Week 13 brings us a match on Jul 2nd, where HJK will host KuPS in a meeting of these two evenly matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. HJK sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Mariehamn. Santeri Hostikka struck first for HJK in the 14th minute on a feed from David Browne, but John Owoeri got the equalizer for Mariehamn in the 32nd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 77th minute on a goal by Cledson Carvalho da Silva to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches HJK should be reasonably happy with their performance, while kuPS is fresh off their 2-1 win against Oulu. Magnus Breitenmoser scored the first goal for Oulu in the 24th minute, then Gabriel Bispo tied it up for KuPS in the 54th minute on a feed from Clinton Antwi But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 61st minute on a goal by Vayrynen. KuPS is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
HJK and KuPS last played eachother at the Savon Sanomat Areena on Sunday May 29th. KuPS and HJK battled to a 0-0 draw. KuPS had 8 on net, and HJK had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Both Talles and Vayrynen have been the hottest scorers for KuPS in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. HJK hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Fabian Serrarens and Përparim Hetemaj, and they each have 1 goal.