Gnistan vs HJK Helsinki

18 September 2026 · Veikkausliiga · 2026 · Referee Oliver Reitala

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Ayo Obileye 22’

Pyry Mentu 24’

Match summary

Gnistan and HJK Helsinki shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ayo Obileye put Gnistan ahead with a header in the 22nd minute and Pyry Mentu equalised in the 24th minute.

HJK Helsinki had the better of the chances, with 2.22 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Gnistan's 1.40 from 14.

Match stats

35% Possession 65%

14 Shots 18

2 Shots on target 6

5 Corners 6

272 Passes 586

66.5% Pass accuracy 83.1%

2 Tackles 1

9 Fouls 8

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 4

Key events

Gnistan HJK Helsinki

Kick-off

Ayo ObileyeHeader

1-0

22’

24’

Pyry MentuRight foot shot

1-1

31’

Teemu PukkiShot on target

43’

Alfie CicaleShot on target

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

50’

Mihailo BogićevićTill Cissokho

Danny PérezShot on target

58’

Saku YlätupaRoman Eremenko

60’

Gabriel EuropaeusJoakim Latonen

60’

63’

Santeri HaaralaLassi Lappalainen

63’

Mads BorchersMartin Kirilov

65’

Santeri HaaralaShot on target

Kosmo LaunialaDanny Pérez

79’

Juhani OjalaAyo Obileye

81’

Kosmo LaunialaFoul

84’

J. LeppälahtiManagerArgument

84’

87’

Lucas LingmanAlexander Ring

87’

Nikolai AlhoLeonel Montano

90+2’

Lucas LingmanShot on target

90+5’

Mads BorchersShot on target

Full-time1-1

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 1.40 xGHJK Helsinki 2.22 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

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Player stats

Players15 players


Otso Virtanen	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sergei Eremenko	90′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Ayo Obileye Taken off	81′	1	–	1	0.16	–	–	–
Ruxi	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Otto Hannula	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Pakwo Gnanou	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joakim Latonen Taken off	60′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Edmund Arko-Mensah	90′	–	–	2	0.04	–	–	–
Danny Pérez Taken off	79′	–	–	4	0.54	–	–	–
Artur Atarah	90′	–	–	2	0.18	–	–	–
Roman Eremenko Taken off	60′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Gabriel Europaeus Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Saku Ylätupa Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kosmo Launiala Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Juhani Ojala Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Jesse Öst	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kaius Simojoki	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ville Tikkanen	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Till Cissokho Taken off	50′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Leonel Montano Taken off	87′	–	–	3	0.39	–	–	–
Martin Kirilov Taken off	63′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Alexander Ring Taken off	87′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Pyry Mentu	90′	1	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Lassi Lappalainen Taken off	63′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Teemu Pukki	90′	–	–	2	0.15	–	–	–
Alfie Cicale	90′	–	–	1	0.13	–	–	–
Mihailo Bogićević Came on as a substitute	40′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Santeri Haarala Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Mads Borchers Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	7	1.22	–	–	–
Nikolai Alho Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lucas Lingman Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	1	0.11	–	–	–

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 W W D D W

HJK Helsinki W L W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: HJK Helsinki 2-3 Gnistan, 23 Aug 26 Next meeting: HJK Helsinki 4-0 Gnistan, 17 Oct 26 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.