Champions League | Second Qualifying Round | 1st Leg
Jul 20, 2022 at 5pm UK
Bolt Arena
HJK Helsinki1 - 2Plzen
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: HJK Helsinki 3-1 VPS
Saturday, July 16 at 3pm in Finnish Veikkausliiga
Saturday, July 16 at 3pm in Finnish Veikkausliiga
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | KuPS | 14 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | HJK Helsinki | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Honka | 14 | 14 | 27 |
We said: HJK Helsinki 0-1 Viktoria Plzen
Despite not being the favourites on paper, HJK Helsinki have enjoyed regular competitive football over the past few weeks, while Viktoria Plzen may be feeling somewhat deflated after an underwhelming end to pre-season. Nevertheless, the importance of Hejda and Kasa's returns to the visitors' backline cannot be understated, and Bilek's side should have what it takes to claim a slender advantage at the Bolt Arena. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a HJK Helsinki win with a probability of 45.35%. A win for Viktoria Plzen had a probability of 30.24% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a HJK Helsinki win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.94%) and 2-0 (7.23%). The likeliest Viktoria Plzen win was 1-2 (7.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.42%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Viktoria Plzen would win this match.
| Result | ||
| HJK Helsinki | Draw | Viktoria Plzen |
45.35% ( -0.02) | 24.4% ( -0.01) | 30.24% ( 0.02) |
| Both teams to score 57.82% ( 0.04) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
