HIFK v VIKINGIT – Pick: 1 AH-1 – 26 July 2014

HIFK to extend Vikingit's winless road trips

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Football – Finland – Ykkonen

Saturday 26th July 2014 – Kickoff: 1730hrs

Fourth placed HIFK Helsinki will be looking to take all three points in tonight’s clash against bottom club Vikingit when they meet at the Brahen kentta ground.

A win tonight for the hosts would see them jump into third spot just behind PK-35 Vantaa and with a decent home record behind them going into tonight’s match, this could well be the case for Helsinki who hold a  5-1-1  19/5 record on home turf.

Despite a recent home defeat to JJK, Helsinki have registered some dominant wins so far this season such as 2-0 v Ilves, 4-0 over JIPPO, 3-0 v Jazz, 4-0 v FC Oulu and another win over JIPPO 4-2.

This means that they’ve covered the -1 handicap in five of their seven home matches to date.

 

Visitors Vikingit have endured a difficult season in the Ykkonen so far as they currently sit bottom of the Finnish second tier with just 6 points to their name, and are already five points adrift of second from bottom outfit FC Jazz.

With just one league win from their first 15 matches, Vikingit certainly have their work cut out to avoid relegation even at this early stage in the season as they’re a total of 8 points adrift of JIPPO and the safety position of 8th place.

Vikingit’s overall away record stands at  0-2-6  7/21 and the two draws are the only times they’ve avoided losing by at least a one goal margin and tonight’s match could be another case of damage limitation for the visitors.

 

HIFK will be keen to put this one to bed and I’ll back them to not only win this encounter but to also cover the -1 asian handicap too. could be a 2-0 win for HIFK Helsinki.

Pick: HIFK Helsinki AH-1 @ 1.52 bet365