Despite the first place which currently occupies HJK Helsinki surprisingly the team performance as host is not so good (2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses). They will face the seventh-placed Inter Turku in the first round after the break for international matches.
HJK Helsinki have tried to postpone this match, as many as 9 of their key players were called into the national formations but their request was rejected. Players who traveled to Belarus have returned in the early hours on Wednesday and will have very little time to prepare for this match and such situations are often a prerequisite for surprises.
The performance of Inter Turku to date is very weak for the team's ambitions. The team is definitely not pleased with his position in mid-table and the unstable results in their games often makes them unpredictable. Their players will be more fresh in this clash, as they had five days break after the last league match.
HJK coach received much criticism for the poor performance of the team at home ground and this will further increase tensions.