Astana 1964 vs HJK Helsinki Preview

Astana 1964 take on HJK Helsinki at the Astana Arena this Wednesday afternoon in the second leg of their third round qualifier in the UEFA Champions League.

The first leg at the Sonera Stadium in Helsinki finished a disappointing 0:0 – Helsinki were slight favourites to come out on top in that tie however despite failing to score, they did keep a clean sheet which is very important.

Bookmakers strongly favour Astana in the second leg – they are currently 4/7 to win the second leg.  Helsinki are currently trading at odds of 6/1 while the draw is 5/2.

Ultimately this is a very close game on paper and as the first leg suggests, there could be very few goals.  Helsinki have a slight advantage not conceding in their home leg – if they are able to score an away goal, Astana will need to score twice if they are to progress.

This game gets underway at 15:00 and you can view the game live in-play with ‘s match simulator.

Others fixtures taking place this week in the Champions League:

Wednesday 5th August 2015

15:00
FC Astana v HJK Helsinki
(agg 0-0)

17:30
FK Qarabag v Celtic
(agg 0-1)

17:45
Sparta Prague v CSKA
(agg 2-2)

18:30
BATE Bor v Videoton
(agg 1-1)

19:15
FC Basel v Lech Poznan
(agg 3-1)

19:30
Club Brugge v Panathinaikos
(agg 1-2)

19:30
Malmö FF v FC Red Bull Salzburg
(agg 0-2)

19:30
Partizan Belgrade v Steaua Bucharest
(agg 1-1)

19:45
Shakt Donsk v Fenerbahçe
(agg 0-0)

19:45
Skenderbeu Korce v Milsami Orhei
(agg 2-0)

19:45
Viktoria Plzen v Maccabi Tel Aviv
(agg 2-1)