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HJK Helsinki vs Gnistan: Match Preview

HJK Helsinki

2-3

HT 2-0

Gnistan

Date

23 August 2026

Kickoff

15:00

Venue

Bolt Arena

Round

Regular Season - 21

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 15:00–17:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

HJK Helsinki or draw and +0.5 goals

High Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 6 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

High confidence

HJK Helsinki face Gnistan in Veikkausliiga in Finland. The match is scheduled for Sunday, 23 August 2026 at 15:00 at Bolt Arena.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 6 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Head-to-head summary

HJK Helsinki wins

Draws

Gnistan wins

Average goals

4.17

Both scored

67%

Over 2.5 goals

100%

First-half goals

Meetings analysed

HJK Helsinki

Rating 5.6/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

17%

Clean sheets

Points rate

5.6/10

Gnistan

Rating 7.2/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

67%

Clean sheets

Points rate

7.2/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

HJK Helsinki

4-4-2

44 Matej Marković G

14 Leonel Montano D

3 Till Cissokho D

6 Ville Tikkanen D

13 Kaius Simojoki D

7 Alfie Cicale M

8 Pyry Mentu M

4 Alexander Ring M

29 Santeri Haarala F

17 Martin Kirilov M

9 Mads Borchers F

Coach

Joonas Rantanen

Substitutes

Jere Kallinen

Teemu Pukki

Miska Ylitolva

Lassi Lappalainen

Liam Möller

Jesse Öst

Amara Nallo

Mouhamed Gueye

Pape Ibrahima Ndir

Gnistan

3-4-2-1

95 Matej Juricka G

3 Ruxi D

67 Ayo Obileye D

24 Rachide Gnanou D

12 Edmund Arko-Mensah D

15 Gabriel Europaeus M

31 Adam Jouhi M

19 Bogdan Milovanov D

26 Roman Eremenko F

23 Saku Ylätupa M

17 Adeleke Akinyemi F

Coach

Jussi Leppalahti

Substitutes

Oskar Lyberopoulos

Artur Atarah

Joakim Latonen

Danny Pérez

Juhani Ojala

Benjamin Dahlström

Sergei Eremenko

Otto Hannula

HJK Helsinki

Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

44Matej MarkovićG
13Kaius SimojokiD
6Ville TikkanenD
3Till CissokhoD
14Leonel MontanoD
29Santeri HaaralaF
4Alexander RingM
8Pyry MentuM
7Alfie CicaleM
9Mads BorchersF
17Martin KirilovM

Substitutes

15Jere KallinenM
20Teemu PukkiF
28Miska YlitolvaD
26Lassi LappalainenM
22Liam MöllerM
1Jesse ÖstG
65Amara NalloD
32Mouhamed GueyeM
43Pape Ibrahima NdirF

Coach

Joonas Rantanen

Gnistan

Formation 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

95Matej JurickaG
24Rachide GnanouD
67Ayo ObileyeD
3RuxiD
19Bogdan MilovanovD
31Adam JouhiM
15Gabriel EuropaeusM
12Edmund Arko-MensahD
23Saku YlätupaM
26Roman EremenkoF
17Adeleke AkinyemiF

Substitutes

13Oskar LyberopoulosG
7Artur AtarahF
10Joakim LatonenF
11Danny PérezF
40Juhani OjalaD
2Benjamin DahlströmD
14Sergei EremenkoM
27Otto HannulaM

Coach

Jussi Leppalahti

HJK HelsinkiGnistan

⚽ Goal
S. Haarala
23'
⚽ Goal
S. Haarala
↔ Sub
M. Juricka · O. Lyberopoulos
35'
↔ Sub
M. Juricka · O. Lyberopoulos
⚽ Goal
V. Tikkanen · L. Montano
45+2'
⚽ Goal
V. Tikkanen · L. Montano
HT 2-0
↔ Sub
G. Europaeus · A. Atarah
46'
↔ Sub
G. Europaeus · A. Atarah
🟨 Yellow card
A. Ring
55'
🟨 Yellow card
A. Ring
↔ Sub
S. Ylatupa · J. Latonen
60'
↔ Sub
S. Ylatupa · J. Latonen
🟨 Yellow card
B. Milovanov
67'
🟨 Yellow card
B. Milovanov
⚽ Goal
A. Akinyemi · A. Atarah
68'
⚽ Goal
A. Akinyemi · A. Atarah
🟨 Yellow card
K. Simojoki
70'
🟨 Yellow card
K. Simojoki
↔ Sub
K. Simojoki · M. Ylitolva
71'
↔ Sub
K. Simojoki · M. Ylitolva
↔ Sub
A. Ring · J. Kallinen
71'
↔ Sub
A. Ring · J. Kallinen
↔ Sub
M. Kirilov · T. Pukki
71'
↔ Sub
M. Kirilov · T. Pukki
↔ Sub
R. Eremenko · D. Perez
76'
↔ Sub
R. Eremenko · D. Perez
🟨 Yellow card
E. Arko-Mensah
78'
🟨 Yellow card
E. Arko-Mensah
⚽ Goal
A. Akinyemi · B. Milovanov
83'
⚽ Goal
A. Akinyemi · B. Milovanov
↔ Sub
A. Cicale · L. Lappalainen
86'
↔ Sub
A. Cicale · L. Lappalainen
↔ Sub
S. Haarala · L. Moller
86'
↔ Sub
S. Haarala · L. Moller
⚽ Goal
D. Perez
89'
⚽ Goal
D. Perez
FT 2-3

HJK Helsinki recent results

WHJK Helsinki v FF Jaro3-0 LMotherwell v HJK Helsinki2-0 WAC Oulu v HJK Helsinki0-1 DHJK Helsinki v Motherwell1-1 LSJK v HJK Helsinki3-0 WColeraine FC v HJK Helsinki0-3

Gnistan recent results

WGnistan v Ilves3-2 DSJK v Gnistan2-2 LGnistan v KuPS0-1 WInter Turku v Gnistan1-2 WAC Oulu v Gnistan0-2 WGnistan v Mariehamn4-2

Match preview guide

HJK Helsinki vs Gnistan: form, H2H and match context

This Veikkausliiga match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare HJK Helsinki and Gnistan, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

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What H2H tells you

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Data coverage and prediction note

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