In a weekend match in week 16, on Sat Jul 30th, HJK will play host to Mariehamn in a clash of these two mismatched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 2nd placed HJK is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Viktoria Plzeň. Ludek Pernica struck first for Viktoria Plzeň in the 11th minute, then Jan Sýkora added another in the 21st minute In the end, HJK couldn’t muster any offence and Viktoria Plzeň ran away with the shutout win. HJK is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while mariehamn is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Oulu. Cledson Carvalho da Silva scored the first goal for Mariehamn in the 8th minute, then Niklas Jokelainen tied it up for Oulu in the 24th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 35th minute on a goal by Sandro Sakho to cap off a wild match. Mariehamn looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Santeri Hostikka struck first for HJK in the 14th minute on a feed from David Browne, then in the 32nd minute, Robin Sid sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by John Owoeri But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 77th minute on a goal by Carvalho da Silva.
Both John Owoeri and Cledson Carvalho da Silva have been the hottest scorers for Mariehamn in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Both Arttu Hoskonen and Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic have been the hottest scorers for HJK in the last five each having scored 2 goals.