HJK Helsinki vs Gnistan

23 August 2026 · Veikkausliiga · 2026 · Referee Dennis Antamo

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–0

Santeri Haarala 23’
Ville Tikkanen 45+2’

Adeleke Akinyemi 68’, 83’
Danny Pérez 89’

Match summary

Gnistan came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at HJK Helsinki, with a late winner. HJK Helsinki led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Santeri Haarala put HJK Helsinki ahead in the 23rd minute and Ville Tikkanen made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Adeleke Akinyemi pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 68th minute, Akinyemi equalised with a header in the 83rd minute, and Danny Pérez won it in the 89th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: HJK Helsinki created 1.55 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Gnistan 1.51 from 12.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%

12 Shots 12

5 Shots on target 6

1 Corners 7

576 Passes 287

88.5% Pass accuracy 76.3%

0 Tackles 0

11 Fouls 20

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 0

Key events

HJK Helsinki Gnistan

Kick-off

Santeri HaaralaRight foot shot

1-0

23’

35’

Oskar LyberopoulosMatej Juricka

Martin KirilovShot on target

39’

Ville TikkanenRight foot shot

2-0

45+3’

Half-time2-0

46’

Artur AtarahGabriel Europaeus

Second half underway

54’

Rachide GnanouShot on target

Alexander Ring

55’

61’

Joakim LatonenSaku Ylätupa

67’

Bogdan Milovanov

68’

Adeleke AkinyemiRight foot shot

2-1

Kaius Simojoki

70’

Teemu PukkiMartin Kirilov

71’

Jere KallinenAlexander Ring

71’

Joakim LatonenShot on target

Miska YlitolvaKaius Simojoki

72’

76’

Danny PérezRoman Eremenko

Teemu PukkiShot on target

77’

78’

Edmund Arko-Mensah

Jere KallinenShot on target

82’

83’

Adeleke AkinyemiHeader

2-2

Liam MöllerSanteri Haarala

86’

Lassi LappalainenAlfie Cicale

86’

Artur AtarahShot on target

89’

Danny PérezLeft foot shot

2-3

90+2’

Oskar Lyberopoulos

Full-time2-3

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.

HJK Helsinki 1.55 xGGnistan 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Gnistan attacking HJK Helsinki attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Matej Marković	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kaius Simojoki Taken off	72′	–	–	1	0.32	–	–
Ville Tikkanen	90′	1	–	1	0.22	–	–	–
Till Cissokho	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Leonel Montano	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Santeri Haarala Taken off	86′	1	–	3	0.25	–	–	–
Alexander Ring Taken off	71′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pyry Mentu	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alfie Cicale Taken off	86′	–	–	1	0.22	–	–	–
Mads Borchers	90′	–	–	2	0.17	–	–	–
Martin Kirilov Taken off	71′	–	–	2	0.28	–	–	–
Jere Kallinen Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–	–
Teemu Pukki Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–	–
Miska Ylitolva Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lassi Lappalainen Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Liam Möller Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players15 players


Matej Juricka Taken off	35′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rachide Gnanou	90′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Ayo Obileye	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ruxi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bogdan Milovanov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adam Jouhi	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Gabriel Europaeus Taken off	46′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–	–
Edmund Arko-Mensah	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Saku Ylätupa Taken off	61′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Roman Eremenko Taken off	76′	–	–	1	0.12	–	–	–
Adeleke Akinyemi	90′	2	–	5	0.83	–	–	–
Oskar Lyberopoulos Came on as a substitute	55′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Artur Atarah Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Joakim Latonen Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	1	0.11	–	–	–
Danny Pérez Came on as a substitute	14′	1	–	1	0.25	–	–	–

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

HJK Helsinki W W L W W

Gnistan W W L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Gnistan 0-3 HJK Helsinki, 18 Apr 26 Next meeting: Gnistan 1-1 HJK Helsinki, 18 Sep 26 All HJK Helsinki vs Gnistan 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.