In this week 5 match, on Thu Oct 27th, Roma will travel to Helsinki to battle HJK in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. HJK is fresh off their 0-1 loss against KuPS. Jaakko Oksanen scored the first goal for KuPS in the 31st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed HJK couldn’t manage to score, and KuPS took the shutout win. HJK is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Roma recorded a 0-1 loss against Napoli. Victor Osimhen struck first for Napoli in the 80th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Roma was frustrated by Napoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Napoli ended the match with the shutout victory. Roma looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
On the 15th of September, Roma hosted HJK in their last match together. Roma won by a score of 3 to 0. Paulo Dybala struck first for Roma in the 47th minute, then Lorenzo Pellegrini added another in the 49th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed HJK couldn’t manage to score, and Roma took the shutout win.
Paulo Dybala has been the most prolific scorer on Roma in the last five matches with two goals. Anthony Olusanya has been the most prolific scorer on HJK in his last five matches with two goals.