Division 2: Sodra Gotaland news and data: IFK Trelleborg modest expected to subdue Balkan

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Competition: Sweden Division 2: Sodra Gotaland
Competition: Mon 14.Aug
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vångavallen (10000 seats)

A classic home victory, the away team claims the win or a tactical 0-0 draw? It's all possible when the mid-table sides IFK Trelleborg and Balkan duel at Vångavallen.

Insights:
  • IFK Trelleborg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Balkan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Division 2: Sodra Gotaland

IFK Trelleborg and Balkan should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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IFK Trelleborg form and stats

3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what IFK Trelleborg have to build on here at Vångavallen in the Division 2: Sodra Gotaland. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Vångavallen, but a victory now would be sweet for Trelleborg.

IFK Trelleborg lost their last game at IFK Malmö (placed 13th) after a 0-4 scoreline. The first loss after going unbeaten through three league rounds. Trelleborg were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Berga.

Goal fest? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this team has contained three goals or more.

A decent goal production from IFK Trelleborg in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. IFK Trelleborg have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Balkan form and stats

Playing away, Balkan have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Division 2: Sodra Gotaland this season.

Balkan are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Österlen (placed 12th).

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus IFK Malmö.

We have checked recent matches where Balkan have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Balkan has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Balkan have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These two sides faced each other earlier on this campaign: Balkan - Trelleborg 3-2.

IFK Trelleborg missing players

Balkan missing players

IFK Trelleborg Balkan
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 1 8 15
6 3 1 Won W 0 3 6
4 3 0 Drew D 0 2 4
5 1 0 Lost L 1 3 5
29 11 3 Scored S 1 14 23
22 5 0 Conceded C 4 13 20
87% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 87%
80% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 73%
67% 43% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 47%
47% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 62% 47%
27% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 38% 27%
47% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 60%
33% 43% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 20%
33% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 33%
 
3.1 2.6 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2.8 4.1
4.3 5 13 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.1 4.3
2.2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.1 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.9 8.3 20 Shots (avg) S ( 10 5.5 8.5
3.1 2.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.1 3.9
63% 65% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 82% 40%
 
7.1 6.6 8 Shots against (avg) S A 10 7.4 7.9
3.6 2.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.1 3.3
Key stats in Division 2: Sodra Gotaland this season:
  • Balkan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Balkan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Division 2: Sodra Gotaland
  • Balkan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • IFK Trelleborg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • IFK Trelleborg have won significantly less corners at home than 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 Rosengård 15 11 3 1 34 13 9 8 0 1 22 7 6 3 3 0 12 6 21 36
2 Hassleholms IF 15 11 3 1 27 9 6 4 2 0 8 3 9 7 1 1 19 6 18 36
3 Rappe 16 8 2 6 35 26 8 5 1 2 18 10 8 3 1 4 17 16 9 26
4 IFK Hassleholm 16 7 4 5 28 26 9 5 1 3 16 14 7 2 3 2 12 12 2 25
5 Karlskrona 16 6 6 4 27 22 7 3 2 2 16 12 9 3 4 2 11 10 5 24
6 Kristianstad 16 6 5 5 17 12 7 4 3 0 9 3 9 2 2 5 8 9 5 23
7 IFK Trelleborg 15 6 4 5 29 22 7 3 3 1 11 5 8 3 1 4 18 17 7 22
8 Balkan 15 6 4 5 23 20 7 3 2 2 9 7 8 3 2 3 14 13 3 22
9 Simrishamn 16 5 4 7 26 30 7 3 3 1 14 9 9 2 1 6 12 21 -4 19
10 Berga 16 5 3 8 23 28 8 3 1 4 14 14 8 2 2 4 9 14 -5 18
11 Nosaby 16 4 4 8 16 27 9 3 1 5 12 19 7 1 3 3 4 8 -11 16
12 Österlen 16 4 3 9 20 30 9 2 2 5 8 17 7 2 1 4 12 13 -10 15
13 IFK Malmö 16 2 5 9 23 36 9 2 3 4 16 20 7 0 2 5 7 16 -13 11
14 VMA 16 3 2 11 19 46 8 0 2 6 9 25 8 3 0 5 10 21 -27 11

Read more about Division 2: Sodra 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.