Ilves vs HJK Helsinki

5 April 2025 · Veikkausliiga · 2025 · Referee Mohammad Al-Emara

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

Lauri Ala-Myllymäki 38’
Santeri Hostikka 68’ (og)
Otto Tiitinen 77’

Santeri Hostikka 4’, 14’

Match summary

Ilves came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to HJK Helsinki. HJK Helsinki led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Santeri Hostikka put HJK Helsinki ahead in the 4th minute, Hostikka made it 0-2 in the 14th minute, and Lauri Ala-Myllymäki pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 38th minute. In the second half, Hostikka's own goal equalised in the 68th minute and Otto Tiitinen won it in the 77th minute.

Key events

Ilves HJK Helsinki

Kick-off

4’

Santeri HostikkaRight foot shot

0-1

Maksim StjopinShot on target

13’

14’

Santeri HostikkaRight foot shot

0-2

26’

Teemu PukkiShot on target

Lauri Ala-MyllymäkiRight foot shot

1-2

38’

42’

Georgios KanellopoulosFoul

Second half underway

Half-time1-2

Maksim StjopinShot on target

54’

64’

Jere KallinenPyry Mentu

64’

Liam MöllerGeorgios Kanellopoulos

Roope RiskiTeemu Hytönen

67’

Otto TiitinenLauri Ala-Myllymäki

67’

Santeri HostikkaOwn goal

2-2

68’

73’

Hassane BandéSanteri Hostikka

Kalle WalliusMarius Söderbäck

73’

Otto TiitinenLeft foot shot

3-2

77’

81’

Jere KallinenShot on target

84’

Ozan KökçüBrooklyn Lyons-Foster

84’

Kaius SimojokiAlexander Ring

Felipe AspegrenJoona Veteli

85’

Jardell KangaMaksim Stjopin

85’

90+2’

Jere KallinenFoul

Full-time3-2

Lineups

Ilves 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

HJK Helsinki 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Otso Virtanen	90′	3	2	32	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Aapo Mäenpää	90′	1	3	–	5	1	74	–	–	–	–
Sauli Väisänen	90′	–	2	–	4	3	114	–	–	–	–
Matias Rale	90′	–	2	–	2	1	66	1	–	–	–

Midfielders10 players


Marius Söderbäck Taken off	73′	–	–	35	2	0.08	–	–	12	1	4	–
Joona Veteli Taken off	86′	–	1	52	2	0.06	–	2	3	–	1	–
Anton Popovitch	90′	–	–	69	1	–	–	3	4	2	3	–
Oiva Jukkola	90′	–	1	39	3	0.47	–	1	13	2	5	–
Lauri Ala-Myllymäki Taken off	67′	1	–	10	1	0.32	–	–	4	2	–	–
Maksim Stjopin Taken off	86′	–	–	31	–	–	–	2	5	1	–	–
Otto Tiitinen Came on as a substitute	29′	1	–	9	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–
Kalle Wallius Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	7	–	–	–	1	1	1	–	–
Felipe Aspegren Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	3	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Jardell Kanga Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Teemu Hytönen Taken off	67′	–	–	1	–	0.32	–	–	3	–	11	–
Roope Riski Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jesse Öst	90′	2	3	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Brooklyn Lyons-Foster Taken off	84′	–	1	–	6	1	18	5	–	–	–
Georgios Antzoulas	90′	–	1	1	7	5	44	–	–	1	–
Daniel O'Shaughnessy	90′	–	1	–	4	2	48	–	–	1	–
Ville Tikkanen	90′	–	–	–	6	2	41	1	–	–	–
Kaius Simojoki Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–
Ozan Kökçü Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	1	1	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Lucas Lingman	90′	–	–	47	2	0.23	–	3	5	–	–	–
Alexander Ring Taken off	84′	–	–	54	–	–	–	4	2	1	–	–
Pyry Mentu Taken off	65′	–	–	26	1	0.20	–	–	5	1	2	–
Georgios Kanellopoulos Taken off	65′	–	–	24	1	0.39	3	1	5	2	3
Santeri Hostikka Taken off	74′	2	–	22	–	–	–	2	7	2	1	–
Jere Kallinen Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	18	1	0.01	–	1	1	2	–
Liam Möller Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Hassane Bandé Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	5	1	1	–

Forwards1 player


Teemu Pukki	90′	–	–	1	1	0.20	–	–	5	–	17	–

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

Ilves W W W W W

HJK Helsinki D D L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: HJK Helsinki 0-1 Ilves, 28 Sep 24 Next meeting: HJK Helsinki 5-1 Ilves, 11 Aug 25 All Ilves 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.