Allsvenskan Women match preview: Växjö W believed to be the weaker party when Linkoping W pays a visit

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan Women
Competition: Sun 23.August
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Myresjöhus Arena (12000 seats)

The visiting Linkoping W side should be favourites in this visit to Växjö W, as the away team holds a 11 point advantage from their eleven league games this season.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Växjö W form and stats

Växjö W have collected 5 points from their Allsvenskan Women home games so far after 1-2-2. Växjö has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Olsson and the players.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 284 minutes without scoring a league goal. S. Andersen was the last player to find the net.

Växjö's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Vittsjo (placed 10th). Prior to that, an away loss at Kristianstads W.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Växjö W here at Myresjöhus Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.

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Linkoping W form and stats

Playing away, Linkoping W, who have the most conceded goals (15) away in Allsvenskan Women, have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Allsvenskan Women this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on O. Unogård, the Linkoping manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Linkoping's previous game versus Uppsala W (placed 11th), a Allsvenskan Women 3-1 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rosengard W wasn't a success with a 1-7 loss.

Linkoping are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Linkoping can't defend away. 15 goals have been scored by the opposition in 5 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Linkoping W - Växjö W 3-0. Växjö W-Linkoping W H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Växjö two wins, Linkoping W three wins, one draw. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Linkoping WE. Orji
E. Orji
5 goals
Linkoping WU. Kanu
U. Kanu
5 goals
VäxjöS. Andersen
S. Andersen
4 goals

Växjö W missing players

Linkoping W missing players

Växjö W Linkoping W
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 1 5 11
2 1 0 Won W 1 1 6
2 2 0 Drew D 0 1 1
7 2 1 Lost L 0 3 4
5 4 0 Scored S 2 7 16
21 8 3 Conceded C 1 15 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 73%
45% 40% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 64%
18% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 60% 36%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 18%
18% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 45%
18% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 36%
64% 40% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 18%
 
2.9 4.5 2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6.5 5.3
6.7 6.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 3.7
0.8 0.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
59 33 1 Total Shots T S 0 31 68
24 14 0 Shots on Target S O 0 16 34
17% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 32%
Key stats in Allsvenskan Women this season:
  • All of Linkoping W's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Linkoping W has the most conceded goals (15) away
  • Linkoping W have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Linkoping W have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Linkoping W have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Linkoping W have scored more than double the goals of Växjö W.
  • Linkoping W have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Linkoping W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Växjö W has the fewest matches over the total-line (1)
  • Växjö W has the fewest scored goals (4) at home
  • Växjö W has the fewest scored goals (5)
  • Växjö W has the the worst goal difference (-16)
  • Växjö W have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Växjö W have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Växjö W have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Växjö W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Goteborg FC W 11 9 2 0 27 4 6 5 1 0 16 2 5 4 1 0 11 2 23 29
2 Rosengard W 11 8 2 1 34 6 5 4 0 1 17 4 6 4 2 0 17 2 28 26
3 Kristianstads W 11 6 3 2 23 18 5 3 1 1 8 4 6 3 2 1 15 14 5 21
4 Linkoping W 11 6 1 4 16 19 6 5 0 1 9 4 5 1 1 3 7 15 -3 19
5 Eskilstuna United 11 4 2 5 18 16 6 3 1 2 12 8 5 1 1 3 6 8 2 14
6 KIF Orebro 11 4 2 5 12 17 6 2 1 3 8 9 5 2 1 2 4 8 -5 14
7 Umea W 11 3 3 5 13 19 6 3 0 3 9 10 5 0 3 2 4 9 -6 12
8 Pitea W 11 3 3 5 12 19 5 0 3 2 5 10 6 3 0 3 7 9 -7 12
9 Djurgarden W 11 2 4 5 11 15 6 2 3 1 8 7 5 0 1 4 3 8 -4 10
10 Vittsjo 11 3 1 7 14 20 5 1 1 3 8 10 6 2 0 4 6 10 -6 10
11 Uppsala W 11 3 1 7 16 27 5 2 0 3 7 14 6 1 1 4 9 13 -11 10
12 Växjö W 11 2 2 7 5 21 5 1 2 2 4 8 6 1 0 5 1 13 -16 8

Read more about Allsvenskan Women

Damallsvenskan (meaning All Swedish (for) Women i English) is the top level of women’s football in Sweden. It was created in 1988, but Sweden has had championships for women football since 1978. Damallsvenskan has 12 teams each playing 22 fixtures in a season from April to October.