Helsingborg vs IFK Göteborg match preview: Even contest expected at Olympia

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sun 08.November
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Olympia (16500 seats)

Helsingborg are welcoming IFK Göteborg for another important game after their 0-1 result against 1st-placed Malmö FF.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Relegation threatens Helsingborg who should definitely be looking for some points here. IFK Göteborg are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Helsingborg form and stats

When playing at home in the Allsvenskan, Helsingborg have managed 3 wins, 5 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games.

The Helsingborg crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Malmö FF here at Olympia in a Allsvenskan match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Örebro (2-3).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Helsingborg have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost two.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Helsingborg here at Olympia in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 13 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Helsingborg have conceded 14 goals.

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IFK Göteborg form and stats

2-8-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for IFK Göteborg in their Allsvenskan matches away. Three has not been a lucky number for Göteborg as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Varberg BoIS match. Göteborg seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Home advantage was not enough for Göteborg in their previous game, as they lost their Allsvenskan-match, hosting Örebro, 0-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Malmö FF wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with IFK Göteborg playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were one IFK Göteborg win, three draws and four defeats.

Göteborg are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 13 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 17 goals have been conceded by IFK Göteborg in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the IFK Göteborg - Helsingborg 1-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Helsingborg won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and IFK Göteborg has eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

HelsingborgA. van den Hurk
A. van den Hurk
9 goals
HelsingborgM. Svensson
M. Svensson
5 goals
IFK GöteborgT. Sana
T. Sana
5 goals

Helsingborg missing players

IFK Göteborg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Helsingborg IFK Göteborg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
4 3 0 Won W 2 2 4
10 5 1 Drew D 1 8 12
12 5 2 Lost L 0 3 10
28 12 1 Scored S 6 15 27
42 14 5 Conceded C 2 17 40
88% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 92%
73% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 77%
50% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 46% 54%
42% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 35%
15% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
58% 46% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 62%
15% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 23% 19%
38% 46% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
330 156 33 Total Shots T S 22 129 300
92 44 11 Shots on Target S O 9 44 101
30% 27% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 34% 27%

  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 26 15 8 3 52 25 13 9 4 0 26 9 13 6 4 3 26 16 27 53
2 Elfsborg 26 10 13 3 41 33 13 5 7 1 23 17 13 5 6 2 18 16 8 43
3 Djurgården 26 12 6 8 43 30 13 6 4 3 26 15 13 6 2 5 17 15 13 42
4 Häcken 26 10 11 5 39 27 13 7 4 2 25 10 13 3 7 3 14 17 12 41
5 Norrköping 26 11 7 8 52 39 13 5 5 3 21 14 13 6 2 5 31 25 13 40
6 Hammarby 26 10 10 6 42 37 13 4 8 1 21 15 13 6 2 5 21 22 5 40
7 Sirius 26 9 10 7 42 43 13 5 5 3 27 25 13 4 5 4 15 18 -1 37
8 Örebro 26 10 6 10 33 36 13 7 3 3 21 19 13 3 3 7 12 17 -3 36
9 Mjallby 26 9 8 9 40 41 13 6 4 3 23 20 13 3 4 6 17 21 -1 35
10 AIK 26 9 8 9 27 28 13 6 2 5 15 12 13 3 6 4 12 16 -1 35
11 Östersunds FK 26 8 9 9 26 32 13 2 4 7 12 19 13 6 5 2 14 13 -6 33
12 Varberg BoIS 26 7 7 12 33 39 13 5 3 5 17 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -6 28
13 IFK Göteborg 26 4 12 10 27 40 13 2 4 7 12 23 13 2 8 3 15 17 -13 24
14 Falkenberg 26 5 8 13 29 44 13 3 4 6 16 22 13 2 4 7 13 22 -15 23
15 Helsingborg 26 4 10 12 28 42 13 3 5 5 12 14 13 1 5 7 16 28 -14 22
16 Kalmar 26 4 9 13 28 46 13 1 5 7 11 22 13 3 4 6 17 24 -18 21

Table
  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 26 15 8 3 52 25 13 9 4 0 26 9 13 6 4 3 26 16 27 53
2 Elfsborg 26 10 13 3 41 33 13 5 7 1 23 17 13 5 6 2 18 16 8 43
3 Djurgården 26 12 6 8 43 30 13 6 4 3 26 15 13 6 2 5 17 15 13 42
4 Häcken 26 10 11 5 39 27 13 7 4 2 25 10 13 3 7 3 14 17 12 41
5 Norrköping 26 11 7 8 52 39 13 5 5 3 21 14 13 6 2 5 31 25 13 40
6 Hammarby 26 10 10 6 42 37 13 4 8 1 21 15 13 6 2 5 21 22 5 40
7 Sirius 26 9 10 7 42 43 13 5 5 3 27 25 13 4 5 4 15 18 -1 37
8 Örebro 26 10 6 10 33 36 13 7 3 3 21 19 13 3 3 7 12 17 -3 36
9 Mjallby 26 9 8 9 40 41 13 6 4 3 23 20 13 3 4 6 17 21 -1 35
10 AIK 26 9 8 9 27 28 13 6 2 5 15 12 13 3 6 4 12 16 -1 35
11 Östersunds FK 26 8 9 9 26 32 13 2 4 7 12 19 13 6 5 2 14 13 -6 33
12 Varberg BoIS 26 7 7 12 33 39 13 5 3 5 17 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -6 28
13 IFK Göteborg 26 4 12 10 27 40 13 2 4 7 12 23 13 2 8 3 15 17 -13 24
14 Falkenberg 26 5 8 13 29 44 13 3 4 6 16 22 13 2 4 7 13 22 -15 23
15 Helsingborg 26 4 10 12 28 42 13 3 5 5 12 14 13 1 5 7 16 28 -14 22
16 Kalmar 26 4 9 13 28 46 13 1 5 7 11 22 13 3 4 6 17 24 -18 21

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