Inter Turku and HJK Helsinki will battle for a place in the semi-finals of the Suomen Cup when they face off at Veritas Stadium, Turku City, Finland, on Wednesday evening with kickoff at 18:00 EAT.
Two who are from the Veikkausliiga, managed to book a place in the quarter-finals after seeing out other Finnish top-flight outfits and both needed penalties to clench victories in the sixth round. Inter Turku saw out SJK 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at full-time, while HJK dispatched Vaasa 2-1 on penalties following a goalless draw at full time.
The two now will face off as they seek to extend their runs in the Cup, and we expect a close encounter here as Turku head into the match in a good form and are coming off a confidence-boosting 5-1 win over Lahti, while HJK have the upper hand in the fixture having dominated the past record between the two sides.
HJK have lost their last two league matches, but having won 15 times when visiting Turku in the last 38 visits, while Turku winning just seven times, makes HJK the favorites to win the clash. They won a 1-0 win on their last visit.
Turku vs HJK head to head
Both sides have met in 81 encounters since 1996 with HJK claiming 46 victories, while Turku have claimed 14 victories and there have been 21 draws.
- Turku 0-1 HJK 03/05/22
- HJK 1-4 Turku 23/04/22
- HJK 2-1 Turku 19/02/22
- HJK 2-1 Turku 24/10/21
- HJK 0-1 Turku 26/09/21
Home
- Turku 5-1 Lahti
- SJK 1-1 Turku
- SJK 3-5 Turku (AP)
- Turku 2-2 Ilves
- Turku 10-0 Inter Turku 2
Away
- Mariehamn 2-1 HJK
- HJK 0-1 Oulu
- Vaasa 1-2 HJK (AP)
- KuPS 0-0 HJK
- Klubi 04 0-4 HJK
Inter Turku team news
Turku have no fresh injuries at their camp.
HJK team news
HJK will also have a fully-fit squad.
Prediction and odds
- HJK win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5