It's game one of two in the Champions League as KÍ host Häcken. This is a 2nd Qualifying Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Häcken have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 6-3-4 (win-draw-loss) from 13 matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Häcken have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Allsvenskan. That game was also an away game, at Varnamo. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
KÍ form and stats
KÍ have not come this way in the Champions League without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Ferencvaros. Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round against Bodø / Glimt.KÍ have been very solid at home in the Meistaradeildin so far, with 24 points collected from 8 matches (8-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
KÍ are returning here after guesting Ferencvaros in a Champions League game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Frederiksberg, a striker, was the best player for the side in that match, receiving a rating of 8.8 (out of 10). Frederiksberg scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 0-0 scoreline against Ferencvaros before that, played at home in the Champions League.
The KÍ manager Hoseth has got the team scoring with 18 from 8 home games in the league. KÍ have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.
Häcken form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated The New Saints in order to reach 2nd qualifying round of Champions League.As the visiting team in Allsvenskan matches, Häcken have produced an overall stat of 4-2-2 so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Häcken, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Varnamo. Häcken were so close to getting something from the game against Varnamo, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime. Defender Hovland was the best team player with a rating of 8.03. Hovland won 3 of 6 duels.
Earlier, the Champions League victory away at The New Saints.
A quick return to home after this game, as Häcken are hosting Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan only three days away.
Häcken are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Klettskard 14 goals |   B. Traore 12 goals |  Á. Frederiksberg 8 goals |
KÍ missing players
Häcken missing players
| KÍ | Häcken | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 18 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 69 | 31 | Scored | S | 20 | 64 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 6.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.2 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 15.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 6.4 | ||
| 48% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 40% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 11.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KÍ | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 36 | 48 |
| 2 | B36 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 36 |
| 3 | HB | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 35 |
| 4 | Vikingur | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 27 |
| 5 | 07 Vestur | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | TB | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 24 | -22 | 15 |
| 7 | EB / Streymur | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -17 | 13 |
| 8 | B68 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 11 |
| 9 | ÍF | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -24 | 9 |
| 10 | AB | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -22 | 7 |
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 39 |
| 2 | Häcken | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 35 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 34 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Halmstad | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 24 |
| 6 | Norrköping | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Hammarby | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 22 |
| 9 | Brommapojkarna | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Mjallby | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Sirius | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Varnamo | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Degerfors | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 25 | -24 | 14 |
| 14 | AIK | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | IFK Göteborg | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | Varberg | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -18 | 8 |
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