A place in the group stage of the Europa League will be a stake when Silkeborg host HJK at the JYSK Park in the second leg of their playoffs tie on Thursday.
HJK have a narrow lead in the fixture following a narrow 1-0 win in the first leg last week. They will look to hold on their lead while the hosts will do everything to overturn the result as they both fight for place in the Europa League.
Both sides warmed-up nicely for the return leg with Silkeborg claiming a 2-0 win over Nordsjaelland at away in the Superligaen, while HJK claimed a 3-0 win over 3-0win over Valkeakoski in the Veikkausliiga. Therefore both sides will feel like there are up for the Thursday clash, with both oozing confidence.
The clash is evenly matched and both sides are solid at the back, making the game more tactical with very little to separate the two sides. But Silkeborg will look to get inspiration from their supporters, while HJK have the narrow lead which makes them slight favorites.
Silkeborg vs HJK head to head
This will be second meeting between the two sides and we expect a similar closely-fought encounter considering what is stake on Thursday.
- HJK 1-0 Silkeborg 18/08/22
Home
- Nordsjaelland 0-2 Silkeborg
- HJK 1-0 Silkeborg
- Viborg 2-0 Silkeborg
- Silkeborg 3-1 Aalborg
- Silkeborg 2-0 Broendby
Away
- Valkeakoski 0-3 HJK
- HJK 1-0 Silkeborg
- HJK 1-0 Maribor
- Oulu 1-1 HJK
- Maribor 0-2 HJK
Silkeborg team news
Silkeborg will be without Gustav Dahl due to injury, while Andre Calisir will miss through suspension.
HJK team news
HJK will be without Roope Riski, Valtteri Moren and Manuel Martic due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 1.5
