Gnistan 0-3 HJK Helsinki — Veikkausliiga, 18 Apr 2026
HJK Helsinki beat Gnistan 3-0 in Veikkausliiga on 18 April 2026 at Markku.fi Areena, Helsinki. Teemu Pukki and Mihajlo Bogićević scored for HJK Helsinki. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Gnistan have won 2 and HJK Helsinki 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 37'Foul
- 0-144'assist: Lucas Lingman
- Half-time0-1
- 48'
- 0-252'assist: David Ezeh
- 59'
- 59'
- 59'out: A. Jouhi
- 61'out: Toivo Mero
- 61'
- 72'
- 73'Foul
- 75'
- 0-379'assist: Pyry Mentu
- 83'
- 83'out: L. Moller
- 87'
- Full-time0-3
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Gnistan
- 6.9Roman EremenkoM
- 6.9Adam JouhiM
- 6.9Danny PérezM
- 6.7Joakim LatonenF
- 6.6Rachide GnanouD
- 6.5Otto HannulaD
- 6.5Edmund Arko-MensahD
- 6.3Ramilson AlmeidaG
- 6.3Sergei EremenkoM
- 6.3Ayo ObileyeD
- 6.3Saku YlätupaM
- 6.2Marcelo CostaD
- 6.2Adeleke AkinyemiF
- 6.2Vertti HänninenM
- 6.2Max BjurstrømD
- 6.2Gabriel EuropaeusM
HJK Helsinki
- 8.3Teemu PukkiF
- 7.7Lucas LingmanM
- 7.6Ville TikkanenD
- 7.5Pyry MentuM
- 7.3Alfie CicaleM
- 7.3Mihajlo BogićevićD
- 7.2David EzehM
- 7.0Leonel MontanoD
- 6.9Toivo MeroM
- 6.9Matej MarkovićG
- 6.9Martin KirilovM
- 6.6Jere KallinenM
- 6.6Mads BorchersF
- 6.3Miska YlitolvaD
- 6.3Kaius SimojokiD
- 6.3Liam MöllerM
Line-ups
HJK Helsinki4-2-3-1
Gnistan5-4-1
Substitutes
GnistanJussi Leppalahti
Substitutes
- 40Juhani OjalaD
- 23Saku Ylätupa59'M6.3
- 10Joakim Latonen75'F6.7
- 19Vertti Hänninen87'M6.2
- 2B. DahlstromD
- 27Otto Hannula73'59'D6.5
- 7Artur AtarahM
- 31A. Jouhi59'M6.9
- 32N. LindstromG
HJK HelsinkiJoonas Rantanen
Substitutes
- 1Jesse ÖstG
- 26Lassi LappalainenM
- 2B. Lyons-FosterD
- 9Mads Borchers61'F6.6
- 15Jere Kallinen72'M6.6
- 13Kaius Simojoki83'D6.3
- 24E. LevealahtiD
- 18Toivo Mero61'M6.9
- 22L. Moller83'M6.3
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
0.53Expected goals (xG)1.01
8Total shots9
0Shots on target5
6Shots off target1
2Blocked shots3
5Corners7
3Offsides1
8Fouls17
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves0
355Total passes494
295Accurate passes428
83%Pass accuracy87%
Gnistan
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Eremenko | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Adam Jouhi | 35 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Danny Pérez | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Joakim Latonen | 19 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Rachide Gnanou | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Otto Hannula | 35 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Edmund Arko-Mensah | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Ramilson Almeida | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Sergei Eremenko | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Ayo Obileye | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Saku Ylätupa | 35 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Marcelo Costa | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Adeleke Akinyemi | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Vertti Hänninen | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Max Bjurstrøm | 62 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Gabriel Europaeus | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
HJK Helsinki
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teemu Pukki | 64 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Lucas Lingman | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Ville Tikkanen | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Pyry Mentu | 90 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Alfie Cicale | 64 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7.3 |
| Mihajlo Bogićević | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| David Ezeh | 86 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Leonel Montano | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Toivo Mero | 33 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Matej Marković | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Martin Kirilov | 75 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Jere Kallinen | 22 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Mads Borchers | 33 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Miska Ylitolva | 86 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Kaius Simojoki | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Liam Möller | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 03 Nov 25Gnistan2-2HJK Helsinki
- 03 Oct 25HJK Helsinki2-3Gnistan
- 28 Jul 25Gnistan2-4HJK Helsinki
- 22 Apr 25HJK Helsinki0-1Gnistan
- 12 Jun 24Gnistan0-4HJK Helsinki
- 22 May 24HJK Helsinki1-0Gnistan
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Before and after
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