On the 28th of September, in this week 2 match, HIFK and Ilves will play a match in Helsinki in a Veikkausliiga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. HIFK is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Oulu. Otso Liimatta scored the first goal for Oulu in the 21st minute, then Rasmus Karjalainen added another in the 62nd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Ilves is fresh off their 2-3 loss against VPS. scored the first goal for Ilves in the 48th minute, but Multanen got the equalizer for VPS in the 56th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 58th minute on a goal by Multanen to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Bolt Arena, Ilves won by a score of 1 to 0. Ariel Ngueukam struck first for Ilves in the 1st minute on a feed from Aapo Mäenpää, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, HIFK couldn’t muster any offence and Ilves ran away with the shutout win.
Both Petteri Pennanen and Ariel Ngueukam have been the hottest scorers for Ilves in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. HIFK’s most prolific scorer has been Michael Bakare. The English midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches.