On May 29th, HJK will travel to Kuopio to battle KuPS in a clash of the Veikkausliiga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 1st placed KuPS, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against HIFK. Clinton Antwi scored the first goal for KuPS in the 26th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, HIFK couldn’t muster any offence and KuPS ran away with the shutout win. KuPS is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed HJK, recorded a 4-1 win against Haka. Lee Erwin struck first for Haka in the 5th minute, then in the 39th minute, Murilo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Miro Tenho Finally they completed the comback victory in the 50th minute on a goal by David Browne to cap off a wild match. HJK is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 3 draws apiece.
Both Jair and Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic have been the hottest scorers for HJK in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Vayrynen has been the most prolific scorer on KuPS in the last 5 matches with three goals.