Seinäjoen JK and Honka Espoo meet at OmaSP Stadion, in a match for the 11th round of the Veikkausliiga. The two teams tied (0‑0), on 10‑08‑2020, in the previous meeting for this edition of the league. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 18‑05‑2019, for Veikkausliiga, which ended with the victory of Honka Espoo by (1‑2). The goals of the match were scored by D. Hatakka (20 ‘), for Seinäjoen JK, and Borjas Martín (60’) and M. Sumusalo (87 ‘), for Honka Espoo. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, as Seinäjoen JK presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
Seinäjoen JK :
The home team is currently in 9th position, with 8 points won, after 1 win, 5 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Honka Espoo by (0‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Ilves, by (0‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Seinäjoen JK won 5 points out of a possible 12, after 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 4 matches they played in their stadium.
For this competition, he has not won 8 games. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 10 of the last 16 they played there were less than 3 goals. This is a team that tends to find it difficult to score first. In fact, he only opened the scoring once in the last 9 games for the Veikkausliiga. In 9 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.
The home team comes to this match without winning from the first match, against the current penultimate classified, TPS Turku. Since then, the team has not won all 3 points in this competition: it has added 5 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 games. SJK is a balanced team and they will never be easily defeated, but they have not shown the ability to win. Even if we take into account only his history playing at home, we see that it is not good: it was 2 draws, 1 loss and only 1 victory. On the last matchday, away from home, SJK once again managed not to suffer goals, but neither did they take advantage of the opponent’s fragile defense and drew for the fourth time in a row. Therefore, in this match against the strongest defense in the competition, the home team will hardly be able to score for victory.
Honka Espoo :
After 3 wins and 7 draws, the visiting team is currently in 4th position, with 16 points won. In their last match, they tied with HJK Helsinki away by (1‑1), after in the previous match having drawn at home, in a match against Seinäjoen JK, by (0‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 9 suffered; against 7 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 12 suffered.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 13 of the last 16 they played there were less than 3 goals.
The visiting team comes into this match undefeated in the competition, despite being only in fourth place in the leaderboard. With 16 points in 10 rounds, the team added 3 wins and an incredible 7 draws, with 10 goals scored and only 5 suffered. With an average of 1 goal conceded in every 2 games, Honka has the best defense in the competition and is therefore the only team to reach matchday 11 undefeated. Even against top-level rivals, like on the last matchday, away from home, against Helsinki, Honka put on a good display and did not give up. On the other hand, it is a team that does not score consistently, which explains why it has so many draws. Therefore, for this game, away from home, against the current ninth classified, the visiting team is the clear favorite to win the 3 points. However, as in the last match between Honka and SJK, the tie may end up prevailing.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,73
