Week 12 brings us a match on Jun 30th where HIFK hosts HJK at Bolt Arena in a clash of the Veikkausliiga in the ever popular Helsinki derby. In their last match, 4th placed HIFK, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lahti. Neither Lahti nor HIFK could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. HIFK should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed HJK, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against KTP. Roope Riski struck first for HJK in the 39th minute, then Anthony Olusanya added another in the 68th minute on a feed from David Browne In the end, KTP was frustrated by HJK’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. HJK ended the match with the shutout victory. HJK looks to continue their winning ways, having 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
HJK’s most prolific scorer has been Luis Henrique. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. For HIFK, their top scorers are Moshtagh Yaghoubi and Pipe Sáez, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.