HJK take on the visitors AC Oulu in the round 11 match of Finnish Veikkausliiga. The match will be played on Saturday, June 18th at Bolt Arena (Helsinki).
HJK is the record holder for the number of titles, but intends to improve the performance. "Klubi" have been the winners in Finnish league for 31 times. 4 gold medals were taken in the period from 2017 to 2021. The last draw was extremely difficult, when, according to the results of the championship group, KuPS was beaten by only 1 point. Now again the struggle is between these 2 giants. And, on the one hand, the spring ended with complete equality - 26 points each. But, firstly, Toni Koskela's wards played 1 match more. Secondly, unlike the competitor, they have already lost once, Inter won on the road 1-4.
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Oulu’s form is a pleasant surprise of this draw. "White-blue" spent the most of their history in the 2nd division of the country. And they could well return there at the end of last season. Then the team finished penultimate, and lost to RoPS in the first play-off. But the players gathered for the second, decisive match, winning it 2-0 and retaining their "registration" in elite division. And now it is possible to improve, and very seriously. The team had especially good results in May. Oulu, which could not win in the first 4 rounds, was able to win three times in the last 4 matches. All this made it possible to go on international break at the beginning of the summer, having 15 points in the asset after 10 matches. It seems to be not an exorbitant figure, but in the current Veikkausliiga only 3 clubs have shown better intermediate results.
After a long break, the clubs crossed paths in the last season. Then they exchanged home victories, and Oulu was able to complete the final 2-1 on their field after 1-3 on the road. Oulu has definitely stepped up now. But still not enough to create some problems for HJK on their field. We bet that the hosts will win with a handicap of "-1.5 goals”.
Prediction for the match: HJK to win with -1.5 handicap.
