drawing 0-0 with the KuPS in regulation time. In addition to snatching the title from Helsinki, the KuPS were the only team to take points away from them in this Veikkausliiga, in the second round, when the teams drew, also at zero. In general, however, the balance of this season shows that Helsinki is once again the team to beat. In a total of eleven games played in 2021, this team won eight and drew three, scoring an incredible 27 goals (an average of about 2.5 per game) and receiving only five (an average of about 0.5 per game). ). Furthermore, considering that they have won all five of their home games, Helsinki should have no problem maintaining their 100% home record in this match against the bottom of the league.
After 4 defeats, the visiting team is currently in 12th position, without having won any points. In their last match, they lost to HIFK at home by (1‑2), after having lost in the previous match at home, in a match against SJK, by (0‑2). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. In their last away match for this competition they lost (3‑1) against Mariehamn. In their last 10 away matches AC Oulu has recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses.
In this competition, they lost the last 4 matches they played. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 30 of the last 35 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In the last 5 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (0’‑ 15 ‘).
The visiting team comes to this game unmotivated and the expectation is that it continues without scoring in the Veikkausliiga, at least for one more day. AC Oulu have risen to the top division of Finnish football by winning the Ykkönen title in 2020, ten years after relegation. This year, however, despite having managed to win a match, in the group stage of the Finnish Cup, the team failed to advance to the competition’s play-offs. In the Veikkausliiga, AC Oulu have lost in the first four matchdays and will hardly be able to avoid another defeat in this match, as they face the current league leaders away from home. Besides not being able to score points and being in the last position of the table at the moment, the visiting team has the worst attack and the second worst defense. Thus, AC Oulu is expected to suffer its fifth consecutive defeat on this day.
HJK – AC Oulu FREE TIPS
HJK – Win @ 1.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
