Falkenberg stubborn opponents but Djurgården expect victory

It's no vacation for neither Djurgården nor Falkenberg as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Falkenberg's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Falkenberg have performed like this: Played 14 matches resulting in 4 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 24-31 (scored/conceded).

Djurgården form and stats

27 points is a decent return from 12 Allsvenskan games here at Tele2 Arena for Djurgården. The data says 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. After failing to beat Malmö FF here at Tele2 Arena, Djurgården has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

A good away victory last time out for Djurgården, who won 4-1 against GIF Sundsvall (placed 16th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Helsingborg in a game that was won 2-0.

Djurgården are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Tele2 Arena with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. six earlier games are comparable to this one, and Djurgården has won 1 time, drawn 3 and lost 2. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Djurgården has won by at least two goals 1 time when in this position.

Goals decide football matches and Djurgården are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 12 league matches. Djurgården are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tele2 Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.

Falkenberg form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Falkenberg, who have the fewest points (3) away in Allsvenskan, so far with only 3 Allsvenskan points returning home. The records show 0-3-9 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Falkenberg have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 15 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Gefle game.

The supporters enjoyed Falkenberg's previous game versus Östersunds FK (placed 13th), a Allsvenskan 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Sirius's place.

Nobody expects Falkenberg to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath nine times before, with the overall statistics of won 5, draw 1 and lost 3. When defeated, 0 matches have been lost by two or more goals.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Falkenberg's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 35 goals in 12 travels.

Head 2 Head

Djurgården and Falkenberg have met before this season: Falkenberg - Djurgården 0-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Djurgården won 6 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Falkenberg has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 3

Top Goalscorers

M. Buya Turay 10 goals / 3 assists

J. Ring 7 goals / 5 assists

F. Ulvestad 4 goals / 1 assists

Djurgården missing players

Falkenberg missing players