In this week 5 match on the 16th of October, Honka hosts Haka at Tapiolan Urheilupuisto in a meeting of these two evenly matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 3rd placed Honka is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against SJK. SJK had 9 on net, and Honka had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Honka is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while haka is fresh off their 0-1 loss against HJK. David Browne scored the first goal for HJK in the 13th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Haka couldn’t muster any offence and HJK ran away with the shutout win. Haka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sep 1st, Haka was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Rui Manuel Muati Modesto scored the first goal for Honka in the 37th minute, then Lee Erwin tied it up for Haka in the 57th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 79th minute on a goal by Lee Erwin.
Lee Erwin has been the most prolific scorer on Haka in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Honka is glad to have A. Sadiku in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.