Can Balkan beat Karlskrona in Limhamns Idrottsplats clash?

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Competition: Sweden Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Limhamns Idrottsplats (2800 seats)

Sneaking up on the top sides is on the list when these two mid-table sides fight it out. Both are trying to strenghten their league status, Balkan in 8th and Karlskrona in 7th position.

Insights:
  • Balkan have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Karlskrona have created more than twice as many corners as Balkan.

Balkan have less rest than Karlskrona in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Division 2: Ostra Gotaland game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Karlshamn, was also a home game here at Limhamns Idrottsplats. The away team is better rested.

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Balkan form and stats

Balkan have collected 15 points from their Division 2: Ostra Gotaland home games so far after 4-3-4.

Balkan's last game was hosting Karlshamn (placed 14th) and winning 1-0.

2-2 away at Rappe before that.

A decent goal production from Balkan in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. Balkan have conceded 23 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Karlskrona form and stats

There's been little loot from Karlskrona's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Division 2: Ostra Gotaland. Karlskrona only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Karlskrona seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Karlskrona are travelling again after losing away to Nosaby in their previous match (0-3).

Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Hassleholms IF's place.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Karlskrona have scored 11 goals in 11 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Karlskrona have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The latest H2H encounter ended Karlskrona - Balkan 1-0, earlier this season.

Balkan missing players

Karlskrona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Balkan Karlskrona
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 3 11 22
9 4 2 Won W 0 2 10
6 3 1 Drew D 2 3 4
7 4 0 Lost L 1 6 8
40 18 5 Scored S 2 11 36
39 23 3 Conceded C 3 19 30
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
77% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 82% 82%
68% 82% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 45% 59%
55% 55% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 45%
23% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 14%
59% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 55% 59%
18% 18% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 27%
27% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.9 5
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 5.9 5.4
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.2 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 9 9.8
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.8 4.5
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 26% 38%
Key stats in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland this season:
  • Balkan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Balkan have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Balkan haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Karlskrona have created more than twice as many corners as Balkan.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Olympic 22 12 6 4 34 17 12 6 5 1 21 7 10 6 1 3 13 10 17 42
2 IFK Hassleholm 23 11 7 5 40 27 13 6 4 3 23 14 10 5 3 2 17 13 13 40
3 Rosengård 22 11 4 7 44 30 11 7 1 3 27 12 11 4 3 4 17 18 14 37
4 Berga 23 10 7 6 36 27 12 6 5 1 18 9 11 4 2 5 18 18 9 37
5 Hassleholms IF 22 10 5 7 35 26 10 4 3 3 14 9 12 6 2 4 21 17 9 35
6 Rappe 23 9 8 6 32 28 11 4 5 2 18 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 4 35
7 Karlskrona 22 10 4 8 36 30 11 8 1 2 25 11 11 2 3 6 11 19 6 34
8 Balkan 22 9 6 7 40 39 11 4 3 4 18 23 11 5 3 3 22 16 1 33
9 Kristianstad 22 9 2 11 30 31 9 5 1 3 14 10 13 4 1 8 16 21 -1 29
10 Asarum 22 7 7 8 36 41 13 5 4 4 25 24 9 2 3 4 11 17 -5 28
11 Eslov 21 7 6 8 34 35 9 4 2 3 17 19 12 3 4 5 17 16 -1 27
12 Solvesborg 22 8 3 11 39 56 12 7 0 5 24 22 10 1 3 6 15 34 -17 27
13 Nosaby 22 6 4 12 31 35 11 3 2 6 14 14 11 3 2 6 17 21 -4 22
14 Karlshamn 22 4 5 13 15 35 10 2 2 6 8 16 12 2 3 7 7 19 -20 17
15 Prespa Birlik 22 4 4 14 25 50 11 4 1 6 20 20 11 0 3 8 5 30 -25 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Olympic 22 12 6 4 34 17 12 6 5 1 21 7 10 6 1 3 13 10 17 42
2 IFK Hassleholm 23 11 7 5 40 27 13 6 4 3 23 14 10 5 3 2 17 13 13 40
3 Rosengård 22 11 4 7 44 30 11 7 1 3 27 12 11 4 3 4 17 18 14 37
4 Berga 23 10 7 6 36 27 12 6 5 1 18 9 11 4 2 5 18 18 9 37
5 Hassleholms IF 22 10 5 7 35 26 10 4 3 3 14 9 12 6 2 4 21 17 9 35
6 Rappe 23 9 8 6 32 28 11 4 5 2 18 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 4 35
7 Karlskrona 22 10 4 8 36 30 11 8 1 2 25 11 11 2 3 6 11 19 6 34
8 Balkan 22 9 6 7 40 39 11 4 3 4 18 23 11 5 3 3 22 16 1 33
9 Kristianstad 22 9 2 11 30 31 9 5 1 3 14 10 13 4 1 8 16 21 -1 29
10 Asarum 22 7 7 8 36 41 13 5 4 4 25 24 9 2 3 4 11 17 -5 28
11 Eslov 21 7 6 8 34 35 9 4 2 3 17 19 12 3 4 5 17 16 -1 27
12 Solvesborg 22 8 3 11 39 56 12 7 0 5 24 22 10 1 3 6 15 34 -17 27
13 Nosaby 22 6 4 12 31 35 11 3 2 6 14 14 11 3 2 6 17 21 -4 22
14 Karlshamn 22 4 5 13 15 35 10 2 2 6 8 16 12 2 3 7 7 19 -20 17
15 Prespa Birlik 22 4 4 14 25 50 11 4 1 6 20 20 11 0 3 8 5 30 -25 16

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Division 2 is the fourth tier of Swedish football. It is divided into six divisions based on the location of the teams. Each section has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to decide the final league table of the division, with the two lowest teams being relegated and the top teams being promoted. There are also promotion/relegation playoffs.