Week 13 features a match on Saturday Jul 9th, where HIFK will play host to Haka in a meeting of these two Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 12th placed HIFK, recorded a 0-1 loss against Ilves. Ariel Ngueukam struck first for Ilves in the 1st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, HIFK was frustrated by Ilves’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ilves ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while haka is fresh off their 2-2 draw against SJK. Denys Oliynyk scored the first goal for SJK in the 28th minute on a penalty, but Janne-Pekka Laine got the equalizer for Haka in the 58th minute on a penalty . Haka is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 22nd of April, Haka hosted HIFK in their last match together. Haka was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Wilson Kamavuaka scored the first goal for HIFK in the 9th minute, but Lee Erwin got the equalizer for Haka in the 19th minute But luckily in the 62nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by S. Zarokostas.
Lee Erwin has been the most prolific scorer on Haka in the last five matches with 3 goals. HIFK is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Aatu Kujanpää and Macario Hing-Glover each only have 1 goal in their last 5.