HJK take on the visitors Maribor in the second leg of UEFA Europa League qualification semifinals. First leg result: 2-0. The match will be played on Thursday, August 11th at Bolt Arena (Helsinki).
HJK want to stay at least in this tournament. The "Klubi" are historically the strongest team in the country with a record number of indicators. Moreover, they became the champion of Finland both the year before last and the last draw, although in 2021 KuPS was very strong and stubborn. Now, by the way, this couple is again arguing, and now Honka has pulled themselves up to the top too. It is obvious that the European Cup qualification also takes away strength from Toni Koskela's wards. There, the Finns had a hard time, having exchanged minimal victories and winning a penalty shoot-out, they eliminated RFS from Champions League. But after the Latvians there was Viktoria Plzen, and there were no chances, 1-2 and 0-5. With the Slovenes, on the other hand, it turned out to win on the road, and confidently. Now you can even count on a minimal loss, although this the fans will not understand.
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Maribor have improved in the domestic arena, but not in the international. The Purples regained the league title in the 2021/2022 season after a couple of years of inactivity. But, firstly, the new rally started neither shaky nor wildly: the same Koper, the main pursuer in the last cycle, defeated them 1-2, and there were enough other losses. At first, this was offset by the passage of the Soligorsk Shakhtyor in the Champions League qualification. But then there was a stronger and more organized Sheriff, with whom Maribor failed to score a single goal in 180 minutes - and the "wasps" managed to score once. And, finally, already within the framework of the Europa League, the Slovenes got 2 unanswered goals at home. In order to cling to the chances of passing further, they need to win, and, therefore, score a lot.
The Finns do not often stay in European competitions, but Maribor is not much more confident either. So last Thursday the clubs played each other for the first time. HJK doesn't need to score, while Maribor fails to do so. Bet on "total under 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
