Gnistan vs HJK Helsinki match stats & report

2–4 Full time

Veikkausliiga · Finland · Regular Season - 17 · Mustapekka Areena, Helsinki · Ref Dennis Antamo, Finland

Gnistan stats & fixtures · HJK Helsinki stats & fixtures

Gnistan lost to HJK Helsinki 2–4 in the Veikkausliiga on 28 July 2025. Expected goals finished 0.80–2.32. HJK Helsinki had 69% of the ball.

Gnistan vs HJK Helsinki match statistics

GnistanHJK Helsinki

31% Ball possession 69%
0.80 Expected goals (xG) 2.32
9 Total shots 25
4 Shots on target 11
3 Shots off target 9
2 Blocked shots 5
3 Shots inside the box 14
5 Corners 6
10 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
172 Passes 548
80% Pass accuracy 89%
7 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

20' Red card E. Bashkirov Gnistan
38' Goal B. Michel (assist G. Kanellópoulos) HJK Helsinki
41' Yellow card J. Kallinen HJK Helsinki
54' Goal S. Hostikka (assist G. Kanellópoulos) HJK Helsinki
57' Goal G. Europaeus Gnistan
65' Goal B. Michel (assist S. Hostikka) HJK Helsinki
67' Yellow card J. Raitala Gnistan
67' Yellow card G. Europaeus Gnistan
72' Yellow card J. Latonen Gnistan
74' Goal K. Meriluoto (assist P. Mentu) HJK Helsinki
81' Goal A. Atarah (assist V. Hänninen) Gnistan
82' Yellow card V. Tikkanen HJK Helsinki

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Gnistan

Confirmed 4-4-2 Jussi Leppälahti

13 O. Lyberopoulos

22 J. Raitala 40 J. Ojala 24 P. Gnanou 4 O. Pettersson

15 G. Europaeus 28 A. Kabashi 44 E. Bashkirov 3 S. Heiskanen

10 J. Latonen 7 T. Väyrynen

Bench J. Tynkkynen , E. Vauhkonen , A. Atarah , H. Woivalin , V. Hänninen , D. Hafstad , B. Dahlström , L. von Hellens , O. Gunes

HJK Helsinki

Confirmed 4-3-3 Miika Nuutinen

25 T. Nijhuis

13 K. Simojoki 6 V. Tikkanen 3 G. Antzoulas 27 K. Kouassivi-Benissan

21 P. Mentu 8 G. Kanellópoulos 15 J. Kallinen

7 S. Hostikka 20 T. Pukki 99 B. Michel

Bench J. Öst , E. Henriksson , A. Ring , L. Lingman , V. Besuijen , K. Meriluoto , Brooklyn Lyons-Foster , M. Boamah , M. Ylitolva

Form guide

Gnistan at home

4–5–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.7 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

HJK Helsinki away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

13% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Gnistan vs HJK Helsinki head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Apr 25	HJK Helsinki v Gnistan	0–1
12 Jun 24	Gnistan v HJK Helsinki	0–4
22 May 24	HJK Helsinki v Gnistan	1–0
27 Jan 24	HJK Helsinki v Gnistan	3–5

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Gnistan vs HJK Helsinki head-to-head record