Gnistan vs HJK Helsinki

28 July 2025 · Veikkausliiga · 2025 · Referee Dennis Antamo

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

Gabriel Europaeus 57’
Artur Atarah 81’

Benji Michel 37’, 65’
Santeri Hostikka 54’
Kai Meriluoto 74’

Match summary

HJK Helsinki beat Gnistan 4-2 on the road. HJK Helsinki led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Benji Michel put HJK Helsinki ahead in the 37th minute. In the second half, Santeri Hostikka made it 0-2 in the 54th minute, Gabriel Europaeus pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 57th minute, Michel made it 1-3 with a header in the 65th minute, Kai Meriluoto made it 1-4 in the 74th minute, and Artur Atarah made it 2-4 with a header in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: HJK Helsinki created 2.35 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Gnistan's 0.78 from 9.

Key events

Gnistan HJK Helsinki

Kick-off

6’

Georgios KanellopoulosShot on target

6’

Kevin Kouassivi-BenissanShot on target

Evgeny BashkirovShot on target

12’

Evgeny BashkirovFoul

20’

37’

Benji MichelRight foot shot

0-1

37’

Kevin Kouassivi-BenissanShot on target

41’

Jere KallinenFoul

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

48’

Santeri HostikkaShot on target

49’

Santeri HostikkaShot on target

54’

Santeri HostikkaRight foot shot

0-2

Gabriel EuropaeusLeft foot shot

1-2

57’

Vertti HänninenArmend Kabashi

60’

65’

Benji MichelHeader

1-3

65’

Santeri HostikkaShot on target

Jukka RaitalaFoul

67’

Gabriel EuropaeusFoul

67’

70’

Kai MeriluotoKevin Kouassivi-Benissan

70’

Miska YlitolvaTeemu Pukki

Joakim LatonenFoul

72’

Didrik HafstadJoakim Latonen

74’

Artur AtarahSaku Heiskanen

74’

Kai MeriluotoRight foot shot

1-4

Oliver GünesOliver Pettersson

79’

Lucas von HellensGabriel Europaeus

79’

Lucas LingmanGeorgios Kanellopoulos

79’

Vicente BesuijenBenji Michel

Artur AtarahHeader

2-4

81’

82’

Ville Tikkanen

Artur AtarahShot on target

84’

87’

Vicente BesuijenShot on target

88’

Brooklyn Lyons-FosterSanteri Hostikka

Full-time2-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Gnistan 0.78 xGHJK Helsinki 2.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

HJK Helsinki attacking Gnistan attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Gnistan 4-4-2 Starting XI

HJK Helsinki 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Oskar Lyberopoulos	90′	7	4	22	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Oliver Pettersson Taken off	80′	–	2	2	1	1	7	2	–	–	–
Rachide Gnanou	90′	–	2	–	2	1	26	–	–	–	–
Juhani Ojala	90′	–	2	–	2	2	14	–	–	–	–
Jukka Raitala	90′	–	2	–	4	1	16	1	–	–
Oliver Günes Came on as a substitute	16′	1	–	–	2	1	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Saku Heiskanen Taken off	76′	–	–	8	1	0.05	–	1	6	1	2	–
Evgeny Bashkirov Sent off	20′	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	1	1	–
Armend Kabashi Taken off	62′	–	–	14	–	–	1	2	3	1	–	–
Gabriel Europaeus Taken off	80′	1	–	10	–	–	–	–	1	1	1
Vertti Hänninen Came on as a substitute	34′	–	1	7	1	0.21	–	1	2	–	–	–
Lucas von Hellens Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	5	1	0.05	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Tim Väyrynen	90′	–	–	1	–	0.12	–	–	9	1	11	–
Joakim Latonen Taken off	76′	–	–	2	–	0.11	0.12	1	4	–	10
Didrik Hafstad Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–
Artur Atarah Came on as a substitute	20′	1	–	2	2	0.26	–	–	4	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Thijmen Nijhuis	90′	2	2	22	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan Taken off	71′	–	–	–	–	–	40	1	–	–	–
Georgios Antzoulas	90′	–	–	1	6	4	74	1	–	–	–
Ville Tikkanen	90′	–	–	–	5	2	69	1	–	–
Kaius Simojoki	90′	–	2	–	4	4	58	–	–	–	–
Miska Ylitolva Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	2	–	14	–	–	–	–
Kai Meriluoto Came on as a substitute	25′	1	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Jere Kallinen	90′	–	–	51	4	0.22	–	1	1	1	1
Georgios Kanellopoulos Taken off	80′	–	1	65	1	–	–	–	8	1	1	–
Pyry Mentu	90′	–	1	49	3	0.19	–	–	8	–	2	–
Benji Michel Taken off	80′	2	–	15	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	–
Santeri Hostikka Taken off	90′	1	1	52	3	0.87	–	–	13	1	1	–
Vicente Besuijen Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	6	–	–	–	1	4	1	–	–
Lucas Lingman Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	17	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Brooklyn Lyons-Foster Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Teemu Pukki Taken off	71′	–	–	2	–	0.12	0.05	1	1	–	12	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Gnistan D L D W L

HJK Helsinki W L L W W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: HJK Helsinki 0-1 Gnistan, 22 Apr 25 Next meeting: HJK Helsinki 2-3 Gnistan, 03 Oct 25 All Gnistan vs HJK Helsinki meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.