In a mid week match in week 3, on Thu Oct 6th, Honka hosts Inter Turku in a clash of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Honka is fresh off their 2-3 loss against KuPS. Jānis Ikaunieks struck first for KuPS in the 19th minute, then A. Sadiku tied it up for Honka in the 37th minute , but KuPS kept scoring and walked away with the win. Honka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while inter Turku sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against HJK. Anthony Olusanya struck first for HJK in the 49th minute on a feed from Casper Terho, then Anthony Olusanya added another in the 71st minute In the end, Inter Turku couldn’t muster any offence and HJK ran away with the shutout win. Inter Turku is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 25th of July, Inter Turku hosted Honka in their last match together. Honka was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Edmund Arko-Mensah struck first for Honka in the 49th minute on a feed from Muati Modesto, 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’s most prolific scorer has been Tommi Jyry. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Honka is fortunate enough to have A. Sadiku in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.