Week 3 features a match on Thursday Oct 6th, where HJK plays host to Ludogorets in a meeting of these two Europa League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, HJK recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Inter Turku. Anthony Olusanya struck first for HJK in the 49th minute on a feed from Terho, then Anthony Olusanya added another in the 71st minute In the end, Inter Turku couldn’t muster any offence and HJK ran away with the shutout win. HJK is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while ludogorets is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Real Betis. Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva struck first for Real Betis in the 25th minute on a feed from Juan Miranda, then Joaquín added another in the 39th minute. Ludogorets is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Ludogorets’s most prolific scorer has been Kiril Despodov. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Anthony Olusanya has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for HJK.