On Sunday Sep 11th, in week 22, Oulu and HIFK will play a match in Helsinki in a clash of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. HIFK is fresh off their 1-2 loss against HJK. Savio struck first for HIFK in the 5th minute, but Casper Terho got the equalizer for HJK in the 12th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 87th minute on a goal by Santeri Hostikka. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while oulu is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Lahti. Oulu had 13 on net, and Lahti had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Oulu is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat May 7th, Oulu and HIFK battled to a 1-1 draw. Enoch Banza scored the first goal for Oulu in the 20th minute, but Eero Markkanen got the equalizer for HIFK in the 52nd minute earning them at least the one point.
Both Luquinhas and Rasmus Karjalainen have been the hottest scorers for Oulu in the last five each having scored 2 goals. HIFK’s top weapon lately has been Michael Bakare, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.