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
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?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 HJK Helsinki win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Riga win(s).
| 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.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy