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Preview
- Week 22 of the 2026 Veikkausliiga sees Ilves and HJK collide on 2026-08-31 at 17:00 GMT.
- With the data available to us, Camilo Speranza and Joonas Rantanen have not met as managers before.
- After 21 matchdays, Ilves sit 9th with 25 points and HJK are 4th having collected 34 points.
- Ilves and HJK will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Our model projects Ilves in a 3-defender setup (3-4-2-1), with HJK anticipated to match that in 4-2-3-1.
- Double disappointment: Ilves fell 0-1 against VPS, while HJK went down 2-3 vs Gnistan.
- Struggling form all round: Ilves are 1-1-3 and HJK are 2-1-2 in their recent 5 matches.
- HJK hold the upper hand H2H: of 34 meetings, they've triumphed 18 times, conceded 7 times and shared 9 draws.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: HJK to win 2-1, despite Ilves's 6-1-3 home form - HJK's strong 4-2-4 record away with 1.64 goals/game does the trick.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Ilves
HJK
Events
| 14' | |||
| 23' | M. Kirilov | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 55' | F. Krkalic | ||
| 57' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 59' | 1 - 1 | ||
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| 69' | |||
| 73' | |||
| 73' | |||
| 73' | 1 - 2 | ||
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| 87' | |||
| 88' | |||
| 90+7' | C. Speranza | ||
Lineups
Standings
Ilves is going head to head with HJK on 31/8/2026 16:00 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 Ilves v HJK H2H statistics!