In this week 8 match on the 17th of May, Haka will play host to SJK in a meeting of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Haka sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against KuPS. Vayrynen scored the first goal for KuPS in the 28th minute, then Jānis Ikaunieks added another in the 39th minute. Haka is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed SJK, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against VPS. Daniel Hakans scored the first goal for SJK in the 49th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed VPS couldn’t manage to score, and SJK took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Josepablo Monreal has been the most effective weapon for SJK lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Haka hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Seth Saarinen and Sarpreet Singh, and they each have 1 goal.