Open game expected at Friends Arena: AIK vs Malmö FF preview

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Wed 11.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Friends Arena (54000 seats)

Tension and suspense is expected at Friends Arena when AIK meet Malmö FF in what should be a superb game. Read on!

Insights:
  • AIK have the most points (12) at home in Allsvenskan
  • Malmö FF have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Allsvenskan

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for AIK and Malmö FF.

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AIK form and stats

AIK, who have the most points (12) at home in Allsvenskan, have collected 12 points from their Allsvenskan home games so far after 4-0-0. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as AIK has won four games in a row. The Malmö FF match was the last time out without a victory.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt not having conceded a league goal in 371 minutes.

AIK's last game was hosting IFK Göteborg (placed 8th) and winning 1-0. Defender Milošević got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.85/10. Milošević scored one goal and won 5 of 8 duels.

In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting GIF Sundsvall.

This is expected to be a close game, with AIK perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with AIK as a small favourite), we find seven games. AIK has won five of these, drawn zero and lost two.

AIK are traveling soon after this match as the Allsvenskan match at Hammarby awaits in four days.

AIK has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 4 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Malmö FF form and stats

Malmö FF are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Allsvenskan, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses). Malmö FF has drawn their two previous away games.

Malmö FF have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Johan Dahlin. It's been 490 minutes since they last conceded in Allsvenskan.

Malmö are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the game against Mjallby (placed 4th). Attacker Nanasi got a player rating of 8.62 in the game. "Man of the match" Nanasi hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Hammarby that ended 0-0.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Malmö FF's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have played before this season: Malmö FF - AIK 3-0. AIK-Malmö FF H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: AIK zero wins, Malmö FF five wins, five draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Malmö FFI. Thelin
I. Thelin
3 goals
AIKA. Milosevic
A. Milosevic
2 goals
AIKN. Bahoui
N. Bahoui
2 goals

AIK missing players

Malmö FF missing players

AIK Malmö FF
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 4 1 Played P 1 3 7
5 4 1 Won W 0 1 4
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
8 4 1 Scored S 0 1 8
7 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 33% 71%
43% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 43%
29% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 14%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
14% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 14%
71% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 86%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 29%
 
6.9 7.2 7 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2 4.3
4 3 7 Corners against (avg) C A 9 6 5.1
2.3 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
17.7 17 8 Shots (avg) S ( 5 10.3 13
4 3.2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.7 5.4
29% 31% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 21%
 
10.9 9 11 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.7 9.6
4 3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.7 2.4
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • AIK have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
  • AIK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • AIK have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Malmö FF have scored away.
  • AIK have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • AIK have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Allsvenskan
  • AIK have the most points (12) at home in Allsvenskan
  • AIK have won all their matches at home so far.
  • AIK have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • AIK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Malmö FF have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Malmö FF have not yet lost a game.
  • Malmö FF have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Malmö FF have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Allsvenskan
  • Malmö FF have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Allsvenskan
  • Malmö FF have the most clean sheets (3) away in Allsvenskan
  • Malmö FF have the most clean sheets (6) in Allsvenskan
  • Malmö FF have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hammarby 6 5 1 0 13 2 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 9 1 11 16
2 Malmö FF 7 4 3 0 8 1 4 3 1 0 7 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 7 15
3 AIK 7 5 0 2 8 7 4 4 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 4 7 1 15
4 Mjallby 7 4 1 2 8 5 3 3 0 0 6 1 4 1 1 2 2 4 3 13
5 Djurgården 7 3 2 2 12 7 4 3 1 0 11 4 3 0 1 2 1 3 5 11
6 Häcken 6 3 2 1 11 8 3 2 0 1 7 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 11
7 Elfsborg 6 3 1 2 14 6 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 1 1 1 7 2 8 10
8 IFK Göteborg 7 3 1 3 7 6 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 0 2 3 2 1 10
9 Kalmar 6 3 0 3 8 5 3 1 0 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 9
10 Norrköping 6 2 1 3 6 6 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 0 2 3 4 0 7
11 Varberg 6 2 1 3 4 7 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 2 4 -3 7
12 Sirius 6 2 1 3 3 11 3 2 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 2 0 7 -8 7
13 Helsingborg 7 1 2 4 6 9 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 3 4 7 -3 5
14 Varnamo 6 1 2 3 4 8 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 2 8 -4 5
15 GIF Sundsvall 6 1 0 5 4 14 3 1 0 2 2 7 3 0 0 3 2 7 -10 3
16 Degerfors 6 0 0 6 2 16 3 0 0 3 1 9 3 0 0 3 1 7 -14 0

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Read more about Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan (meaning All Swedish in English) is the top level division in Swedish football. Seasons run from late March or early April to November, with 16 teams playing a total of 240 fixtures. The best placed team in the league table after this is called the Swedish champion.