Stora Valla: Degerfors vs Norrköping Allsvenskan data sheet

Degerfors and Norrköping should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Norrköping have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 14-3-11 (win-draw-loss) from 28 matches.

Relegation threatens Degerfors who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Norrköping most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Degerfors form and stats

When playing at home in the Allsvenskan, Degerfors have managed 6 wins, 1 draw and suffered 7 defeats from 14 games. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Degerfors with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Örebro game, 33 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

The Degerfors crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-4 to Hammarby here at Stora Valla in a Allsvenskan match. Adam Carlen (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.53/10. Carlen hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Häcken.

Degerfors are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.

Norrköping form and stats

Playing away, Norrköping have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 8 defeats in the Allsvenskan this season. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Norrköping's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Norrköping played 1-1 against Djurgården in their previous match. Jonathan Levi, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.02. Levi served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Kalmar's place.

The visiting Norrköping have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 20 goals have been conceded by Norrköping in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Norrköping - Degerfors 1-1. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's one Degerfors victory, one draw and seven Norrköping wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

S. Adegbenro 17 goals

V. Edvardsen 14 goals

C. Björk 6 goals

Degerfors missing players

Norrköping missing players