It's advantage Norrköping so far with their 5th position in the Allsvenskan table, welcoming Östersunds FK who are placed 9th.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Norrköping form and stats
Norrköping, who have the most scored goals (38) in Allsvenskan, have played 9 Allsvenskan games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Norrköping, their manager J. Gustafsson and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
In their previous game, the manager J. Gustafsson led his Norrköping to a defeat in the Allsvenskan match away at Örebro. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Östgötaporten. Preceding that match was the home game against Häcken that was lost 0-1.
A goal frenzy last time out for Norrköping, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Örebro. Fun stuff to watch! The defeat against Örebro was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by D. Hümmet).
Norrköping are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won five, drew two and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Norrköping after this match as they are travelling to Kalmar for a Allsvenskan game in only four days.
The Norrköping fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Norrköping have conceded only 7 goals.
Östersunds FK form and stats
Playing away, Östersunds FK, who have the most clean sheets (5) away in Allsvenskan, have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Allsvenskan this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Hammarby game have they lost an away game, meaning Östersunds FK has taken points from eight away matches in a row. The fact that Östersunds have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Östersunds go into this game after a win, the home game against Falkenberg that ended 2-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Elfsborg with the score of 1-0.
You'll want to know how Östersunds managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in one away win, one draw and one home win.
A quick return to home after this game, as Östersunds are hosting Örebro in the Allsvenskan only four days away.
The attacking power of Östersunds when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Östersunds are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Östersunds FK - Norrköping 2-4 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Norrköping victories, one draw and four Östersunds FK wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Nyman 9 goals |  R. Lauritsen 6 goals | S. Haksabanovic 5 goals |
Norrköping missing players
Östersunds FK missing players
| Norrköping | Östersunds FK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 38 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 28 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 78% | 83% |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 56% |
| 67% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 44% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 78% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 56% | 39% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 39% |
| 6.5 | 7.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 284 | 152 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 95 | 178 |
| 118 | 60 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 30 | 57 |
| 32% | 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 27% | 30% |
- Norrköping has the most scored goals (38)
- Norrköping has the most scored goals in the second half (22)
- Norrköping have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Norrköping have scored more than double the goals of Östersunds FK.
- Norrköping have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Norrköping haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Östersunds FK has the fewest conceded goals (6) away
- Östersunds FK has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5)
- Östersunds FK has the most clean sheets (5) away
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 39 |
| 2 | Häcken | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Elfsborg | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Sirius | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Hammarby | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Mjällby | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Östersunds FK | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Varberg BoIS | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 | Örebro | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | AIK | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Helsingborg | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 16 |
| 15 | Kalmar | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -11 | 14 |
| 16 | Falkenberg | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 13 |
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