The first of two encounters in the Europa League Play-offs, as the hometeam Malmö FF will try to edge Sivasspor in their own ballpark.
Sivasspor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
These are hectic days for the team playing at home, as they were in action only four days ago in the Allsvenskan. Thankfully the previous game, versus GIF Sundsvall, was also a home game here at Eleda Stadion. The away team is better rested.
Malmö FF form and stats
Malmö FF have reached this Europa League stage through battling and winning against F91 Dudelange. Last season, Malmö FF's Europa League journey ended in the play-offs.Malmö FF have performed here at Eleda Stadion this season with 7 wins from 9 Allsvenskan matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Malmö's last game was hosting GIF Sundsvall and winning 3-1. Midfield player Peña got a match rating of 8.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Peña hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 76 successful passes (of 85 total).
Malmö FF are traveling soon after this match as the Allsvenskan match at Mjallby awaits in three days.
The Malmö FF manager Milojevic has got the team scoring with 19 from 9 home games in the league. From these home matches, Malmö have conceded only 6 goals.
Sivasspor form and stats
Sivasspor's mission in Europa League last season failed in the group stage.The visitors are W0-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Super Lig.
Sivasspor play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Adana Demirspor. Sivasspor keeper Yıldırım enjoyed a terrific day at work versus Adana Demirspor, but in spite of registering ten saves the beating could not be stopped.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Gazisehir Gaziantep in the Super Lig.We have checked recent matches where Sivasspor have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Alanyaspor in just four days.
Sivasspor have the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Thelin 7 goals |  V. Birmančević 4 goals | P. Sejdiu 3 goals |
Malmö FF missing players
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| Malmö FF | Sivasspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 37 | 25 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 20 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 6 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.6 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 7.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| 9.9 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Djurgården | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 37 |
| 2 | Häcken | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Hammarby | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | AIK | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | IFK Göteborg | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Mjallby | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Sirius | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 25 |
| 10 | Elfsborg | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 11 | Norrköping | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Varberg | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 19 |
| 13 | Varnamo | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 18 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -21 | 12 |
| 15 | Helsingborg | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 11 |
| 16 | GIF Sundsvall | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -29 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Adana Demirspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Alanyaspor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Besiktas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Giresunspor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Antalyaspor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Galatasaray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Kayserispor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Fenerbahce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Konyaspor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Umraniyespor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Ankaragucu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Sivasspor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Hatayspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Fatih Karagumruk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Istanbulspor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Kasimpasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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