HJK take on the visitors Lahti in the round 9 match of Finnish Veikkausliiga. The match will be played on Tuesday, May 17th at Bolt Arena (Helsinki).
"Klubi" is one of the most notable forces in their country with over 30 titles in domestic league., Another “gold” was taken after a pause in 2020, and it turned out, despite the very stubborn resistance of KuPS, to defend the trophy - as a result of the 2nd part of the championship there was only 1 point between the rivals. And now, it seems that these 2 forces will fight for the next trophy. Yes, Toni Koskela's wards have already managed to lose, and devastatingly, 1-4, to Inter (Turk). But it turned out to beat all the other opponents and take the lead in the standings. On Thursday, however, the giants quickly exchanged goals with Lahti, and the match ended up in a 1-1 draw, which cost them the lead.
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The "Black Drones" took the League Cup three times, played in the final of the national cup, and finished 3rd in the standings a couple of times. But lately they have already turned into a mid-table side in the Veikkausliga, for the last 4 draws they have not risen above 6th place (in 2021 it was, for example, 7th). Now the results are on about the same level - fewer goals scored than conceded, less wins than losses. But at the same time, it still turns out to stay above the danger zone, and at a fairly comfortable distance. It is curious that in this draw the first points were scored strictly on the road: 0-0 with Marienhamn, 3-0 with HIFK, 2-1 with SIK, despite the fact that there were 3 defeats at home with a total score of 0-8. It is all the more surprising that it turned out to trip HJK the day before, gaining 1-1 draw as a result.
Before this back-to-back games, when they play 2 fights in 5 days, HJK did not lose all 7 previous official head-to-heads. In the 2021 championship, "Klubi" won 2-0 at home and 1-0 away. HJK received a serious slap in the face from the same opponent, and was immediately given the opportunity to retaliate. We recommend betting that the leader will be able to win with a handicap of "-1.5 goals".
Prediction for match: HJK to win with -1.5 handicap.
