Coleraine FC welcome HJK to Northern Ireland for the second leg of their Europa Conference League second qualifying round tie. CheckLive favour the home side with a 63% win probability, a high signal read, though that only tells part of the story — Coleraine trail 5-0 from the first leg, so they face a monumental task to turn this around.
Coleraine's recent form includes four friendly wins — over Portadown, Sligo Rovers, Newbuildings United and Portstewart — but their only competitive result was that heavy loss to HJK. The Finnish side have been solid: three wins from their last four domestic outings (TPS, VPS, Ilves) with a narrow defeat at Lahti, plus that 5-0 victory over Coleraine.
The only previous meeting between the sides was that first leg, a 5-0 win for HJK. With a sizeable aggregate lead, HJK hold all the cards, but Coleraine will want to restore some pride on home soil. A draw is a distinct possibility given the one-sided nature of the tie so far.
