Kalmar know they face a gruelling trip to Halmstad and their Örjans Vall. This news article has all the facts and figures you need ahead of the fixture.
- Kalmar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Relegation threatens Halmstad who should definitely be looking for some points here. Kalmar is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Halmstad and Kalmar 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.
Halmstad form and stats
The story so far in the Allsvenskan for Halmstad at their home stadium (Örjans Vall) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Halmstad.
Halmstad shared the glory with AIK in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The Halmstad goalkeeper Johansson was crucial in the match against AIK last time out, making seven saves. Midfield player Allansson got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, the max score being 10. Allansson served one assist, hit one key pass and had 36 successful passes (of 41 total).
In the match before that, Halmstad hosted Mjällby and drew the game 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Halmstad perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Halmstad as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Halmstad has won 1 of these, drawn 4 and lost 3.
Gamblers who enjoy gambling for low-scoring games might like knowing that this team have played 5 league fixtures in a row with two goals or less (under 2.5).
Halmstad aren't scoring a lot here at Örjans Vall in the league, with only {11 goals} from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Halmstad's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Kalmar form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Kalmar playing as the away team in the Allsvenskan this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Kalmar in their previous game as they lost hosting Varnamo, 1-3. Kalmar goalkeeper Friedrich had a top-notch shift vs Varnamo, but despite pulling off nine saves the defeat could not be evaded.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Degerfors with the score of 3-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Kalmar in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Kalmar, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The visiting Kalmar have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 14 games. 19 goals have been conceded by Kalmar in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kalmar have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (4-2-0) when playing Halmstad.This isn't the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Kalmar - Halmstad 2-0.
Top Goalscorers
![]() D. Hümmet 9 goals | ![]() V. Granat 7 goals | ![]() S. Skrabb 7 goals |
Halmstad missing players
Kalmar missing players
| Halmstad | Kalmar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 33 |
| 42 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 36 |
| 82% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 93% |
| 68% | 57% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 71% |
| 46% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 46% |
| 25% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | 32% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 4% |
| 46% | 36% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 46% |
| 29% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 21% | 32% |
| 43% | 50% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 36% | 29% |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 33% |
| 16.5 | 14.3 | 15.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 15.1 | 14 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
- Kalmar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 36 | 61 |
| 2 | Elfsborg | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 33 | 60 |
| 3 | Häcken | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 64 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 54 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 50 |
| 5 | Varnamo | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Kalmar | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -3 | 42 |
| 7 | Hammarby | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | Norrköping | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 9 | Mjällby | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Sirius | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 35 |
| 11 | AIK | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 32 |
| 12 | Halmstad | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 32 |
| 13 | IFK Göteborg | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Brommapojkarna | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -15 | 27 |
| 15 | Degerfors | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 58 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 36 | -31 | 25 |
| 16 | Varberg | 28 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -39 | 15 |
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