HJK vs. VPS Match Preview Article

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The 1-0 home defeat to IF Gnistan will not have sat easily with the HJK squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.  

Having scored just 2 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager Toni Korkeakunnas where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table. Hoever, he will still have one eye on his defence which has shipped 8 in the same period.  They have failed to score in 5 of their last 6 games, and they have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 games at home.  

Serious concerns will be mounting for Klubi, having gone without a win in their last 8 league games and lost the last 6 in a row.  

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The VPS players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their home fixture against Inter Turku recently, that ended in a 2-0 defeat.  

Whilst manager Jussi Nuorela will be pleased with his team's performance in front of goal, having scored 13 goals in their last 6 games, he will want to tighten up his defence if they are to pick up more points, with 12 goals conceded in the same period.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.  

It's been a mixed run of away form for VPS recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 games on the road.  

Mads Borchers will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for VPS.