In this 17th week match, on Mon Aug 1st, HIFK will play host to Inter Turku in a clash of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, HIFK recorded a 1-5 loss against KuPS. Jaakko Oksanen struck first for KuPS in the 25th minute, then Clinton Antwi added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Jānis Ikaunieks. HIFK looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Inter Turku, recorded a 0-1 loss against Honka. Arko-Mensah scored the first goal for Honka in the 49th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Inter Turku couldn’t manage to score, and Honka took the shutout win. Inter Turku looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On the 14th of May, Inter Turku hosted HIFK in their last match together. Inter Turku and HIFK battled to a 2-2 draw. Eero Markkanen struck first for HIFK in the 3rd minute, but Tommi Jyry got the equalizer for Inter Turku in the 17th minute .
Inter Turku is fortunate enough to have Petteri Forsell in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. HIFK is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jusif Ali and Sergei Eremenko each only have 1 goal in their last five.