Match Report
Level on 3 points, HJK (1st) and VPS (2nd) met as equals in the table. On recent form HJK sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: HJK 2 scored and 1 conceded per game, VPS 1 and 0, with the league averaging 1.27.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for HJK, 3 draws and 2 for VPS, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture.
The match was played at Bolt Arena (capacity 10,770). On the scoreboard, HJK led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
HJK: Santeri Haarala (45'), Teemu Pukki (75') · VPS: Simon Lindholm (46')
Key stats
Possession: HJK 46% · VPS 54% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 3-7