Hässleholms IF vs Balkan: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Sweden Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
Competition: Sat 30.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Österås IP

Hässleholms IF make preparations for another match after their 4-0 result against Asarum, a fixture that made them wiser. What will happen against Balkan?

Insights:
  • Balkan have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland

This has all the signs of an absorbing match with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

Hässleholms are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Balkan are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Hässleholms IF form and stats

Hässleholms IF have collected 18 points from their Division 2: Ostra Gotaland home games so far after 5-3-3. Two home wins in a row for Hässleholms bring valid hopes of a third.

The Hässleholms supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Asarum in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland and win 4-0. As mentioned above, Hässleholms "killed" Asarum in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Kristianstad.

The Hässleholms fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Hässleholms are not conceding a lot of goals here at Österås IP in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.

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Balkan form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (22) away in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland, are W5-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Division 2: Ostra Gotaland.

Balkan had fun at their own home (Österås IP) last time out, beating Karlskrona 2-0.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Karlshamn.

The Balkan manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 22 away goals in 11 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Balkan in these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: Balkan - Hässleholms 3-4.

Hässleholms IF missing players

Balkan missing players

Hässleholms IF Balkan
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 4 11 23
11 5 2 Won W 1 5 10
5 3 1 Drew D 2 3 6
7 3 1 Lost L 1 3 7
39 18 8 Scored S 6 22 42
26 9 4 Conceded C 5 16 39
96% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 96%
78% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 78%
57% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 55% 65%
30% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 55% 52%
13% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 27% 22%
48% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 57%
39% 45% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 18% 22%
17% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 26%
 
3.9 4.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
4.2 4 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 13.9 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
6 6.8 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
27% 24% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland this season:
  • Balkan have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Balkan have the most scored goals (22) away in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Balkan have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Hässleholms IF 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 23 13 6 4 35 17 12 6 5 1 21 7 11 7 1 3 14 10 18 45
2 Rosengård 24 12 5 7 48 31 11 7 1 3 27 12 13 5 4 4 21 19 17 41
3 Berga 24 11 7 6 39 27 12 6 5 1 18 9 12 5 2 5 21 18 12 40
4 IFK Hassleholm 24 11 7 6 41 30 13 6 4 3 23 14 11 5 3 3 18 16 11 40
5 Hässleholms IF 23 11 5 7 39 26 11 5 3 3 18 9 12 6 2 4 21 17 13 38
6 Balkan 23 10 6 7 42 39 12 5 3 4 20 23 11 5 3 3 22 16 3 36
7 Rappe 24 9 8 7 32 29 12 4 5 3 18 12 12 5 3 4 14 17 3 35
8 Karlskrona 23 10 4 9 36 32 11 8 1 2 25 11 12 2 3 7 11 21 4 34
9 Kristianstad 23 10 2 11 33 31 10 6 1 3 17 10 13 4 1 8 16 21 2 32
10 Eslov 23 7 7 9 35 39 11 4 3 4 18 23 12 3 4 5 17 16 -4 28
11 Asarum 23 7 7 9 36 45 13 5 4 4 25 24 10 2 3 5 11 21 -9 28
12 Solvesborg 23 8 3 12 39 59 12 7 0 5 24 22 11 1 3 7 15 37 -20 27
13 Nosaby 23 7 4 12 34 36 12 4 2 6 17 15 11 3 2 6 17 21 -2 25
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 23 4 4 15 25 53 12 4 1 7 20 23 11 0 3 8 5 30 -28 16

Read more about Division 2: Ostra Gotaland

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.