In this week 19 match on the 21st of August, HJK will travel to Valkeakoski to battle Haka in a clash of the Veikkausliiga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Haka is fresh off their 3-2 win against Oulu. Sarpreet Singh struck first for Haka in the 7th minute on a feed from Lee Erwin, but Rasmus Karjalainen got the equalizer for Oulu in the 27th minute , but luckily for Haka it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Haka should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, HJK recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Maribor. Santeri Hostikka struck first for HJK in the 54th minute on a feed from Lucas Lingman, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Maribor couldn’t muster any offence and HJK ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches HJK should be reasonably happy with their performance.
HJK and Haka last played eachother at the Bolt Arena on the 22nd of May. HJK was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Lee Erwin struck first for Haka in the 5th minute, but Miro Tenho got the equalizer for HJK in the 39th minute But luckily in the 50th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by David Browne.
Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic has been the most effective weapon for HJK lately. The Serbian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Haka’s most prolific scorer has been Lee Erwin. The Scotish attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.