This should be an appealing game as Elfsborg have their presumed home advantage, while Kalmar have an edge of 5 points in the Allsvenskan table.
- Elfsborg have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Allsvenskan
- Kalmar is in the best form (4-2-0) in Allsvenskan
4-2-5 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Kalmar when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those eleven matches are 18-23 (scored/conceded).
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Elfsborg form and stats
Elfsborg are steadily winning Allsvenskan games and points here at Borås Arena. 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Elfsborg are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Elfsborg enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at IFK Göteborg's place. The match ended 3-1 with Baidoo, Söderberg and Bernhardsson scoring. Bernhardsson, a striker, was the best performer for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 8.42 (out of 10). Bernhardsson scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, Elfsborg had a home game versus Sirius which ended with a victory 3-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Elfsborg have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 8 and lost 1.
An interesting fact: 12 of the most recent 16 league games from these players have had goals from both sides.
Goals decide football matches and Elfsborg are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 11 league matches. On the other hand, Elfsborg have conceded 15 goals.
Kalmar form and stats
3-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Kalmar in their Allsvenskan matches away.
Kalmar had fun at their own home (Borås Arena) last time out, beating Helsingborg 2-0. Skrabb (2) scored. Midfield player Skrabb was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.75/10. Skrabb scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Norrköping that ended 2-2.Kalmar are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Lacking goals? 13 of this team's last 16 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
Kalmar have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Kalmar have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H encounter ended Kalmar - Elfsborg 1-0, earlier this season. Elfsborg-Kalmar H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Elfsborg four wins, Kalmar two wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Baidoo 7 goals | R. Alm 6 goals | S. Gudjohnsen 5 goals |
Elfsborg missing players
Kalmar missing players
| Elfsborg | Kalmar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 45 | 27 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 96% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 91% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 58% |
| 54% | 73% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 55% | 29% |
| 42% | 64% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 12% |
| 21% | 36% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 62% | 73% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 42% |
| 17% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 46% |
| 25% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 12% |
| 6.2 | 6.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.8 | 18.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12 | 12.7 |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 34% | 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 29% | 28% |
| 11.1 | 11.5 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 11.1 | 10.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
- Elfsborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Elfsborg have the most points from losing position (14) in Allsvenskan
- Elfsborg have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Allsvenskan
- Kalmar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kalmar have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Allsvenskan
- Kalmar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kalmar is in the best form (4-2-0) in Allsvenskan
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Djurgården | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 48 |
| 2 | Häcken | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 48 |
| 3 | Hammarby | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 43 |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Kalmar | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | AIK | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Elfsborg | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 36 |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 36 |
| 9 | Mjallby | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | Varnamo | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -9 | 31 |
| 11 | Norrköping | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Sirius | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 26 |
| 13 | Varberg | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 25 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -20 | 21 |
| 15 | Helsingborg | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -18 | 17 |
| 16 | GIF Sundsvall | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 30 | -40 | 11 |
- IF Elfsborg
- Svenska Fans: Elfsborg - (supporter blog)
- Kalmar FF
- Svenska Fans: Kalmar FF - (supporter blog)
- Allsvenskan official site
- Dagens Nyheter - (newspaper)
- Aftonbladet / Sportbladet - (newspaper)
- Expressen - (newspaper)
