On 2026-05-16 at 12:00 GMT, HJK take on Ilves in week 7 of Veikkausliiga (2026).
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Joonas Rantanen and Joni Lehtonen.
The current standings see HJK hold 5th place with 11 points, while Ilves occupy 9th with 5 points.
Neither HJK nor Ilves are missing any players.
Our forecast has HJK in a 4-man backline (4-3-3), with Ilves set to counter in 4-3-1-2.
In their last outing, HJK's highest-rated performer was L. Lappalainen (7), while Ilves's standout was A. Raymond (6.6).
Both sides left it all on the pitch: HJK won 4-0 against RoPS, and Ilves secured a victory 4-0 over P-Iirot.
Both teams have been in great form: HJK 2-2-1 and Ilves 2-2-1 over their last 5 matches.
Dominance for HJK: across 32 clashes, they've won 17 games and only lost 7 games to Ilves, with 8 stalemates.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Ilves to win 2-1, despite HJK's 2-0-1 home form - Ilves's strong 0-2-2 record away with 1.00 goals/game does the trick.
HJK is going head to head with Ilves on 16/5/2026 11:00 GMT for the Finland Veikkausliiga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and HJK v Ilves H2H statistics!