In a mid week match on Tuesday May 17th, in week 8, HJK hosts Lahti in a clash of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. HJK is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Lahti. Teemu Penninkangas struck first for Lahti in the 16th minute, then Anthony Olusanya tied it up for HJK in the 22nd minute earning HJK at least a draw. With 21 points in their last 10 matches HJK should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 7th placed Lahti, recorded a 1-1 draw against HJK. Teemu Penninkangas scored the first goal for Lahti in the 16th minute, but Anthony Olusanya got the equalizer for HJK in the 22nd minute earning them at least the one point. Lahti is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Lahden Kisapuisto, Lahti and HJK battled to a 1-1 draw. Teemu Penninkangas scored the first goal for Lahti in the 16th minute, but Anthony Olusanya got the equalizer for HJK in the 22nd minute earning them at least the one point.
Macoumba Kandji and Zeqiri are the top scorers for Lahti in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Both Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic and Jair have been the hottest scorers for HJK in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.