Djurgården have excelled Kalmar this season, but every fixture opens at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you need ahead of kickoff:
- Djurgården have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Allsvenskan
- Kalmar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
This promises to be an engrossing match with lots of action and energy as both squads are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
It should be mentioned that Kalmar play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Kalmar on artifical turf are 5 victories, 4 draws and 10 defeats from 19 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 20-36. You can compare this with overall results below.
Djurgården form and stats
Djurgården have performed here at Tele2 Arena this season with 8 wins from 12 Allsvenskan matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
J. Asoro was the last player to score a league goal for Djurgården and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Djurgården haven't scored in 230 minutes.
The Djurgården crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Elfsborg here at Tele2 Arena in a Allsvenskan match. Midfield player Magnus Eriksson got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Eriksson hit four key passes and had 65 successful passes (of 80 total).
Heartbreak before that as Djurgården lost 0-1 at AIK's place.Djurgården can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 24 times. On the other hand, Djurgården have conceded 13 goals.
Kalmar form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Allsvenskan travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Kalmar, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus Mjallby (placed 11th). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Mjallby was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Defender Douglas Bergqvist was the best team player with a rating of 7.13. Bergqvist won 8 of 13 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Sirius.A new game in only four days for Kalmar, the Allsvenskan home match versus Varberg. Busy days.
The visiting Kalmar have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. Kalmar have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kalmar - Djurgården 0-1 was the output when this pair of squads formerly played each other, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: nine - zero - one (Djurgården wins - draws - Kalmar wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Berg 9 goals |   E. Chilufya 5 goals |  A. Fonn Witry 5 goals |
Djurgården missing players
Kalmar missing players
| Djurgården | Kalmar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 37 | 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 26 |
| 87% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 65% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 65% |
| 48% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 36% | 39% |
| 30% | 42% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 26% |
| 17% | 33% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 39% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 45% | 48% |
| 43% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 35% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | 26% |
| 6.2 | 7.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.1 | 19.1 | 21.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.5 | 12.4 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 8.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 35% | 36% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | 28% |
- Djurgården have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Djurgården have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Allsvenskan
- Djurgården have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Kalmar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | AIK | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 44 |
| 4 | Elfsborg | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Hammarby | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Häcken | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Sirius | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | -11 | 30 |
| 10 | Varberg | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Mjallby | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Degerfors | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Halmstad | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 | Örebro | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 30 | -30 | 16 |
| 16 | Östersunds FK | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 22 | -21 | 13 |
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