On Saturday Aug 27th, Honka hosts Oulu at Tapiolan Urheilupuisto in a meeting of these two Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Honka recorded a 4-1 win against HIFK. Kevin Jansen scored the first goal for Honka in the 28th minute, then Koski added another in the 68th minute on a feed from Florian Krebs. Honka is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Oulu is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Inter Turku. Luquinhas struck first for Oulu in the 85th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Inter Turku was frustrated by Oulu’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Oulu ended the match with the shutout victory. Oulu is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Oulu won by a score of 2 to 1. Rafael Floro struck first for Oulu in the 55th minute, but Kevin Jansen got the equalizer for Honka in the 75th minute.
Both Michael López and Samuel Anini Jr have been the hottest scorers for Oulu in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Both Florian Krebs and Koski have been the hottest scorers for Honka in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.