In this 17th week match, on Sunday Aug 7th, Oulu plays host to HJK in a meeting of these two Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Oulu recorded a 2-3 loss against SJK. Rafinha struck first for SJK on an own goal in the 6th minute, then Tuomas Kaukua added another in the 57th minute. Oulu should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while hJK sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Mariehamn. Casper Terho scored the first goal for HJK in the 42nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mariehamn couldn’t manage to score, and HJK took the shutout win. HJK should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jun 18th, HJK hosted Oulu at the Bolt Arena in their last match together. Oulu won by a score of 1 to 0. Michael López struck first for Oulu in the 73rd minute from the penalty spot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, HJK was frustrated by Oulu’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Oulu ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Arttu Hoskonen and Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic have been the hottest scorers for HJK in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Niklas Jokelainen has been the most prolific scorer on Oulu in the last 5 matches with three goals.