Helsinki star predicts Aberdeen 'handicap' that could go either way in Europa Conference League clash

Determined Bojan Radulovic believes HJK can leave Aberdeen out in the cold in Europa Conference League Group G.

The striker netted the goal that gave the Finns a point and Pittodrie and now he is looking for all three in the Bolt Arena tomorrow evening. Neither HJK or Aberdeen can progress but the home side, who are one point behind the Dons, want the win to try and avoid finishing bottom of Group G.

The Finns are currently in their winter break but Radulovic feels that can work in the Helsinki side’s favour. Radulovic said: “We have not played for three weeks so that is maybe a handicap for us,“ the Serbian claimed. "But you never know, it might be a handicap for them because they could be tired from so many games. They had a difficult game against Rangers and will travel here to play on our surface.

“We are strong at home so it won’t be easy for either team. This game is so important for us because we can win it in front of our fans. This is the game we expected we can win here. It’s hard to play here on this surface, in this weather. It’s not easy for away teams to come here so we have to take that advantage.”

The 23-year-old knows Aberdeen will be a tough challenge but believes their performance at Pittodrie should give them all the confidence they need. The frontman acknowledged: “We know it’s going to be a tough one for us, we know Aberdeen are a strong, decent team.

“We expect a good game from ourselves, we are going to play our game at our stadium and it will be in front of our fans. I think we will show our whole potential and expect to win.

“It was nice to score in Aberdeen, it was a good match there - we played well. We deserved more than a draw but it wasn’t a bad result. The only bad thing was that we didn’t