KuPS Palloseura
- KuPS Palloseura are top of the pile in Veikkausliiga 2026, having collected 43 points from 22 matches, while HJK Helsinki are 3rd, having collected 37 from the same number of games.
- KuPS have lost only once at home in Veikkausliiga 2026 (W6, D4, L1).
- Since taking over at the start of 2026, Miika Nuutinen has had KuPS playing patient, structured football in which they set up in a way that allows them to build attacks slowly, with a compact shape that ensures they can recover the ball in their own third and keep it out of their own box.
- KuPS average 1.91 goals per home game in Veikkausliiga 2026, so they can turn a dominance of possession and territory into enough chances to win.
HJK Helsinki
- HJK are not the most reliable away team in Finland, with a record of W5, D2 and L4 in 11 Veikkausliiga 2026 away games.
- Klubi is a little better, having won 2, drawn 0 and lost 3 of their last 5.
- Mads Borchers is HJK's go-to finisher, with nine goals in 20 Veikkausliiga 2026 matches, but they score 1.64 away goals and concede 1.18 per away match in Veikkausliiga 2026, so they should go into this game with some threat.
Head-to-Head
- HJK Helsinki have failed to win any of their last 3 away trips to KuPS in league action.
- KuPS have outclassed HJK in 2 of the last 3 meetings, drawing the other (W2, D1, L0).
Key Players
- Jaime Moreno is KuPS's main goal-scorer, but they can call upon the lethal services of Piotr Parzyszek, who has two in his last five and has seen the team hit five during that run.
- Mads Borchers is HJK's go-to finisher, with nine goals in 20 Veikkausliiga 2026 matches, but they score 1.64 away goals and concede 1.18 per away match in Veikkausliiga 2026, so they should go into this game with some threat.
Betting Insights
- KuPS priced at 2.25 and HJK at 2.83 on the betting sites.
- The draw is 3.45, which means the market expects a close match.
- The smart angle could be KuPS or draw in the double chance option, as the home side look marginally more likely to edge a close game.
Prediction
However, HJK are more than capable of holding their own and could make it a hard-fought contest with the ability to make a few chances of their own, so KuPS or draw on the double chance is the best play.