Sneaking up on the top clubs is on the list when these mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be trying to strenghten their league table position, Kalmar in 7th and IFK Göteborg in 6th place.
- Kalmar have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Allsvenskan
- IFK Göteborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Kalmar form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Guldfågeln Arena as Kalmar have scored 10 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Allsvenskan are 6-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Kalmar after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Kalmar lost their last game at Djurgården (placed 2nd) after a 2-3 scoreline. The forward Berg won the honour of being "man of the match" for Kalmar with a rating of 7.52/10. Berg served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against AIK.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Kalmar handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Not much happening? Looking at this club's last 10 league matches, 8 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).
Kalmar has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Kalmar have only let in 4 goals at home.
IFK Göteborg form and stats
5-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for IFK Göteborg in their Allsvenskan matches away. Momentum is building for IFK Göteborg in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
The manager Stahre was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Nya Ullevi. IFK Göteborg suffered a 0-1 loss to Hammarby (placed 3rd). That defeat was their first after four consecutive league games winning points. Midfielder Carneil was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.31. Carneil dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).
Prior to that result Göteborg won their away game at Varberg. The scoreline was 4-0.We have checked recent matches where IFK Göteborg have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 3 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Göteborg have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kalmar have avoided a loss in the last 5 fixtures (3-2-0) facing IFK Göteborg.These sides met each other earlier this match year: IFK Göteborg - Kalmar 1-2.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Berg 9 goals |   O. Berg 5 goals |  K. Yakob 4 goals |
Kalmar missing players
IFK Göteborg missing players
| Kalmar | IFK Göteborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 44% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 78% |
| 33% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 11% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 22% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 22% | 39% |
| 39% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 12 | 8 | 6.4 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 13.7 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 10.7 | 11.8 |
| 4 | 4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 29% | 28% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | 31% |
| 10.6 | 10.1 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21.5 | 18.6 | 14.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5 | 4.1 |
- IFK Göteborg have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- IFK Göteborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- IFK Göteborg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- IFK Göteborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kalmar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kalmar have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Allsvenskan
- Kalmar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Häcken | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 38 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 37 |
| 3 | Hammarby | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | AIK | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | IFK Göteborg | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Mjallby | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Sirius | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 25 |
| 10 | Elfsborg | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 11 | Norrköping | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Varberg | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 19 |
| 13 | Varnamo | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 18 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -21 | 12 |
| 15 | Helsingborg | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 11 |
| 16 | GIF Sundsvall | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -29 | 10 |
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- Allsvenskan official site
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