HJK – Rovaniemi Prediction & Picks (21.09.2018)

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HJK – Rovaniemi SOCCER PICKS

HJK Helsinki and RoPS Rovaniemi meet at Sonera Stadium, in a match for the 29th round of the Veikkausliiga. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 01-06-2018, HJK Helsinki won out by (1-2). The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 draws and 3 wins for each team in the last 8 matches. Indeed, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 04-08-2018, for Veikkausliiga, they ended in a draw for (2-2). S. Dahlström (45 ‘) and Klauss (88’) scored the goals of the match, for HJK Helsinki, and T. Taiwo (54 ‘) and V. Hambo (81′), for RoPS Rovaniemi.

HJK Helsinki:

The home team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 62 points won, after 19 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against IFK Mariehamn, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against FC Lahti, by (0-2).

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 11 games ago. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 14 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 27 matches played in this competition, he got the comeback in 3 of the 5 matches in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 home matches for this competition: they have scored 14 of their 33 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The HJK enters this motivated encounter, after a triumph, by 0-2, in the visit to the land of the Lahti. The local team usually acts in a traditional 4-3-3, privileging a style of play of constant offensive transitions. Note that in this tactical drawing, the three most advanced players are Klauss, Ajo and Riku Riski: the first is the best score of HJK, with 18 goals scored. For this day the coach of the premises will not be able to count on Pelvas, Peiponen and Mensah, all injured.

RoPS Rovaniemi:

After 15 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 53 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against PS Kemi, by (0-2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against KuPS Kuopio, by (1-1). In the last 10 away league matches RoPS Rovaniemi has a record of 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 14 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 28 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only won 1 result.

The RoPS enters this unmotivated match, after a draw at home against the KuPS, by 1-1, thus adding the seventh consecutive game without losing in this competition. As the rival of this round, the visitor chooses to act in 4-3-3, being the three most advanced players Hambo, Lappalainen and Zeneli. By acting outside the home, it is clear that RoPS adopts a more defensive stance, with the objective of not becoming unbalanced. The coach Toni Koskela can count on all his players.


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