📏 Form Guide

IFK Mariehamn

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IFK Mariehamn will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 0-1 Veikkausliiga triumph versus AC Oulu.

The only name on the scoresheet from IFK Mariehamn was Sebastian Dahlström (56').

It has not been often in recent times where IFK Mariehamn have shown defensive steel. The reality is that IFK Mariehamn have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 12 goals on the way.

Their prior results show that IFK Mariehamn:

• have left without a victory over HJK in their previous 5 league games.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 home league matches.

HJK

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HJK come into this game following on from a 4-2 Veikkausliiga win with the eclipse of SJK in their previous outing.

For HJK, the goalscorers were Santeri Hostikka (8'), Alex Ring (15') and Teemu Pukki (35'). Aniis Machaal (56' Own goal), Rasmus Karjalainen (68') and Valentín Gasc (88') scored for SJK.

A run of dependable showings by the HJK defence has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 4 from their past 6 outings combined. Over that same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 14. Even so, time will tell if such a trend will be maintained in this next match.

Looking at the pre-match facts, HJK:

• haven't been beaten by IFK Mariehamn when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head to head meetings going back to 22/06/2022 tells us that IFK Mariehamn have won 1 of these & HJK 4, with the tally of drawn games being 1.

A sum of 16 goals were scored between them in this period, with 6 from Grönvitt and 10 created by Klubi. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.

The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Veikkausliiga match day 13 on 30/06/2024 which finished with the scoreline of IFK Mariehamn 1-2 HJK.

The match was refereed by Petri Viljanen.

📰 Team News: IFK Mariehamn

Regarding absentees, there’s just one fitness concern for the IFK Mariehamn manager Gary Williams to contend with due to a largely intact group. Patrik Raitanen (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t play.

💭 Prediction

We believe that IFK Mariehamn are certainly able to find the back of the net against this HJK lineup, but a single goal probably shouldn’t be enough to give them the result that they want.

We’re therefore expecting a very close game with a 1-2 victory for HJK when the referee blows the final whistle. We are expecting it to be pretty even.

Renata Leite, 15:06 24/05/2025