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Predictions and Tips
The Veikkausliiga tie at Bolt Arena on Saturday will see home team HJK ready themselves for the challenge from opponents VPS Vaasa.
Our HJK v VPS Vaasa predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - along with the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide
HJK
WWDWLL
HJK will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 2-0 Veikkausliiga losing effort in their last game against FC Lahti.
Otso Koskinen (43') and Neemias (74') scored for FC Lahti.
Matches with HJK have often been lively encounters of late with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past 6 games, a total of 24 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 13 of them being chalked up by HJK.
Heading into this contest, HJK haven’t won at home in the past 2 league matches.
VPS Vaasa
DWWDWW 📈
VPS Vaasa will go into the game following on from a 1-0 Veikkausliiga win with the eclipse of SJK in their most recent match.
The only player to score from VPS Vaasa was Xavier Odhiambo (49').
Over the course of their previous six clashes, VPS Vaasa have amassed a total of 14 goals. VPS Vaasa have also managed to score in every single one of those games. During that period, they’ve seen 4 goals go into their own net. Still, we must now wait to see whether that trend shall be maintained in this upcoming game.
Coming into this contest, VPS Vaasa have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking at their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 17/05/2024 shows that HJK have won 3 of these & VPS Vaasa 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
In all, 18 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 11 from Klubi and 7 created by Vepsi. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Veikkausliiga match day 8 on 22/05/2026 when it ended VPS Vaasa 2-1 HJK.
The referee was Amir Hajizadeh.
✨ Prediction
In our opinion, VPS Vaasa should be able to breach the defence of this HJK lineup, however it possibly won’t be enough to avoid defeat.
We can see a very close game with a 2-1 winning margin for HJK at the end of the match. It really should be an interesting one.
Victor Martins, 11:01 18/07/2026
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
⚽️ Team Focus:
HJK
Formed: 1907
Stadium: Bolt Arena (10,770)
Captain: Daniel O'Shaughnessy
Chairman: Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen
Manager: Joonas Rantanen
Competitions: Veikkausliiga position 5
🔑 Star Man: Teemu Pukki
Normally playing in the Striker position, Teemu Pukki was born in Kotka, Finland. After making a first senior appearance for KooTeePee in the 2006 season, the dangerous Forward has got 4 league goals in this Veikkausliiga 2026 season so far coming from a total of 15 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 30 | DDWWW |
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15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 30 | DDDDW |
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15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 27 | WWDWW |
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15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 26 | DWLDL |
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15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | WDWLL |
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15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | WDDLW |
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15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | LDWLW |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | LDDWW |
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15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 16 | WWLDL |
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15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 14 | LDDWL |
| 11 |
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15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -17 | 11 | LLDLW |
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15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -25 | 4 | LLLLL |
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AC Oulu |
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| Goals scored | 1.4 |
| Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| Time first goal scored | 35 |
| Time first goal conceded | 23 |
| Yellow cards | 1.4 |
| Red cards | 0.3 |
| Subs used | 4.6 |
| Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
| Goals scored | 0.7 |
| Goals conceded | 0.7 |
| Time first goal scored | 40 |
| Time first goal conceded | 52 |
| Yellow cards | 1.1 |
| Red cards | 0.3 |
| Subs used | 4.1 |
| Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
| Teemu Pukki | 8 |
| Mads Borchers | 7 |
| Lassi Lappalainen | 3 |
| Liam Möller | 3 |
| Alex Ring | 3 |
| Luka Smyth | 7 |
| Simon Lindholm | 4 |
| Olavi Keturi | 2 |
| Martti Haukioja | 1 |
| Akon Kuek | 1 |
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