HJK vs Coleraine Betting Tips - Home Win & Goals in the Conference League Qualifier

Alex Waite

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Last updated: Wed 22 Jul 2026 08:27

Alex Waite 22 Jul 2026

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HJK are tough to beat at home and score goals
Coleraine face a step up in quality in Finland
A home win with goals is tipped in the Conference League

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HJK have won their last 2 home games (Getty)

HJK vs Coleraine Preview

HJK are a good home side and often score multiple goals at the Bolt Arena. Coleraine also get amongst the goals and a Conference League Qualifier home win with over 2.5 goals is the best bet.

HJK vs Coleraine Preview
Consecutive HJK Home Wins
H2H - First Meeting
HJK Strong at Home
Coleraine Face a Tougher Test in Finland
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Consecutive HJK Home Wins

HJK have won their last 2 home games.
HJK have seen over 2.5 goals in 4 consecutive home matches.
Coleraine have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 4 games.

H2H - First Meeting

This will be the first-ever encounter between HJK and Coleraine.

HJK Strong at Home

HJK are in hard-to-beat form and have lost just two of their previous 10 games, winning seven. The Finnish side have won four home games during that period.

Joonas Rantanen’s team are on a two-match winning streak at Bolt Arena. This run started with a 2-1 triumph over Ilves, where HJK had five shots on target.

Klubi continued their decent home form with another 2-1 victory against VPS on Saturday. Santeri Haarala and Teemu Pukki scored as HJK dominated with 1.93 XG and six shots on target.

Coleraine Face a Tougher Test in Finland

Northern Irish side Coleraine head into the Conference League Qualifiers following an unbeaten pre-season.

The Bannsiders drew 1-1 against semi-professional side H&W Welders before winning five friendlies in a row. Ruaidhri Higgins’ side then beat lower-tier Northern Irish opponents Limavady 1-0, Portstewart 3-0 and Newbuildings 5-2.

Coleraine ended their pre-season preparations with a 2-1 win at Sligo Rovers and a 3-0 victory against Portadown.

Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

HJK (4-2-3-1): Matej Markovic; Kaius Simojoki, Brooklyn Lyons-Foster, Till Cissokho, Leonel Montano; Alexander Ring, Mouhamed Gueye; Liam Moller, Pyry Mentu, Alfie Cicale; Santeri Haarala

Midfielder Antton Nylund is ruled out through injury.

Attacker David Ezeh is also injured and won’t feature against Coleraine.

Coleraine (4-2-3-1): Lewis Webb; Lyndon Kane, Cameron Stewart, Ben Doherty, Dean Jarvis; Dylan Boyle, Rowan McDonald; Lewis McGregor, Oliver Devlin, Jay Henderson; Matthew Shevlin

Forward James Akintunde is unavailable due to a broken ankle.

Verdict

HJK Helsinki v Coleraine

HJK have enough quality to secure a home win against Coleraine in this Conference League Qualifier. Both sides have been high-scoring lately and a HJK victory with goals is tipped.

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