HJK vs Malmo Predictions and Betting Tips
The Helsinki Football Stadium is the stage for this highly-anticipated encounter as HJK take on Malmo in the second leg of the UCL qualifying rounds. Read on for our expert tips and predictions.
We saw quite a highly-competitive encounter in Sweden, Malmo eventually winning the first leg 2-1. Anders Christiansen netted the winner in the 74th minute as his side celebrated a first leg victory.
Still all to play for in this tie
HJK got back to winning ways this weekend as they went on to beat FC Haka to keep their spot at the summit of the standings. They looked like a side that won 11 games consecutively from May to July with their opponents barely having a sniff at goal. It is then left to see whether they can use that same momentum to turn this tie around this Tuesday.
Malmo, just like their opponents, currently sitting at the summit of the standings of the Swedish Allsvenskan having copped 29 points from 13 league matches. It is also to be noted they have won five of their last six matches, losing none of them. In their most recent game, they bested Mjaellby 2-0 for their ninth victory of the season.
HJK vs Malmo Prediction: 1-2
Both sides with their attacking mindset should put on a show this Tuesday, as such, we don’t expect to see a shortage of goals. However, Malmo looks like the better side and given their slight advantage heading into the game, we see them booking a place in the next round.
