AIK are welcoming Helsingborg for another important game after their 1-1 result against 14th-placed Falkenberg.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
AIK form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Allsvenskan this season. AIK have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Friends Arena. Game days at Friends Arena have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for AIK as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
AIK shared the glory with Falkenberg in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Östersunds FK that was lost 0-1.
Sebastian Larsson felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Falkenberg as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 23rd minute.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from AIK's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played seven games, won four matches, drawn one and lost two.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for AIK here at Friends Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the AIK defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Helsingborg form and stats
Helsingborg, who have the most conceded goals (27) in Allsvenskan, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Allsvenskan, after 0-4-4 (8 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Helsingborg are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Home advantage was not enough for Helsingborg in their previous game, as they lost their Allsvenskan-match, hosting Sirius, 1-2. Prior to that match, the Helsingborg manager O. Mellberg faced defeat when travelling to Sirius and losing 1-3.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Helsingborg when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing one and winning zero games.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Helsingborg as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. For Helsingborg, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Helsingborg - AIK 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): AIK five wins, zero draws and Helsingborg five victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. van den Hurk 5 goals |   H. Goitom 4 goals |  S. Larsson 3 goals |
AIK missing players
Helsingborg missing players
| AIK | Helsingborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 24 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 69% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 50% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 62% | 38% |
| 6% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 44% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 4.6 | 6.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 166 | 80 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 42 | 105 | 195 |
| 54 | 26 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 23 | 47 |
| 26% | 23% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 32% |
- AIK has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- AIK has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4)
- AIK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AIK have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- AIK haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- AIK is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Helsingborg has the fewest points (4) away
- Helsingborg has the most conceded goals (27)
- Helsingborg has the the worst goal difference (-10) away
- Helsingborg has the the worst goal difference (-12)
- Helsingborg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Helsingborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Helsingborg have yet to win a game 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 | Malmö FF | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Elfsborg | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Djurgården | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Norrköping | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Häcken | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Sirius | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Hammarby | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Mjällby | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Östersunds FK | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Varberg BoIS | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Örebro | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 13 | AIK | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 14 | Falkenberg | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 13 |
| 15 | Kalmar | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 16 | Helsingborg | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 13 |
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