Mariehamn – HJK : Preview & Prediction
Mariehamn and HJK face each other at Wiklöf Holding Arena konstgräs, in a match of the 12th round of the Veikkausliiga. The record of recent head-to-heads favours the away team, who in the last 12 matches have won 10 and drawn 2. The last head-to-head between these two teams, on 16-03-2022, ended with HJK winning (2-0).
The home team is currently in 11th place with 7 points gained after 1 win, 4 draws and 5 defeats. In the penultimate match, it lost at home to VPS by (1-3). In the last match, they lost away to Haka by (3-2). For the championship, Mariehamn won 6 points out of a possible 15, after 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in the last 5 matches they played in their stadium.
In this competition, it hasn’t won for 6 matches. The team has allowed goals to its opponent in 9 of the last 10 games it has played in this competition, so it hasn’t been very strong defensively. In 10 matches in this competition, they’ve conceded the first goal 5 times and never managed to turn the score around. In the last 8 home games in all competitions there is 1 outstanding period: it has conceded 3 of its 8 goals between the minutes (31′-45′).
IFK Mariehamn arrive for this home match shaken by having suffered their fourth straight defeat in the competition, against Haka, 3-2, away from home. Moreover, the team has not won for 6 matches, has the worst attack of the competition with 8 goals scored in 10 matches, and an insecure defence, which conceded 16 goals. This team is one of the oldest and most traditional in Finland, being one of the teams that has lifted the league trophy the most times: 8 times (the last one in 2016). Last year, however, IFK Mariehamn finished the Veikkausliiga very close to the relegation zone (only 7 points separated them from AC Oulu, who were in penultimate position and had to play in the competition play-off against the Second Division runners-up). The poor campaign last year makes evident the problems Mariehamn are facing and justifies the still below expectations performance in the current season. Despite having good virtues and having managed to stay undefeated in the first four matches of this Veikkausliiga (with three draws and only one win, at home), Mariehamn lost momentum in the following rounds and did not win again in the competition, having only one win in 10 matches.
Mariehamn – HJK : Betting Tips
HJK – Win Odds: 1.55
