Home and Away: Relentless HJK head to RoPS

HJK could go even further clear at the top of the league today

Sweden and Finland prepare to welcome the Home and Away bus today, as Jonno Turner visits in search of profit...

To Sweden for our first selection of the day, as Jonkopings Sodra welcome GAIS to the Stadsparksvallen, keen to continue the form which has seen them lose just one of their last four on home turf.

The hosts head into this clash sitting eighth in the Superettan, and a 6-2 win in their last clash in front of their own fans will give them real belief that they can take maximum points from this encounter.

Two clean sheets from their last quartet of outings on their own patch suggests that it is not just the forwards who have been playing well of late though, and that stingy defence form leaves them in a great position as they look to pile the pressure on the top seven.

Visitors GAIS head into this game deep in the drop zone, and just eight points from 10 games underlines just how poor they have been during the opening exchanges of this campaign.

Kjell Pettersson's charges have been in miserable form of late, with three defeats on the bounce, and no wins in seven on the road suggests that their most recent bout of travel sickness could leave them in for a long, hard season.

The last time these two sides met, Jonkopings Sodra ran out narrow 1-0 winners - and I expect them to take the points once again here.

Bet 1: Jonkopings Sodra (HOME) @ 2.111/10

Staying in Scandinavia for our second selection now, but heading to Finland, where HJK Helsinki leave the capital and head to RoPS.

The visitors sit atop the Veikkausliiga - and their seven point advantage after just 12 outings underlines just how dominant they have been in recent weeks.

Mika Lehkosuo's side have been far and away the best side in this league so far this season, and eight straight clean sheets will have them full of momentum and morale as they travel to this clash.

The Sonera Stadium side have won their last five away from their own patch, and 10 goals notched in that time indicates that their cutting edge stands them in good stead to extend their lead in pole position even further today.

Hosts RoPS head into this encounter sitting second bottom of the top tier, and just a single win from their last six outings leaves us in no doubt as to how bad things have been for the Rovaniemen Keskuskentta faithful.

But it is the manner in which the home side have fallen to those defeats which will be most alarming to their gaffer Juha Malinen, and only one goal notched in that time points to a real lack of quality in their final third.

Bet 2: HJK Helsinki (AWAY) @ 1.574/7

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2014 Home and Away P/L

Staked: 215pts
Returned: 201.76pts
P/L: -13.24pts