VPS vs HJK Helsinki

VPS

2 - 1

HJK Helsinki

🕒 Fri, 22 May 2026 17:00 Europe/London 📍 Lemonsoft Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ A. Hajizadeh 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

VPS 7 · HJK Helsinki 5

Referee Stats

A. Hajizadeh

5 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.20
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	60%
Draws	40%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

VPS (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 5

Avg: 1.20 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

HJK Helsinki (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-3

Goals For / Against

6 / 8

Avg: 1.00 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Veikkausliiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.60

PPG

0.83

1.20

1.00

1.33

40%

O2.5

50%

60%

BTTS

50%

40%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

VPS rank7th

HJK Helsinki rank5th

VPS points13

HJK Helsinki points15

VPS: #7 · 13 pts · GD +0

11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

HJK Helsinki: #5 · 15 pts · GD +2

9 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

VPS last 5 home

L W D W D

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

HJK Helsinki last 5 away

L L L D D

Points2/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-8

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

VPS trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

HJK Helsinki trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.517%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

VPS score at home60%

VPS clean sheet at home20%

HJK Helsinki score away67%

HJK Helsinki clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

VPS score first40%

VPS win after scoring first50%

HJK Helsinki score first33%

HJK Helsinki win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VPS 100% · HJK Helsinki 67%

Avg first goal minute: VPS 5.5' · HJK Helsinki 25.0'

Vs league average

VPS score at home1.20 vs 1.48

VPS concede at home1.00 vs 0.88

HJK Helsinki score away1.00 vs 0.88

HJK Helsinki concede away1.33 vs 1.48

VPS score 19% below league average, while HJK Helsinki score 14% above league average.

Defensive side: VPS are 14% above league average at home, and HJK Helsinki are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

VPS goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

HJK Helsinki goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

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6' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Lappalainen

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Tikkanen

25'

25' E. Okereke

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Pukki

1st substitution · For: M. Borchers

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ M. Markovic

2nd substitution · For: J. Öst

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ L. Lappalainen

3rd substitution · For: L. Moller

57'

57' Y. Daoussi

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Smyth

Normal Goal

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Y. Daoussi

1st substitution · For: S. Lindholm

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Muzinga

2nd substitution · For: J. Vahtera

71'

71' J. Öst

72'

72' S. Lindholm

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Lindholm

Penalty

79'

79' A. Räisänen

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Brooklyn Lyons-Foster

4th substitution · For: T. Mero

90+5'

90+5' M. Jalloh

VPS vs HJK Helsinki 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VPS beat HJK Helsinki 2-1 on Friday, 22 May 2026 in Veikkausliiga. The match was refereed by A. Hajizadeh. It was played at Lemonsoft Stadion.

First half: HJK Helsinki took an early lead at 6' when L. Lappalainen scored, with the assist credited to V. Tikkanen, making the score 0-1. E. Okereke received a yellow card for VPS at 25'.

Second half: HJK Helsinki made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Pukki replacing M. Borchers. HJK Helsinki made their 2nd substitution at 54', with M. Markovic replacing J. Öst. HJK Helsinki made their 3rd substitution at 54', with L. Lappalainen replacing L. Moller. Y. Daoussi received a yellow card for VPS at 57'. VPS leveled the score at 64' when L. Smyth scored, making the score 1-1. VPS made their 1st substitution at 65', with Y. Daoussi replacing S. Lindholm. VPS made their 2nd substitution at 65', with J. Muzinga replacing J. Vahtera. J. Öst received a yellow card for HJK Helsinki at 71'. S. Lindholm received a yellow card for VPS at 72'. VPS took the lead at 76' when S. Lindholm scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. A. Räisänen received a yellow card for VPS at 79'. HJK Helsinki made their 4th substitution at 81', with Brooklyn Lyons-Foster replacing T. Mero. M. Jalloh received a yellow card for VPS at 90+5'.

VPS used 2 substitutions while HJK Helsinki used 4 substitutions. VPS got 5 yellow cards, while HJK Helsinki got 1 yellow card.