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Veikkausliiga ·

HJK Helsinki – KuPS

HJK Helsinki and KuPS drew 2–2 (Veikkausliiga, 25 Oct 2026). Goals: L. Möller 53', P. Pennanen 55', J. Moreno 56', N. Alho 74'. Cards: 6 yellow. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.

HJK HelsinkiFinal score: 2–2KuPS

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Goals and cards

HJK HelsinkiKuPS
yellow card L. Möller43'
yellow card A. Ring44'
L. Möller53'
55'P. Pennanen
56'J. Moreno
N. Alho (assist T. Pukki)74'
75'yellow card J. Eskesen
yellow card N. Alho76'
77'yellow card P. Pennanen
83'yellow card A. Lötjönen

Line-ups

HJK Helsinki

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach J. Rantanen

  1. J. Samooja
  2. N. Alho
  3. M. Bogićević
  4. V. Tikkanen
  5. L. Montano
  6. A. Ring
  7. P. Mentu
  8. L. Möller
  9. S. Haarala
  10. Alfie Cicale
  11. M. Borchers

Substitutes used

  • 66' L. Lappalainen (for Alfie Cicale)
  • 72' J. Veteli (for A. Ring)
  • 72' T. Pukki (for L. Möller)

KuPS

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach M. Nuutinen

  1. J. Kreidl
  2. S. Savolainen
  3. T. Hämäläinen
  4. A. Lötjönen
  5. C. Antwi
  6. V. Gasc
  7. S. Pasanen
  8. J. Luyeye-Lutumba
  9. P. Pennanen
  10. B. Armah
  11. J. Moreno

Substitutes used

  • 66' T. Jyry (for J. Luyeye-Lutumba)
  • 66' J. Eskesen (for S. Pasanen)
  • 78' G. Engvall (for B. Armah)
  • 87' P. Parzyszek (for J. Moreno)

Match numbers

HJK HelsinkiKuPS
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

In the table

Full table
In the table
TeamPosPlayedPointsForm
HJK Helsinki2nd2851Form: draw, draw, win, win, win.
KuPS3rd2851Form: draw, win, loss, loss, win.
HJK HelsinkiKuPS
1.9Scored per match1.5
1.1Conceded per match0.9
17 / 28Games with 3+ goals10 / 28
12 / 28Games both teams scored in15 / 28
3.5Cards per match3.2

From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.

Form: the last 5 league games

HJK Helsinki

HJK Helsinki
DateMatchScore
17 OctHJK Helsinki – Gnistan4–0 Form: win.
12 OctAC Oulu – HJK Helsinki3–4 Form: win.
8 OctHJK Helsinki – VPS6–0 Form: win.
18 SepGnistan – HJK Helsinki1–1 Form: draw.
13 SepKuPS – HJK Helsinki0–0 Form: draw.

KuPS

KuPS
DateMatchScore
18 OctKuPS – VPS2–0 Form: win.
11 OctInter Turku – KuPS1–0 Form: loss.
8 OctKuPS – AC Oulu0–1 Form: loss.
19 SepVPS – KuPS0–2 Form: win.
13 SepKuPS – HJK Helsinki0–0 Form: draw.

Head-to-head

39 meetings in the league: HJK Helsinki 9 wins, KuPS 13 wins, 17 draws.

The last 5 meetings

Head-to-head
DateMatchScore
13 SepKuPS – HJK Helsinki0–0
27 JunHJK Helsinki – KuPS0–4
26 AprKuPS – HJK Helsinki1–1
9 Nov 2025HJK Helsinki – KuPS0–2
19 Oct 2025KuPS – HJK Helsinki3–1

The longest run of draws in HJK Helsinki – KuPS games is 5 in a row, from May 2021 to July 2022.

All meetings of the two

Referee

Dennis Antamo

20 league games this season: on average 3.5 yellow and 0.25 red cards a game (league average 3.7 and 0.16).

See also

HJK Helsinki: club page KuPS: club page Veikkausliiga: table and matches All coming matches

League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.