The home followers expect three points in this fixture, and the home advantage could be decisive versus a struggling visitor. Kalmar are in 7th place while the guesting AIK lose sleep at 12th.
- Kalmar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
These are hectic days for the hosts, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa Conference League. That game was an away game at Pyunik, so at least Kalmar are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Kalmar form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 8 Allsvenskan games here at Guldfågeln Arena for Kalmar. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
The followers hope that Kalmar will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-2 away defeat in the Europa Conference League fixture against Pyunik.
Heartbreak before that as Kalmar lost 0-2 at IFK Göteborg's place.Kalmar have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Guldfågeln Arena with 12 goals in 8 league matches. Kalmar's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
AIK form and stats
Playing away, AIK have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the Allsvenskan this season. Having won their last three away games AIK has no reason to fear anyone.
187 minutes! That's how long the AIK goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two travels in a row for AIK, whose manager Berg could celebrate last time after the win against Sirius. Goalkeeper Nordfeldt was absolutely vital in the AIK victory against Sirius, making six saves. Defender Papagiannopoulos was the best team player with a rating of 8.33. Papagiannopoulos won 3 of 3 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Malmö FF.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, AIK have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest recorded history involving both these participants is the AIK - Kalmar 1-1 played not long ago this season. Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for Kalmar, three draws and four wins for AIK. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rajovic 7 goals |  S. Skrabb 4 goals |  D. Hümmet 4 goals |
Kalmar missing players
AIK missing players
| Kalmar | AIK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 82% |
| 76% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 65% |
| 47% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 47% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 47% |
| 29% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 35% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 35% |
| 4.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 6.3 | 4.9 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.9 | 12.9 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 37% | 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 23% |
| 14.5 | 12.9 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
- Kalmar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kalmar have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Kalmar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Elfsborg | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Häcken | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 38 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Hammarby | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Halmstad | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 25 |
| 9 | Mjallby | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Brommapojkarna | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 11 | Varnamo | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | AIK | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Sirius | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -23 | 17 |
| 15 | IFK Göteborg | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Varberg | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -14 | 11 |
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