HJK Helsinki vs Riga: result 2-2 and analysis
UEFA Europa League3rd Qualifying RoundKick-off on August 15, 2019 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Bolt Arena, Helsinki
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What was the result of HJK Helsinki vs Riga?
HJK Helsinki and Riga drew 2-2 on August 15, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 4′P. ForsellHJK Helsinki
- 62′R. DebelkoRiga
- 69′T. VäyrynenHJK Helsinki
- 80′R. DebelkoRiga
Official lineup for HJK Helsinki vs Riga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
HJK Helsinki
4-3-3- 77E. Mensah
- 19T. Väyrynen
- 9Riku Riski
- 22K. Kairinen
- 21P. Forsell
- 15W. Parra
- 8Rafinha
- 5D. O'Shaughnessy
- 32F. Obilor
- 17N. Alho
- 88M. Rudakov
Riga
4-3-3- 7Felipe Brisola
- 27R. Debelko
- 20Roger Junio Rodrigues Figueira
- 17V. Fjodorovs
- 25T. Šarić
- 26S. Panić
- 15G. Valerianos
- 34A. Černomordijs
- 39H. Prenga
- 9A. Pētersons
- 12Roberts Ozols
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, HJK Helsinki have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Riga have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2019 | Lahti(home) | 4-0 | Veikkausliiga |
| Aug 6, 2019 | Riga(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Jul 31, 2019 | FK Crvena Zvezda(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 27, 2019 | VPS(home) | 1-1 | Veikkausliiga |
| Jul 24, 2019 | FK Crvena Zvezda(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2019 | Rīgas FS(away) | 2-1 | Virsliga |
| Aug 6, 2019 | HJK Helsinki(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Aug 1, 2019 | Piast Gliwice(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Jul 25, 2019 | Piast Gliwice(away) | 2-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Jul 20, 2019 | BFC Daugavpils(home) | 4-0 | Virsliga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 HJK Helsinki wins, 1 draw, 0 Riga wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2019 | Riga 1-1 HJK Helsinki | UEFA Europa League |
How many goals should we expect?
HJK Helsinki score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Riga score 1.9 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJK Helsinki | 1.5 | 0.9 | 5 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Riga | 1.9 | 0.7 | 7 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy