12th- against 10th place might not feel all that hot. But look: Here's the facts and figures that makes IFK Göteborg - Halmstad (even) more action-packed!
- IFK Göteborg have the most conceded goals (13) at home in Allsvenskan
- Halmstad have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Allsvenskan
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.
IFK Göteborg form and stats
IFK Göteborg's struggle is real here at Gamla Ullevi with only 9 points collected from 9 Allsvenskan games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-4.
The fans are hoping that Göteborg will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Allsvenskan game against Häcken (placed 9th). The attacker Marcus Berg was "man of the match" for Göteborg with a rating of 7.45/10. Berg scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 22 successful passes (of 25 total). The penalty miss from Tobias Sana in the defeat against Häcken was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Varberg (1-2).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 Göteborg have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost three.
Göteborg has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. IFK Göteborg have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Halmstad form and stats
There's been little loot from Halmstad's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Allsvenskan. Halmstad only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
Halmstad play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Varberg (placed 8th). Edvin Kurtulus, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.43. Kurtulus hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Norrköping.We have checked recent matches where Halmstad have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were three victories, one draw and two defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Halmstad as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Halmstad in these games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have met earlier this season: Halmstad - IFK Göteborg 1-1. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Göteborg won six games, four matches ended with a tie and Halmstad managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  M. Antonsson 5 goals |   T. Sana 4 goals |  K. Sigþórsson 4 goals |
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| IFK Göteborg | Halmstad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 23 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 76% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 71% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 47% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 35% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 59% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 29% |
| 35% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 41% |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.7 | 6.8 | 6 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 13 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 33% | 30% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 22% | 25% |
- Halmstad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Halmstad have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Allsvenskan
- Halmstad have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Allsvenskan
- Halmstad haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- IFK Göteborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- IFK Göteborg have the most conceded goals (13) at home 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 | AIK | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 33 |
| 4 | Elfsborg | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 5 | Hammarby | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Norrköping | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 24 |
| 8 | Varberg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 9 | Häcken | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Halmstad | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Sirius | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -10 | 20 |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Degerfors | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 18 |
| 14 | Mjallby | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | Örebro | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -19 | 13 |
| 16 | Östersunds FK | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | -14 | 9 |
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