HIFK hosts Honka in round 7 of the Finnish Veikkausliiga. The match will be played on Tuesday, June 15th at Bolt Arena (Helsinki)
HIFK is in the top five and takes 4th place with 11 points scored. The team is in the championship group, lagging one and seven points behind Lahti and Inter Turku, respectively. HIFK scored nine goals and conceded seven times. The last ten matches of the team ended in six victories, two draws, and two defeats. The last rounds ended for HIFK with victories over KTP (0-2) and AC Oulu (1-2), a defeat to Inter Turku (1-4), and draws against Ilves (1-1) and SJK (1-1). In the last five home matches, HIFK chalked up two victories, two defeats, and one draw.
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The visitors of the upcoming match are in the lower part of the table and take the 8th line with six points scored. Honka is now in the relegation group, lagging four points behind the closest opponent from the blue zone, Ilves. In the current league, the team's players have scored eight goals and conceded eleven times. The last ten matches of the team ended in four victories and six defeats. In previous rounds, Honka defeated AC Oulu (0-2) and KTP (1-3) and lost to SJK (0-1), Lahti (1-0), and Inter Turku (1-2). Beyond that, the team lost to KuPS in the Finnish Cup match with a score of 2-1. In the last five away matches, Honka suffered three defeats and gained two victories.
The history of head-to-head meetings of these teams has ten matches. They ended in two victories of HIFK, four wins of Honka, and four draws. The opponents played their last game on the same field in the previous season of Veikkausliiga. In the first-round match, HIFK won 0-1 away, and the second game ended in a 1-1 draw. AS we can see, the opponents often share points in head-to-head matches. In other games, the winner's advantage rarely exceeded one goal. As for the upcoming match, we are likely to see at least two goals scored, as both teams are rather efficient in the attack.
Prediction for the match: Over 1.5 goals scored