Ilves vs HJK Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Ilves

DWLWLL

Ilves won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 1-0 Veikkausliiga loss in their previous game against SJK.

Jaime Moreno (20') was the scorer for SJK.

It’s been seldom in recent times where Ilves haven’t conceded. In fact, Ilves have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 6 goals on the way. Having said that, time will tell if that trend might be maintained in this game.

Looking at their past form shows that Ilves:

• have not registered a win against HJK when playing them at home in the previous 4 league games.
• have not emerged victorious against HJK in their last 7 matches in the league.

HJK

WDWLDW

HJK will go into this encounter after a 4-1 Veikkausliiga win versus FC Inter Turku in their most recent outing.

For HJK, the goalscorers were Aleksi Paananen (54'), Miro Tenho (63') and Tuomas Ollila (83', 89'). Noah Nurmi (6') was the scorer for FC Inter Turku.

In their last 6 clashes, HJK have amassed the sum of 15 goals. HJK have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. Over that period, they have had 7 goals go into their own net.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their past head to head meetings going back to 13/09/2020 reveals that these fixtures have not been good ones for Ilves. They have not managed to register any victories whatsoever while HJK have just been stronger than them, winning in 100 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.

An aggregate of 20 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them for Ipa and 14 created by Klubi. That is an average goals per game value of 3.33.

The previous league fixture between these clubs was Veikkausliiga match day 15 on 23/07/2022 when it ended Ilves 1-2 HJK.

On that occasion, Ilves managed 42% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Adam Larsson (35').

On the other side, HJK got 17 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Bojan Radulović (72') and Arttu Hoskonen (88') scored.

The referee was Oliver Reitala.

🗞️ Team News: Ilves

The Ilves boss Toni Kallio has a full complement, with no fitness concerns at all before this clash owing to a completely healthy squad ready to go.

🗞️ Team News: HJK

HJK boss Toni Koskela has some current player fitness concerns. Valtteri Moren (Knee Injury) and Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan (Stress response of the bone) can’t be considered.

💡 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Ilves will need to push hard to be putting a goal past this HJK team who we think will end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

We’re therefore expecting a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 victory for HJK at the end of this one.

There should be little in it.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 00:59 17/05/2023