HJK Helsinki vs KuPS

31 May 2025 · Veikkausliiga · 2025 · Referee Mohammad Al-Emara

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

HJK Helsinki and KuPS played out a goalless draw.

KuPS had the better of the chances, with 1.17 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to HJK Helsinki's 0.36 from 5.

Key events

HJK Helsinki KuPS

Kick-off

11’

Petteri PennanenFoul

27’

Petteri PennanenShot on target

Georgios KanellopoulosFoul

31’

Second half underway

Half-time0-0

Teemu PukkiFoul

56’

Jere KallinenLiam Möller

60’

Roni HuddPyry Mentu

60’

65’

Joslyn Luyeye-LutumbaArttu Heinonen

Georgios KanellopoulosShot on target

66’

77’

Dion KrasniqiMohamed Toure

85’

Clinton AntwiNiko Hämäläinen

Lucas LingmanSanteri Hostikka

90’

David EzehTeemu Pukki

90’

90+9’

Jaakko OksanenFoul

Michael BoamahGeorgios Antzoulas

90+9’

Full-time0-0

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 0.36 xGKuPS 1.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

KuPS attacking HJK Helsinki attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

HJK Helsinki 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

KuPS 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Thijmen Nijhuis	90′	1	0	26	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Miska Ylitolva	90′	1	2	1	1	–	38	1	–	–	–
Georgios Antzoulas Taken off	90′	–	1	1	8	6	73	–	–	–	–
Ville Tikkanen	90′	–	4	–	3	3	94	–	–	–	–
Kaius Simojoki	90′	–	2	–	7	–	67	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Georgios Kanellopoulos	90′	–	–	53	–	–	–	4	1	2	–
Pyry Mentu Taken off	60′	–	–	39	–	–	1	1	4	1	4	–
Liam Möller Taken off	60′	–	–	18	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
Alexander Ring	90′	–	–	26	–	–	–	1	3	3	2	–
Santeri Hostikka Taken off	90′	–	–	36	1	0.03	–	–	11	2	2	–
Roni Hudd Came on as a substitute	40′	–	–	7	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
Jere Kallinen Came on as a substitute	40′	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–

Forwards1 player


Teemu Pukki Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	0.03	1	6	–	16

Goalkeeper1 player


Johannes Kreidl	90′	1	0	57	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Saku Savolainen	90′	–	2	–	6	4	34	2	–	–	–
Ibrahim Cissé	90′	3	3	–	4	–	60	3	–	–	–
Samuli Miettinen	90′	–	–	2	1	1	53	–	–	–	–
Niko Hämäläinen Taken off	85′	–	1	–	2	–	37	–	–	–	–
Clinton Antwi Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	1	–	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Arttu Heinonen Taken off	64′	–	–	32	1	0.19	–	1	10	–	4	–
Jaakko Oksanen	90′	–	–	58	2	0.06	1	4	7	3	4
Doni Arifi	90′	–	–	49	–	–	–	5	10	1	–	–
Petteri Pennanen	90′	–	–	35	–	–	–	1	3	1	–
Otto Ruoppi	90′	–	–	27	3	0.76	–	1	11	2	1	–
Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	7	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Mohamed Toure Taken off	77′	–	–	1	–	0.61	–	–	1	–	25	–
Dion Krasniqi Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	1	–	0.02	–	–	–	–	3	–

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 D W W W W

KuPS W W W L L

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

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: KuPS 1-0 HJK Helsinki, 19 Oct 24 Next meeting: KuPS 3-0 HJK Helsinki, 27 Jun 25 All HJK Helsinki vs KuPS 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.