Falkenberg v Malmö FF preview: Visitors can prove cut above

It's no vacation for neither Falkenberg nor Malmö FF as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Falkenberg form and stats

Falkenberg's struggle is real here at Falcon Alkoholfri Arena with only 3 points collected from 6 Allsvenskan games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-3-3. Falkenberg have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The home team returns to Falcon Alkoholfri Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Hammarby (placed 7th) on their last time out; the Allsvenskan game ended 1-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Örebro with a 2-1 scoreline.

There will be little rest for Falkenberg after this match as they are travelling to Elfsborg for a Allsvenskan game in only four days.

The Falkenberg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

Malmö FF form and stats

Playing away, Malmö FF, who have the the best goal difference (+16) in Allsvenskan, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Allsvenskan this season. Malmö have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena. Malmö have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Malmö had fun at their own home (Falcon Alkoholfri Arena) last time out, beating Helsingborg 4-1. Isaac Kiese Thelin, Franz Brorsson, Jo Inge Berget and Anel Ahmedhodzic scored. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at IFK Göteborg.

A victory against Helsingborg as mentioned above, but the margin of victory could have been bigger as Malmö hit the posts three times.

After this away game Malmö return home for a Allsvenskan game against Örebro. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The Malmö FF manager J. Dahl Tomasson has got the team scoring on the road, with 13 away goals in 6 league matches. Malmö FF have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Falkenberg-Malmö FF H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Falkenberg zero wins, Malmö FF eight wins, one draw. seven of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

I. Thelin 7 goals

E. Sylisufaj 5 goals

A. Christiansen 5 goals

Falkenberg missing players

Malmö FF missing players

		Total						Home						Away
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	P
1	Malmö FF	13	8	4	1	28	12	7	5	2	0	15	5	6	3	2	1	13	7	16	28
2	Norrköping	13	7	4	2	28	17	7	5	2	0	14	4	6	2	2	2	14	13	11	25
3	Elfsborg	13	6	6	1	22	18	6	2	4	0	11	9	7	4	2	1	11	9	4	24
4	Djurgården	13	7	2	4	19	12	6	3	2	1	12	5	7	4	0	3	7	7	7	23
5	Häcken	13	5	6	2	24	12	7	5	2	0	17	1	6	0	4	2	7	11	12	21
6	Sirius	13	4	6	3	21	21	6	2	2	2	12	14	7	2	4	1	9	7	0	18
7	Hammarby	13	4	5	4	14	16	7	3	3	1	8	4	6	1	2	3	6	12	-2	17
8	Varberg BoIS	13	4	4	5	18	17	7	3	2	2	10	8	6	1	2	3	8	9	1	16
9	Örebro	13	4	4	5	13	15	6	2	2	2	5	5	7	2	2	3	8	10	-2	16
10	Mjällby	13	4	4	5	14	20	6	2	2	2	8	11	7	2	2	3	6	9	-6	16
11	IFK Göteborg	13	2	7	4	15	20	8	1	4	3	9	13	5	1	3	1	6	7	-5	13
12	AIK	13	3	4	6	12	19	6	1	2	3	6	10	7	2	2	3	6	9	-7	13
13	Falkenberg	13	2	6	5	15	20	6	0	3	3	7	11	7	2	3	2	8	9	-5	12
14	Östersunds FK	13	2	6	5	11	17	6	0	2	4	5	11	7	2	4	1	6	6	-6	12
15	Helsingborg	13	1	7	5	10	20	6	1	3	2	4	6	7	0	4	3	6	14	-10	10
16	Kalmar	13	2	3	8	14	22	7	1	2	4	8	10	6	1	1	4	6	12	-8	9