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Betting suggestion:

The most likely scenario is that there won’t be many goals. Since this is a 1st leg matches, both teams will avoid taking too many risks early on. Moreover, HJK has had a few offensive problems, so we don’t expect too many goals in this match.
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Preview
Ventspils and HJK Helsinki face at the Olimpiska centra Ventspils Stadium, Ventspils, in a 1st leg match for the 2nd round of the Champions League.
 
The head to head history favours HJK: in the two matches for the Europa League in the 2001/2002 season, they won both times.

Analysis Ventspils

Ventspils is currently competing in the Latvian championship. They are in the 2nd position, with 21 points. In their last national championship match they tied 3-3 against leaders Liepaja.
 
Analyzing their last 10 matches, it’s possible to see that the home team registers interesting averages of 2,1 goals scored per match and only 0,5 suffered.
 
Their best period is the last 15’ minutes of the match, in which they have scored 5 goals. But 40% of their matches have reached halftime with no goals.
 
Probable line-up: Vitalijs Melnicenko; Antons Jemelins, Ritus Krjauklis, Alans Sinelnikovs, Ritvars Rugins; Vitalijs Recickis, Simonas Paulius, Ivan Doric, Jurijs Zigajevs; Girts Karlsons, Daniils Turkovs.
 
Coach: Jurģis Pucinskis

Confirmed Lineup: Vitalijs Melnicenko, Vadims Žuļevs, Ritus Krjauklis, Antons Jemelins, Alans Sinelnikovs, Jurijs Zigajevs, Simonas Paulius, Ritvars Rugins, Vitālijs Barinovs, Ndue Mujeci, Girts Karlsons.

Analysis HJK

HJK Helsinki is in the 1st position of the Finnish Championship, with 37 points, after 10 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses. However, they haven’t won any of the last 4 matches.
 
Coach Mika Lehkosuo’s team has had problems in away matches, mostly offensive ones. They have scored an average of only 0,8 goals per match and haven’t scored any goals in 40% of them.
 
However, the away team usually does better in the second half, since they have scored 12 goals in this period in the last 15 matches. Therefore, first half is likely to be played at a slower pace.
 
Probable line-up: Saki-Pekka Sahgren; Gideon Baah, Tapio Heikkilä, Roni Peiponen, Sebastian Sorsa; Atomu Tanaka, Toni Kolehmainen, Erfan Zeneli, Guy Moussi; Demba Savage, Ousman Jallow.
 
Coach: Mika Lehkosuo

Confirmed Lineup: Daniel Örlund, Gideon Baah, Tapio Heikkilä, Sebastian Sorsa, Atomu Tanaka, Rasmus Schüller, Erfan Zeneli, Guy Moussi, Demba Savage, Mike Havenaar.
Coach: Markus Heikkinen, M. Lehkosuo.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Ventspils vs HJK match, on 14 July 2015, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: In favour of Under 2,5 Goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Ventspils vs HJK on 14 July 2015 will be played at Ventspils, Olimpiskā centra Ventspils Stadionā.

 

UEFA Champions League - 2015/2016

  • 100% 217 / 217 Games

  • Home team wins 51.61%
  • Draws 21.2%
  • Away team wins 27.19%
  • Over 1.5 75.12%
  • Over 2.5 51.61%
  • Over 3.5 28.57%
  • Goals 584
  • Goals /match 2.69
  • Goals /match home 1.58
  • Goals /match away 1.12
  • Both teams score 47.93%
  • Goals after 80' 17.29%
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