Degerfors v Malmö FF preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sat 17.July
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stora Valla (7500 seats)

High flying Malmö FF arrive at Degerfors after their 1-1-result versus Riga. Check out our full preview!

Insights:
  • Degerfors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Malmö FF have the most scored goals (24) in Allsvenskan

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Champions League. That game was also an away game, at Riga. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Degerfors form and stats

Overall Allsvenskan stats at home this season for Degerfors are 3-0-1 (wins-draw-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Degerfors, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

In their previous game, the manager A. Holmberg led his Degerfors to a defeat in the Allsvenskan match away at Hammarby. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stora Valla. Midfield player Abdelrahman Saidi got a match rating of 7.24 in that game, the max score being 10. Saidi scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times. Degerfors were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Degerfors's goalkeeper Ismael Diawara was extremely busy against Hammarby, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

Ahead of that match, Degerfors won a home game hosting Östersunds FK (3-1).

Degerfors can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. Defensively Degerfors have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Malmö FF form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (24) in Allsvenskan, on their Allsvenskan travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Malmö are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Riga.

A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Sirius.

A quick return to home after this game, as Malmö FF are hosting HJK in the Champions League only three days away.

Malmö are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Malmö struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (Degerfors wins - draws - Malmö FF wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

DegerforsV. Edvardsen
V. Edvardsen
6 goals
Malmö FFA. Čolak
A. Čolak
6 goals
Malmö FFS. Krukow Rieks
S. Krukow Rieks
4 goals

Degerfors missing players

Malmö FF missing players

Degerfors Malmö FF
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 1 5 11
4 3 1 Won W 1 2 7
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
4 1 0 Lost L 0 2 2
13 8 2 Scored S 2 8 24
13 2 0 Conceded C 1 9 16
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
40% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 82%
30% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 55%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 27%
40% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 91%
30% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
40% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.6 4.5 1 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.8 5.7
6.8 6.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.2 4.6
2 2.8 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.1 10.8 7 Shots (avg) S ( 13 13.4 15.5
3.5 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5 5.5
37% 53% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 32% 39%
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • All of Malmö FF's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Degerfors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Degerfors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Degerfors have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Degerfors haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Malmö FF have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Malmö FF have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Malmö FF have the most scored goals (24) in Allsvenskan
  • Malmö FF have the most scored goals (8) away in Allsvenskan
  • Malmö FF have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Allsvenskan
  • Malmö FF haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Malmö FF is in the best form (4-1-1)

  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 11 7 2 2 24 16 6 5 1 0 16 7 5 2 1 2 8 9 8 23
2 Djurgården 10 6 3 1 16 6 5 4 1 0 9 1 5 2 2 1 7 5 10 21
3 Elfsborg 11 6 1 4 15 12 6 3 1 2 8 8 5 3 0 2 7 4 3 19
4 Norrköping 10 5 2 3 14 9 5 3 2 0 9 5 5 2 0 3 5 4 5 17
5 AIK 10 5 2 3 13 11 6 4 2 0 10 4 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 17
6 Hammarby 10 4 3 3 20 15 6 3 3 0 14 7 4 1 0 3 6 8 5 15
7 Degerfors 10 4 2 4 13 13 4 3 0 1 8 2 6 1 2 3 5 11 0 14
8 Kalmar 10 3 5 2 11 11 5 2 2 1 5 4 5 1 3 1 6 7 0 14
9 IFK Göteborg 10 2 6 2 11 10 5 1 2 2 7 7 5 1 4 0 4 3 1 12
10 Häcken 10 3 3 4 15 15 5 2 0 3 9 9 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 12
11 Sirius 10 3 3 4 11 18 4 2 1 1 4 4 6 1 2 3 7 14 -7 12
12 Halmstad 10 2 5 3 8 9 5 1 4 0 3 2 5 1 1 3 5 7 -1 11
13 Mjallby 10 2 4 4 7 10 5 2 2 1 3 2 5 0 2 3 4 8 -3 10
14 Östersunds FK 10 2 2 6 14 14 5 2 0 3 12 7 5 0 2 3 2 7 0 8
15 Varberg 10 2 2 6 12 20 5 1 1 3 6 11 5 1 1 3 6 9 -8 8
16 Örebro 10 2 1 7 6 21 4 1 1 2 2 5 6 1 0 5 4 16 -15 7

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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.