HJK vs KuPS (25 October 2026) ⋆ Veikkausliiga - Championship Group ⋆ Live Score, Results, H2H, Stats & Lineups

Match events

43' Yellow card - L. Moller
44' Yellow card - A. Ring
53' Goal - L. Moller1 : 0
55' Goal - P. Pennanen1 : 1
56' Goal - J. J. Moreno Ciorciari1 : 2
66' SubstitutionA. Cicale off - L. Lappalainen on
66' SubstitutionS. Pasanen off - J. Eskesen on
66' SubstitutionJ. Luyeye-Lutumba off - T. Jyry on
72' SubstitutionA. Ring off - J. Veteli on
72' SubstitutionL. Moller off - T. Pukki on
74' Goal - N. AlhoAssist - T. Pukki • 2 : 2
75' Yellow card - J. Eskesen
76' Yellow card - N. Alho
77' Yellow card - P. Pennanen
78' SubstitutionB. Armah off - G. Engvall on
83' Yellow card - A. Lotjonen
87' SubstitutionJ. J. Moreno Ciorciari off - P. Parzyszek on

Match statistics

50%Ball Possession50%

5On Target7

53Dangerous Attacks33

93Attacks82

2Corners8

5Off Target10

Full statistics

Match information

Country: Finland
Competition: Veikkausliiga - Championship Group
Season: 2026
Round: 29
Stage: Championship Group
Date: 25 October 2026
Kick-off: 13:00
Stadium: Bolt Arena
Referee: D. Antamo

Standings

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	HJK	30	+23	55
2	Inter Turku	30	+13	55
3	KuPS	30	+17	53
4	AC Oulu	30	-1	44

Full standings

Recent form

HJK

DWWWW

KuPS

LLWLD

Head-to-head

13 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 0 : 0 HJK (Half-time 0 : 0)
27 June 2026 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 0 : 4 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)
26 April 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 1 : 1 HJK (Half-time 1 : 0)
9 November 2025 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 0 : 2 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)
19 October 2025 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 3 : 1 HJK (Half-time 1 : 0)

Full H2H

Clubs

HJK

Founded: 1907
Country: Finland
Stadium: Bolt Arena
City: Helsinki
Capacity: 10 770
Surface: artificial turf

KuPS

Founded: 1923
Country: Finland
Stadium: Väre Areena
City: Kuopio
Capacity: 8 543
Surface: artificial turf

Match commentary

It is all over: HJK 2 : 2 KuPS.
87'KuPS make a change: J. J. Moreno Ciorciari off, P. Parzyszek on.
83'Yellow card for A. Lotjonen (KuPS).
78'KuPS make a change: B. Armah off, G. Engvall on.
77'Yellow card for P. Pennanen (KuPS).
76'Yellow card for N. Alho (HJK).
75'Yellow card for J. Eskesen (KuPS).
74'HJK score! T. Pukki sets it up and N. Alho finishes. 2 : 2.
72'HJK make a change: L. Moller off, T. Pukki on.
72'HJK make a change: A. Ring off, J. Veteli on.
66'KuPS make a change: J. Luyeye-Lutumba off, T. Jyry on.
66'KuPS make a change: S. Pasanen off, J. Eskesen on.
66'HJK make a change: A. Cicale off, L. Lappalainen on.
56'Goal! J. J. Moreno Ciorciari scores for KuPS. 1 : 2.
55'Goal! P. Pennanen scores for KuPS. 1 : 1.
53'Goal! L. Moller scores for HJK. 1 : 0.
We are back for the second half.
Half-time. 0 : 0.
44'Yellow card for A. Ring (HJK).
43'Yellow card for L. Moller (HJK).
Kick-off! The match is under way.

Line-up - HJK • 4-5-1

29Haarala

7Cicale8Mentu4Ring9Borchers22Moller

31Bogicevic14Montano6Tikkanen17Alho

30Samooja

22L. Moller
17N. Alho
6V. Tikkanen
9M. Borchers
29S. Haarala
30J. Samooja
14L. Montano
31M. Bogicevic
4A. Ring
8P. Mentu
7A. Cicale

Substitutes

12M. Haapanen
32M. Gueye
11M. Kirilov
77J. Veteli
10L. Lingman
26L. Lappalainen
3T. Cissokho
20T. Pukki
13K. Simojoki

Line-up - KuPS • 4-3-3

24Armah21Luyeye-Lutumba11Ciorciari

14Pasanen10Gasc8Pennanen

23Lotjonen25Antwi33Hamalainen6Savolainen

1Kreidl

11J. J. Moreno Ciorciari
6S. Savolainen
8P. Pennanen
1J. Kreidl
10V. R. Gasc
33T. Hamalainen
25C. Antwi
23A. Lotjonen
21J. Luyeye-Lutumba
14S. Pasanen
24B. Armah

Substitutes

13N. Kujasalo
3S. Heiskanen
20P. Parzyszek
9G. Engvall
4K. Adams
34J. Eskesen
16T. Jyry
12H. Riihimaki
15A. Aiki

Coaches

HJK: Joonas Rantanen
KuPS: Miika Nuutinen

Team statistics

HJKKuPS

2Corners8

0Throw In0

0Free Kick0

0Goal Kick0

0Penalty0

3Substitution4

93Attacks82

53Dangerous Attacks33

5On Target7

5Off Target10

50%Ball Possession50%

Head-to-head

Last 9 meetings

HJK wins2

Draws3

KuPS wins4

Goals: HJK: 6 (0.7)
Goals: KuPS: 14 (1.6)
Goals per match: 2.2
Both teams scored: 3 / 9
Over 2.5 goals: 4 / 9

Results

13 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 0 : 0 HJK (Half-time 0 : 0)
27 June 2026 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 0 : 4 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)
26 April 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 1 : 1 HJK (Half-time 1 : 0)
9 November 2025 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 0 : 2 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)
19 October 2025 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 3 : 1 HJK (Half-time 1 : 0)
20 September 2025 • Suomen Cup • HJK 1 : 0 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 0)
27 June 2025 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 3 : 0 HJK (Half-time 2 : 0)
31 May 2025 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 0 : 0 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 0)
15 March 2025 • League Cup • HJK 3 : 1 KuPS (Half-time 1 : 1)

Form: last 9 matches

	HJK	KuPS
W-D-L	6-2-1	2-3-4
Scored (per match)	23 (2.6)	8 (0.9)
Conceded (per match)	9 (1.0)	10 (1.1)
Clean sheets	3 / 9	3 / 9
Both teams scored	5 / 9	3 / 9
Over 2.5 goals	6 / 9	1 / 9

Recent form - HJK

W29 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Inter Turku 2 : 4 HJK (Half-time 1 : 2)
W17 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 4 : 0 Gnistan (Half-time 0 : 0)
W12 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • AC Oulu 3 : 4 HJK (Half-time 0 : 2)
W8 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 6 : 0 VPS (Half-time 3 : 0)
D18 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 1 : 1 HJK (Half-time 1 : 1)
D13 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 0 : 0 HJK (Half-time 0 : 0)
W9 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • HJK 2 : 1 Inter Turku (Half-time 0 : 1)
L5 September 2026 • Suomen Cup • Inter Turku 1 : 0 HJK (Half-time 1 : 0)
W31 August 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Ilves 1 : 2 HJK (Half-time 0 : 0)

Recent form - KuPS

D29 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 1 : 1 Gnistan (Half-time 1 : 0)
L22 October 2026 • UEFA Conference League • Borac Banja Luka 2 : 0 KuPS (Half-time 1 : 0)
W18 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 2 : 0 VPS (Half-time 2 : 0)
L15 October 2026 • UEFA Conference League • KuPS 2 : 4 Trabzonspor (Half-time 0 : 2)
L11 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Inter Turku 1 : 0 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 0)
L8 October 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 0 : 1 AC Oulu (Half-time 0 : 1)
W19 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • VPS 0 : 2 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 2)
D13 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • KuPS 0 : 0 HJK (Half-time 0 : 0)
D8 September 2026 • Veikkausliiga • Gnistan 1 : 1 KuPS (Half-time 0 : 1)

Standings - Championship Group

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	HJK	30	16	7	7	59	36	+23	55
2	Inter Turku	30	15	10	5	37	24	+13	55
3	KuPS	30	14	11	5	46	29	+17	53
4	AC Oulu	30	13	5	12	36	37	-1	44
5	Gnistan	30	11	10	9	44	42	+2	43
6	VPS	30	11	7	12	31	34	-3	40

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	HJK	15	9	3	3	32	17	+15	30
2	KuPS	15	7	6	2	24	16	+8	27
3	Inter Turku	15	7	5	3	16	12	+4	26
4	VPS	15	7	3	5	20	14	+6	24
5	Gnistan	15	6	5	4	26	23	+3	23
6	AC Oulu	15	6	3	6	16	16	0	21

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inter Turku	15	8	5	2	21	12	+9	29
2	KuPS	15	7	5	3	22	13	+9	26
3	HJK	15	7	4	4	27	19	+8	25
4	AC Oulu	15	7	2	6	20	21	-1	23
5	Gnistan	15	5	5	5	18	19	-1	20
6	VPS	15	4	4	7	11	20	-9	16

Top scorers

#	Player	Team	Goals	Pen.	Assists
1	J. Moreno	KuPS	6	1	0
1	M. Borchers	VPS	5	2	0
2	K. Cissoko	Jaro	5	0	0
2	T.Hytönen	Ilves	5	0	0
3	Borchers Mads	HJK	5	0	1
3	S. Hostikka	HJK	5	0	0
4	T. Pukki	HJK	5	1	3
4	Kanga Jardell	Ilves	4	1	3
5	K. Paananen	SJK	4	0	0
6	A. Ring	HJK	4	0	4
7	O. Ruoppi	KuPS	4	0	0
1	R. Riski	Ilves	3	0	0
1	V. Hänninen	Gnistan	3	0	1
2	A. Larsson	Mariehamn	3	0	0
3	J. Latonen	Gnistan	3	0	0
4	S. Ojala	EIF	3	0	0
5	T. Pukki	HJK	3	0	3
6	A. Muzaci	TPS	3	0	0
7	Petteri Pennanen	KuPS	3	0	1
8	Bob Armah	KuPS	3	0	0
4	P. Pennanen	KuPS	2	0	0
24	L. Moller	HJK	2	0	1
12	O. Diawara	KuPS	1	0	0
13	L. Erwin	HJK	1	0	0
14	A. Heinonen	KuPS	1	0	0
27	J. Veteli	HJK	1	0	0
35	D. Ezeh	HJK	1	0	2
38	Mero Toivo	HJK	1	0	0
46	G. Engvall	KuPS	1	0	0
49	Bogićević Mihailo	HJK	1	0	0
50	Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba	KuPS	1	0	0