Delightful dogfight as daring Kalmar duels with determined GIF Sundsvall

It's no vacation for neither Kalmar nor GIF Sundsvall as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

GIF Sundsvall play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for GIF Sundsvall when playing on grass are 6 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from 18 matches. They have scored 26 goals and conceded 25 times in these games.

Kalmar form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Allsvenskan this season. Kalmar have only managed 1 win, 7 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Guldfågeln Arena. Kalmar are slowly digging their own grave here at Guldfågeln Arena with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Helsingborg match.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Häcken in the Allsvenskan last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that match, a win away at Östersunds FK.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Kalmar handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D3-L2.

Kalmar have scored 10 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kalmar defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

GIF Sundsvall form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for GIF Sundsvall so far with only 4 Allsvenskan points returning home. The records show 0-4-8 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for GIF Sundsvall, who have now gone 18 games without a victory. The Falkenberg game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

GIF Sundsvall failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Djurgården (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-4. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Örebro.

We have checked recent matches where GIF Sundsvall have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W1-D6-L0.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as GIF Sundsvall have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: GIF Sundsvall - Kalmar 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 2 - 3 (Kalmar wins - draws - GIF Sundsvall wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

N. Fröling 5 goals

V. Elm 3 goals

Kalmar missing players

GIF Sundsvall missing players