Gnistan 2-4 HJK Helsinki — Veikkausliiga, 28 Jul 2025
HJK Helsinki beat Gnistan 4-2 in the Veikkausliiga on 28 July 2025 at Mustapekka Areena, Helsinki. Benjamin Michel, S. Hostikka, Gabriel Europaeus, K. Meriluoto got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Gnistan have won 1 and HJK Helsinki 2.
Match timeline
- 20'Foul
- 0-138'assist: G. Kanellopoulos
- 41'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 0-254'assist: G. Kanellopoulos
- 1-257'
- 60'
- 1-365'assist: S. Hostikka
- 67'Foul
- 67'
- 69'
- 69'
- 72'Foul
- 74'
- 74'
- 1-474'assist: Pyry Mentu
- 79'
- 79'
- 79'
- 79'
- 2-481'assist: Vertti Hänninen
- 82'
- 88'
- Full-time2-4
Player ratings
9.9
Top rated
Gnistan
- 7.9Oskar LyberopoulosG
- 7.5Artur AtarahM
- 7.0Vertti HänninenM
- 6.9Joakim LatonenF
- 6.7Armend KabashiM
- 6.7Julio Lucas Von HellensD
- 6.6Gabriel EuropaeusM
- 6.3Rachide GnanouD
- 6.3Oliver GünesM
- 6.3Didrik HafstadM
- 6.3Tim VäyrynenF
- 6.2Jukka RaitalaD
- 6.2Saku HeiskanenM
- 6.0Juhani OjalaD
- 5.9Oliver PetterssonD
- 3.6Evgeny BashkirovM
HJK Helsinki
- 9.9Santeri HostikkaF
- 8.2Benjamin MichelF
- 8.2Georgios KanellopoulosM
- 7.3Vicente BesuijenF
- 7.3Georgios AntzoulasD
- 7.3Pyry MentuM
- 7.2Kai MeriluotoF
- 7.2Jere KallinenM
- 7.0Kevin Kouassivi-BenissanD
- 6.9Teemu PukkiF
- 6.7Kaius SimojokiD
- 6.7Lucas LingmanM
- 6.5Thijmen NijhuisG
- 6.5Miska YlitolvaD
- 6.3Ville TikkanenD
Line-ups
HJK Helsinki4-3-3
Gnistan4-4-2
Substitutes
GnistanJussi Leppälahti
Substitutes
- 6H. WoivalinM
- 19Vertti Hänninen60'M7.0
- 30O. Gunes79'M6.3
- 2B. DahlstromD
- 5L. von Hellens79'D6.7
- 9D. Hafstad74'6.3
- 11Elmer VauhkonenF
- 20Artur Atarah81'74'M7.5
- 25J. TynkkynenG
HJK HelsinkiMiika Nuutinen
Substitutes
- 4Alexander RingM
- 1Jesse ÖstG
- 10Lucas Lingman79'M6.7
- 2B. Lyons-Foster88'F
- 42K. Meriluoto74'69'F7.2
- 17V. Besuijen79'F7.3
- 16Elmo HenrikssonG
- 28Miska Ylitolva69'6.5
- 24M. BoamahD
Team statistics
31%Possession69%
0.80Expected goals (xG)2.32
9Total shots25
4Shots on target11
3Shots off target9
2Blocked shots5
5Corners6
1Offsides3
10Fouls7
3Yellow cards2
1Red cards0
7Goalkeeper saves2
172Total passes548
138Accurate passes486
80%Pass accuracy89%
Gnistan
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Lyberopoulos | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Artur Atarah | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Vertti Hänninen | 34 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Joakim Latonen | 76 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Armend Kabashi | 62 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Julio Lucas Von Hellens | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Gabriel Europaeus | 80 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Rachide Gnanou | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Oliver Günes | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Didrik Hafstad | 20 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tim Väyrynen | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jukka Raitala | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Saku Heiskanen | 76 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Juhani Ojala | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oliver Pettersson | 80 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Evgeny Bashkirov | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 3.6 |
HJK Helsinki
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santeri Hostikka | 90 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9.9 |
| Benjamin Michel | 80 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Georgios Kanellopoulos | 80 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8.2 |
| Vicente Besuijen | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | 7.3 |
| Georgios Antzoulas | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Pyry Mentu | 90 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Kai Meriluoto | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Jere Kallinen | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Teemu Pukki | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kaius Simojoki | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Lucas Lingman | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Thijmen Nijhuis | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Miska Ylitolva | 25 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ville Tikkanen | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
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