In this 2nd week match, on Thursday Sep 15th, Roma hosts HJK at Stadio Olimpico in a Europa League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Roma recorded a 1-2 loss against Ludogorets. Cauly Oliveira scored the first goal for Ludogorets in the 72nd minute, then Eldor Shomurodov got the equalizer for Roma in the 86th minute on a feed from Lorenzo Pellegrini. Roma is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, HJK recorded a 2-1 win against Honka. Vaananen struck first for HJK in the 3rd minute, but Jerry Voutilainen got the equalizer for Honka in the 84th minute. HJK looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Anthony Olusanya has been the most prolific scorer on HJK in his last five matches with three goals. Roma’s top weapon lately has been Paulo Dybala, who has two goals in the last five matches.