Home advantage could prove decisive in Helsingborg - Östersunds FK battle

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Östersunds FK play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Östersunds FK when playing on grass are 9 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats from 22 matches. They have scored 29 goals and conceded 18 times in these games. Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Helsingborg form and stats

3 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Helsingborg have to build on here at Olympia in the Allsvenskan. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Helsingborg with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Falkenberg game, 27 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Helsingborg, their manager A. Tengryd and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

In their previous game, the manager A. Tengryd led his Helsingborg to a defeat in the Allsvenskan match away at Norrköping. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Olympia. A Svenska Cupen defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Oskarshamns AIK.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Helsingborg handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W2-D3-L1.

Helsingborg has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.

Östersunds FK form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Östersunds FK so far with only 7 Allsvenskan points returning home. The records show 1-4-5 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Allsvenskan home defeat versus AIK with 1-3 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Elfsborg wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

Östersunds FK are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of three matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Östersunds FK as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Östersunds FK have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Östersunds FK - Helsingborg 3-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 0 Helsingborg victories, 1 draw and 2 Östersunds FK wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

D. Islamovic 6 goals / 2 assists

M. Svensson 4 goals / 2 assists

Helsingborg missing players

Östersunds FK missing players