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Rigas and HJK meet in the second leg of Champions League qualifiers on Tuesday, July 12th after the Finnish champions established a first-leg lead last week. Read our free predictions and find the latest odds for the fixture below in our detailed match preview.
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Rigas and HJK to Draw
The first leg between Rigas and HJK ended with a minimal win for the Finnish champions and that could prove to be the deciding factor in this matchup since we expect the second leg to end without a winner.
After all, HJK is the better team on paper and they've beaten Rigas in two of their last three duels. So, taking the fact that Rigas is the home team in this game, a draw sounds like the most realistic outcome.
Under 2.5 Total Goals
Two of the previous three h2h meetings between Rigas and HJK have gone under 2.5 total goals and we expect the same to happen in their upcoming match on Tuesday.
On top of this, went under in three of their last five matches in all competitions, although Rigas did the same in just two of their last five fixtures. Still, the tradition suggests that we won't see a lot of goals here.
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Head to Head
06/07/22
UEFA Champions League Qualifying UEFA
HJK Helsinki
Rigas FS
1
0
29/01/22
Europe Friendlies Europe
HJK Helsinki
Rigas FS
0
2
18/01/20
Europe Friendlies Europe
HJK Helsinki
Rigas FS
2
1
Last Five - Rigas FS
23/07/23
Latvia Virsliga Latvia
FK Auda
Rigas FS
2
5
W
20/07/23
UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying UEFA
Makedonija Gj. P
Rigas FS
1
4
W
16/07/23
Latvia Cup Latvia
FK Jelgava
Rigas FS
0
3
W
13/07/23
UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying UEFA
Makedonija Gj. P
Rigas FS
0
1
W
08/07/23
Latvia Virsliga Latvia
FK Liepaja
Rigas FS
1
1
D
Last Five - HJK Helsinki
24/09/23
Finland Veikkausliiga VKL
SJK
HJK Helsinki
2
3
W
21/09/23
UEFA Conference League UEFA
PAOK Salonika
HJK Helsinki
3
2
L
16/09/23
Finland Veikkausliiga VKL
FC Inter
HJK Helsinki
0
2
W
03/09/23
Finland Veikkausliiga VKL
KuPS Kuopio
HJK Helsinki
2
2
D
31/08/23
UEFA Conference League Qualifying UEFA
Farul Constanta
HJK Helsinki
0
2
W
Rigas vs HJK Team News & Predicted Lineups
Read all of the latest injury updates and team news for this Tuesday's Champions League qualification clash between Rigas and HJK below:
Rigas
After twenty rounds in the Latvian league, Rigas is currently second, five points behind Valmiera. So, they have a long way to go if they want to defend their title, the first-ever for the club. In the last six games in the league, Rigas has three wins, one draw, and two losses, so they have been rather inconsistent lately.
On the bright side, Rigas doesn't have any fresh injury concerns, so we will likely see largely the same starting lineup as we did in the first leg against HJK.
Rigas Predicted Lineup: Steinbors – Zjuzins, Sorokins, Lipuscek, Jagodinskis – Sarir, Mares, Panic – Varslavans, Friesenbichler, Emerson Deocleciano
HJK
With two wins, two draws, and two losses in the last six games in the Finish championship, HJK has been far from great form. Still, they are in the second place in the standings at the moment, six points behind league leaders KuPS. The team also has a positive score from the first leg against Rigas.
On top of this, HJK has no injury concerns at this moment, so they will be able to field their best team in this game.
HJK Predicted Lineup: Hazard – Raitala, Hoskonen, Tenho – Peltola, Vaananen, Martic, Murilo – Soiri, Radulovic, Olusanya
Frequently asked questions for Rigas vs HJK
- What was the result in the first leg? HJK won the first leg 1-0.
- Who is hosting the second leg? Rigas is hosting the second leg at Slokas Stadions in Jurmala.
- When is the match starting? The match is starting at 4:30 pm GMT on Tuesday, July 12th.