- The odds favour the visitors, but Racing have a strong enough record to suggest this may be close.
- This is the first competitive head-to-head between the teams, so this first leg is a mystery.
- Racing won the Luxembourg Dames Ligue 1 in 2025/26, winning 23 of 24 games, scoring 162 goals and picking up 70 points.
First leg of mini-tournament semi-final a tough test for both
Racing FC Union Luxembourg (W) and HJK Helsinki (W) are yet to play each other competitively so this UEFA Women's Champions League qualifier is a fresh test.
HJK is the clear favorite at 2/5, Racing at 24/5 and the draw at 69/20, so the 69/20 on the draw has some appeal.
It is a matchup of two teams that have dominated their respective leagues in 2026, with the hosts winning the 2025/26 Dames Ligue 1 and the visitors winning 13 of their 14 2026 Kansallinen Liiga matches (D0, L1).
HJK are the more proven Champions League performers
HJK are in red-hot form, but this will still be a tough semi-final for Jonne Kunnas' side to win.
The Finnish side have a few more all-round quality than Racing and come into this fixture on the back of five consecutive league wins, culminating in a 2-0 victory at PK-35 Vantaa.
They also beat HPS 4-0 at home and Ilves 3-1 away in the previous two rounds, while Kerttu Sarelius, the sharpest cutting edge they have produced in 2026, has scored some vital goals and two late winners to keep her team on a winning streak.
Racing will look to Sophie Quatrana as their main danger woman and she is good for a goal whenever she takes the field - both domestically and in Europe. Roger Luthardt Alexandre's team have some serious attacking depth in M. Estévez, C. Corplet and Célia Rigaud, who suggest they can hurt teams in several ways.
HJK can edge a competitive tie
A high-intensity pressing game that involves the wide players and forwards pushing up to support the front two or three when not in possession is HJK's thing, while Racing are more compact and look to strike in transition.
Our view is that the deeper HJK are the more likely to win and they may just have the depth to edge a very competitive tie.
Over 2.5 at 37/100 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 29/50 make sense as the best plays on this game.
