One-sided contest expected as AIK welcomes Östersunds FK

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's stadium, Friends Arena, has a grass surface. Östersunds FK have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Östersunds FK when playing on grass; 5 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses from 26 matches. They have scored 20 goals in these games and conceded 44.

AIK are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. For Östersunds it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

AIK form and stats

AIK have been outstanding at home so far in the Allsvenskan with 11 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since AIK tasted defeat here at Friends Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.

Stress levels are on the rise for AIK's attacking players as they have now played 246 minutes without scoring in a league game. N. Stefanelli was their last goal scorer.

AIK faced defeat in their previous match, away at Halmstad (0-1). AIK's goalkeeper Budimir Janošević was extremely busy against Halmstad, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves. Budimir Janošević, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.93 out of 10 in that game. Janošević stopped the opponent with seven saves.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Malmö FF (0-1).

A decent goal production from AIK in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 13 league matches. Defensively AIK have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Östersunds FK form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Östersunds FK so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-10 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Östersunds FK have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Kalmar game.

Östersunds play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Varberg (placed 9th). Östersunds keeper Sixten Mohlin could take pride in a first-class shift versus Varberg, but despite making six saves the defeat could not be evaded. The attacker Henrik Bellman got a match rating of 6.83 in that game. Bellman dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Häcken.

Östersunds are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found one match where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were zero wins, zero draws and one defeat. Of the defeats, one game were lost by at least two goals margin.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Östersunds's away games in the league this season with only 6 goals from 13 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Östersunds, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The newest registered result involving both these squads is the Östersunds FK - AIK 1-2 played earlier this season. Head to head data (for the last ten meetings): AIK won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Östersunds FK managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

B. Turgott 10 goals

N. Bahoui 7 goals

N. Stefanelli 7 goals

AIK missing players

Östersunds FK missing players