HJK vs Silkeborg – The UEFA Europa League qualifiers pit Silkeborg, who haven’t competed on the European stage in over two decades, against HJK, another Scandinavian club.

This Thursday’s first leg will take place at Bolt Arena in Helsinki, where the hosts will be looking to establish an advantage before the second match, which will be played in Denmark.

In the previous season of Superligaen, Silkeborg had one of their best seasons in the recent 50 years. They gained the chance to feature in the Europa League playoffs and will play the group phase of the Conference League even in case of a setback here against the Finnish team.

HJK have far greater European competition experience as they have participated in the qualifiers on a consistent basis over the past few years. Last year, HJK finished third in a group that included LASK, Alashkert, and Maccabi Tel Aviv, qualifying them for the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

They may be new to Superligaen, but the visitors have made a promising start. They are presently in second place in the standings with a record of 3 wins, 1 tie, and 1 loss after the first five games.

After netting 10 times in their first five games of the new season, Silkeborg should not be ruled out of scoring against HJK. The home team, on the other hand, is currently third in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, three points behind the leader, KuPS.

HJK vs Silkeborg – Betting Analysis

All eyes will be on these two groups when they square off in their first ever direct confrontation. When playing Maribor of Slovenia in the preceding qualifying round, HJK did not allow a single goal either at home or on the road.

Unfortunately, they let Viktoria Plzen score seven goals over the course of two legs in the UEFA Champions League second-round play-in stage. If we consider the odds, we see that betting on a draw at 3.30 is where the value lies. Both teams scoring is an option, and the odds for that bet are 1.83.

HJK vs Silkeborg – Head -to- Head

HJK vs Silkeborg
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Our Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals

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