HJK Helsinki will be aiming to book their spot in the second qualifying round of the Champions League when they travel to Rigas Futbola Skola for the second leg of their contest on Tuesday night.
HJK Helsinki will be aiming to book their spot in the second qualifying round of the Champions League when they travel to Rigas Futbola Skola for the second leg of their contest on Tuesday night.
HJK has an odd of 2.25(bet ₹100 and wins ₹225 if HJK wins). Bet Now
If this match Draws then odd is 3.10(bet ₹100 and win ₹310 if the match draws). Bet Now
Rigas has an odd of 3.00(bet ₹100 and wins ₹300 Rigas wins). Bet Now
Match: HJK vs Rigas
Date: July 12, 2022
Time: 09:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Sonera Stadium
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RFS won their first ever Latvian Higher League title last year, finishing with 66 points from their 28 matches, which allowed them to secure their spot at this stage of the Champions League. Viktors Morozs’s side fell in the first qualifying round of both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Europa League campaigns, but they reached the third qualifying round of the 2021-22 Europa Conference League, ultimately losing to Gent.
RFS are bidding to make the group stage of the Champions League for the first time, but they face a tough examination by a HJK outfit that will be expecting to progress through this two-legged tie. The visitors are also deep into their domestic league campaign, and they will enter this match off the back of a 4-0 victory over BFC Daugavpils on June 30.
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Helsinki are the most successful side in the history of Finnish football, having won the top division on 31 occasions, including last year, which allowed them to qualify for the first qualifying round of the European Cup. The Club played in the Europa Conference League last season but were unable to progress through the group stage, finishing third in a section which included LASK, Alashkert and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Helsinki fell in the second qualifying round of the Champions League last season, losing 4-3 on aggregate to Malmo, but they did play in the group stage of the 1998-99 European Cup, finishing fourth in Group F. HJK are the only Finnish club to have participated in the group stage of the Champions League, and they should be in a good condition leading into this two-legged affair, having already started their 2022 league season.
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Rigas have been in solid form recently, scoring ten goals in their last five games. Although Klubiare without a win in their last four games, they have a lot of experience in the qualification campaign, which could come in handy.While there is not much to separate the two teams on paper, HJK should secure a narrow win at home.
We are expecting Wednesday’s contest to be a tight affair, and the fact that Rigas have had longer to recover could play a part in the final result. That said, we are tipping Helsinki to triumph on the night and also expect them to have too much quality over the two legs.
HJK 2-1 Rigas, as predicted by us.