HJK Helsinki

vs

Motherwell

Preview

HJK Helsinki

• HJK Helsinki have won 7 of their last 10 matches in all competitions, losing only 2.
• Joonas Rantanen's HJK Helsinki should come into this UEFA Conference League qualification game with the home advantage, given that they have won 4, drawn 1 and lost only 1 of their 6 home matches across all competitions.
• HJK are a tidy side that plays a control game from a 3-4-2-1 base, and when they get wide they can turn it on quickly with Teemu Pukki providing a proper finisher in the box.

Motherwell

• Motherwell have won 4 of their last 10 in all competitions, drawing 1 and losing 5.
• The visitors are an up-tempo side that presses with urgency and plays vertical soccer with players getting forward in numbers after they win the ball back.
• The visitors have hit back-to-back wins after their 3-4 home thrashing by Genk in UEFA Conference League qualification, beating HB Torshavn 2-0 at home and 3-0 away.

Key Players

• Teemu Pukki - named as a proper finisher in the box for HJK.
• Lukas Fadinger - Motherwell's danger man, netting 2 goals in 2 appearances in UEFA Conference League qualification and 3 of their 8 most recent goals in all competitions.

Betting Insights

• Bookmakers: Motherwell 2.55, HJK 2.65, Draw 3.3.
• Markets: Both teams to score 1.6, Over 2.5 goals 1.78.
• HJK score an average of 2.17 and concede 1.50 goals per home game across all competitions.
• Motherwell average 1.33 scored and 1.67 conceded per away game across all competitions.
• Lukas Fadinger is a sensible anytime goalscorer pick given his recent scoring form.

Prediction

• Given HJK's recent form and home record, we're taking the hosts to come out on top.
• Both teams to score looks live and Over 2.5 goals also suits the tone of this matchup.