Develop their own game plan or focus more on the opponent? Both Degerfors and Varberg BoIS need to try something different than what they have done so far. Read more!
- Degerfors have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Allsvenskan
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Degerfors form and stats
Degerfors have collected 9 points from their Allsvenskan home games so far after 3-0-2. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Degerfors to get some points in this home game.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 225 minutes without scoring a league goal. A. Saidi was the last player to find the net.
Degerfors lost their last game at Sirius (placed 10th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Attacking player Abdelrahman Saidi bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.65 out of 10. Saidi hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Malmö FF (0-5).This is expected to be a close game, with Degerfors perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Degerfors as a small favourite), we find one game. Degerfors has won one of these, drawn zero and lost zero.
A decent goal production from Degerfors in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Varberg BoIS form and stats
Varberg BoIS have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Allsvenskan, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
Varberg are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Allsvenskan against IFK Göteborg (placed 8th). Midfielder Oliver Alfonsi was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Alfonsi scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Halmstad that ended 1-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Varberg in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Varberg BoIS, three draws and two defeats.
Varberg BoIS have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Varberg have conceded 10 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Degerfors wins - draws - Varberg BoIS wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Edvardsen 6 goals |  T. Matthews 3 goals | S. Karlsson Adjei 3 goals |
Degerfors missing players
Varberg BoIS missing players
| Degerfors | Varberg BoIS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 8 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 92% |
| 75% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 92% |
| 42% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 33% | 20% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 83% | 83% |
| 25% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 6.2 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 10 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 8.8 | 11.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 31% | 47% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 44% | 37% |
- Degerfors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Degerfors have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Allsvenskan
- Degerfors haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Malmö FF | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | Elfsborg | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Hammarby | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | AIK | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Norrköping | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Häcken | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Halmstad | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Sirius | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 15 |
| 11 | Kalmar | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Degerfors | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 13 | Varberg BoIS | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Mjallby | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Östersunds FK | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Örebro | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 8 |
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