SJK – Haka : Preview & Prediction
SJK and Haka face each other at the OmaSP Stadion in a meeting for round 12 of the Veikkausliiga. The two teams drew (1-1) on 17-05-2022 the last time they met in this edition of the league. The history of head-to-heads played in this stadium favours the home team, who in the last 3 matches won 1 and drew 2. In fact, in the last meeting in this stadium, for the Veikkausliiga, on 27-08-2021, SJK won by (4-0). The goals for SJK were scored by J. Jervis (78′ ), D. Oliynyk (51′ ) and A. Ngueukam (77′ and 7′ ). Special attention is needed for the home/away condition, as both teams show significantly different results in their home and away matches.
After 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, the home team is on the 9th position, having gained 11 points. In their last match, they drew with Inter Turku at home by (1-1), after in their previous match they lost away in a match against Oulu by (1-0). This is a stronger team when playing in their home stadium, as in the last 30 matches they record 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in their home stadium. In the last 5 home games in the league, SJK has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, taking 7 points out of a possible 15. The team has allowed goals to their opponents in 8 of the last 10 games, so they haven’t shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored with regularity, as they have managed to score in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 11 games in this competition, they’ve conceded the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 turnover in the scoreboard. There are 1 outstanding periods in the last 9 home matches played in all competitions: it has scored 4 of its 10 goals between the minutes (76′-90′).
Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho arrive for this round of the Veikkausliiga needing a home win to move up the table and try to leave the relegation zone. Last matchday, the team drew 1-1 at home against Inter Turku and lost the previous match, which makes SJK even more important to win in front of their fans. Seinäjoen JK is a young team, which was founded in 2007 with the expectation of reaching the top of the domestic football and with the dream of being able to compete in some Uefa competition. In less than 10 years, SJK have managed to fulfil their goal of winning the Veikkausliiga title and competing in a continental competition, even though they failed to make it past the qualifying round. Even last year, with a 3rd place in the Veikkausliiga, SJK managed to secure a qualifying spot for the next Uefa Europa Conference League (2022/23). This season, however, after many years of struggling at the top of the league table, SJK are failing to leave the bottom positions of the Veikkausliiga. With only 11 points (3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses) from the 11 rounds played so far, Seinäjoen are 9th. With a win, SJK would be close to the first team in the fight for the title, which currently has 15 points, and would have chances to leave the relegation zone of the Veikkausliiga in the other round. It is worth mentioning that the team has the second worst attack of the competition, with 9 goals scored in 11 matches, besides having the third most goals against, with 19 goals conceded.
SJK – Haka : Betting Tips
SJK – Win Odds: 2.25
