In this 1st week match, on Thu Sep 8th, HJK will play host to Real Betis in a clash of the Europa League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. HJK is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against SJK. Anthony Olusanya struck first for HJK in the 19th minute on a feed from Jukka Raitala, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed SJK couldn’t manage to score, and HJK took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches HJK should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Real Betis recorded a 1-2 loss against Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior struck first for Real Madrid in the 9th minute on a feed from David Alaba, then Canales got the equalizer for Real Betis in the 17th minute on a feed from Borja Iglesias. Real Betis is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Borja Iglesias has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 5 goals for Real Betis. Anthony Olusanya has been the most prolific scorer on HJK in his last 5 matches with two goals.