Open game expected at Guldfågeln Arena: Kalmar vs Häcken preview

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Mon 12.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Guldfågeln Arena (12150 seats)

nine rounds of fixtures have been played and Kalmar are 5 points ahead of Häcken. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Kalmar have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Häcken have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Allsvenskan

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!

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Kalmar form and stats

The story so far in the Allsvenskan for Kalmar at their home stadium (Guldfågeln Arena) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Kalmar manager H. Rydström and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Varberg BoIS (placed 15th) in the Allsvenskan. The attacker Oliver Berg was "man of the match" for Kalmar with a rating of 8.01/10. Berg scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).

Before that, Kalmar had a home game versus Hammarby which ended with a victory 2-1.

Kalmar have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. Defensively Kalmar have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Häcken form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Allsvenskan travels is 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. It's three draws from Häcken's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Häcken won their last game, 2-1 versus AIK played at home. Midfield player Patrick Wålemark was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.5/10. Wålemark scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Ahead of that match was the Svenska Cupen away draw versus Hammarby (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) that ended 0-0.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Häcken have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Kalmar-Häcken H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kalmar two wins, Häcken five wins, three draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

HäckenA. Jeremejeff
A. Jeremejeff
5 goals
KalmarO. Berg
O. Berg
3 goals
HäckenB. Traore
B. Traore
2 goals

Kalmar missing players

Häcken missing players

Kalmar Häcken
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 3 Played P 2 4 9
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 2
5 2 2 Drew D 1 3 3
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 4
9 3 1 Scored S 1 3 12
8 1 0 Conceded C 2 4 13
78% 50% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
56% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 89%
33% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 56%
22% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
56% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 75% 89%
44% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
22% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 11%
 
5.7 6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.5 5.4
3.8 2.5 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 7.2 5.6
1.3 0.8 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.9 12.5 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.5 14.7
4.3 3.8 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3.2 5.2
23% 20% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 23% 26%
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Häcken have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Häcken have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Allsvenskan
  • Häcken have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Häcken have yet to win a game away.
  • Häcken haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Kalmar have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Kalmar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Kalmar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at 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 10 6 2 2 20 16 5 4 1 0 12 7 5 2 1 2 8 9 4 20
2 Djurgården 8 5 2 1 13 6 4 3 1 0 6 1 4 2 1 1 7 5 7 17
3 Norrköping 9 4 2 3 13 9 5 3 2 0 9 5 4 1 0 3 4 4 4 14
4 Degerfors 9 4 2 3 12 8 4 3 0 1 8 2 5 1 2 2 4 6 4 14
5 AIK 9 4 2 3 11 10 5 3 2 0 8 3 4 1 0 3 3 7 1 14
6 Kalmar 9 3 5 1 9 8 4 2 2 0 3 1 5 1 3 1 6 7 1 14
7 Elfsborg 9 4 1 4 12 11 5 2 1 2 6 7 4 2 0 2 6 4 1 13
8 Hammarby 9 3 3 3 15 14 5 2 3 0 9 6 4 1 0 3 6 8 1 12
9 Sirius 9 3 3 3 11 14 4 2 1 1 4 4 5 1 2 2 7 10 -3 12
10 Halmstad 9 2 4 3 8 9 4 1 3 0 3 2 5 1 1 3 5 7 -1 10
11 Mjällby 9 2 4 3 7 9 4 2 2 0 3 1 5 0 2 3 4 8 -2 10
12 IFK Göteborg 8 1 6 1 8 7 4 1 2 1 7 6 4 0 4 0 1 1 1 9
13 Häcken 9 2 3 4 12 13 5 2 0 3 9 9 4 0 3 1 3 4 -1 9
14 Östersunds FK 9 2 2 5 12 11 4 2 0 2 10 4 5 0 2 3 2 7 1 8
15 Varberg BoIS 9 2 2 5 11 18 5 1 1 3 6 11 4 1 1 2 5 7 -7 8
16 Örebro 8 2 1 5 5 16 4 1 1 2 2 5 4 1 0 3 3 11 -11 7

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Read more about Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan (meaning All Swedish in English) is the top level division in Swedish football. Seasons run from late March or early April to November, with 16 teams playing a total of 240 fixtures. The best placed team in the league table after this is called the Swedish champion.