- Team form: HJK travel to Luxembourg on a 13-0-1 streak from the top division in Finland.
- Comparison: Racing won the Dames Ligue 1 last year, but Finland's 2026 Kansallinen Liiga is stronger than Luxembourg's.
HJK have the momentum for an away win
There has never been a meeting between Racing FC Union Luxembourg (W) and HJK Helsinki (W), but with the winner of this UEFA Women's Champions League 2026-2027 qualification game moving one step closer to the third qualifying round, the two teams will get to know each other well. Racing are the reigning champions of Luxembourg's Dames Ligue 1 and they dominated the 2025/26 season by winning 23 of their 24 games, scoring 162 goals and finishing with 70 points.
HJK are the most dominant side in Finland's 2026 Kansallinen Liiga and travel to Luxembourg on the back of a 13-0-1 start to the season, the most recent of which was a 2-0 win at PK-35 Vantaa.
Style matchup points to the visitors
The clash of styles between Racing and HJK should favour the visitors, who will come to Luxembourg full of confidence after a run of five consecutive league wins in which they beat HPS 4-0 at home and Ilves 3-1 away. Racing FC Union Luxembourg (W) are a compact, midblock team that have made a living in 2026 from their high transition play under coach Roger Luthardt Alexandre.
HJK are a high-possession side that use high-intensity pressing to close off the spaces in the game and create their best chances with fast football wide. HJK's best bet to win in Luxembourg is to control the ball and stop Racing from getting into transition, and to do that they will need a strong performance from Kerttu Sarelius, who has delivered key goals and late winners for Jonne Kunnas' side.
Racing can make their mark
Odds and outlook
While HJK are the clear favourites at 1.4, Racing are 5.8 and the draw is 4.45, which tells you everything about the class gap between these two clubs.
But HJK's 2026 league is stronger than Luxembourg's and this semi-final in the mini-tournament is likely to be closer than the odds suggest, with the Finnish side's extra depth and quality the deciding factor.
Form and players
- Racing have prepared for this with a 4-0 Luxembourg Cup win over SC Ell and an 8-0 league win over Swift Hesper.
- M. Estévez, C. Corplet, and Célia Rigaud give Racing some attacking depth and their goals are spread across the team, but the greatest threat to HJK will come from Sophie Quatrana.
- The best bet here is HJK and goals, with Over 2.5 at 1.37 and Both Teams To Score – Yes at 1.58.
