Gnistan vs HJK betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Veikkausliiga match on June 12th, 2024

Gnistan will be playing against HJK in a Veikkausliiga football match scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024, at 16:00h (UTC), in Finland, check the Gnistan vs HJK betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Gnistan vs HJK will occur

The game will be played in the small Mustapekka Areena stadium, in the city of Helsinki, with a capacity for 800 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Gnistan vs HJK betting tip 2024

In the current edition of the Veikkausliiga, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.56 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.97 goals per match.

Gnistan last match

In the last match played, Gnistan met EIF, in a match valid for the Veikkausliiga. The match ended in a loss by 1-0. The coach J. Leppälahti's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-5-2 formation.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 3.20.

HJK last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Veikkausliiga, HJK, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the SJK team with a final score of 4-1.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 1.91, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Gnistan vs HJK h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Veikkausliiga, where HJK was at 5th place while Gnistan occupied 7th place. HJK went in with a 3-4-3 formation while Gnistan opened their game with a 4-4-2 tactic.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 22-05-2024. In a Veikkausliiga 2024 match, HJK came out on top and beat their rivals by 1-0.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The HJK team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Gnistan team, which won only 1 match.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While HJK thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against SJK, Gnistan lost in a match against EIF. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

Gnistan

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

However, Gnistan enters this game with 12 points and ranking in 8th place in the Veikkausliiga, the team has a negative balance of 5 lost games, won 3, and drawing in 3.

In the 11th round, Mariehamn, that is in the 7th place, has the same score.

Gnistan comes to this game occupying a position in the middle of the Veikkausliiga table, without high pressure to show results but wanting to give a good show.

Gnistan analysis

Currently, Gnistan has a tally of 14 goals scored and 17 goals against, at the end of round 10 of Veikkausliiga.

The Gnistan team comes from a defeat in the Veikkausliiga, and its coach Jussi Leppälahti wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Gnistan seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

Best goalscorer from Gnistan

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Joakim Latonen. The Midfielder has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Gnistan avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

HJK

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

The HJK team with 19 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 5 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses.

Which means that in the 11th round, the team has, over Ilves team who is in the position 4, 1 point in advantage.

HJK analysis

After round 10 of Veikkausliiga we count 19 goals scored by HJK and 13 conceded.

One factor to consider is HJK average number of shots on goal, only 4 per match. So the team tends not to score many goals or be dangerous in goal.

This is a top 5 team in the Veikkausliiga that wants to keep up with the good performances!

HJK is a more offensive team than Gnistan, having 1151 attacks vs. 985 from Gnistan, having scored 19 times, in comparison, Gnistan converted into goal 14 times.

Best goalscorer from HJK

In this season, the individual highlight is Luke Plange that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 6 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that HJK achieved in several matches.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Gnistan is Joakim Latonen, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of HJK is Luke Plange, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Taking into consideration that HJK scores an average of 1.2 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.56 corners per game.

HJK is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.67 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of HJK in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Gnistan has an average of 3.1 yellow cards per game over the 10 rounds, while HJK has an average of 1.9. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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