There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Malmö FF leading IFK Göteborg by 23 points.
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.
Malmö FF form and stats
Malmö FF, who have the the best goal difference (+24) in Allsvenskan, have performed here at Malmö Stadion this season with 8 wins from 12 Allsvenskan matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0.
Malmö are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Djurgården. Before that match, a win away at Kalmar.
Did Malmö get overconfident in their match against Djurgården? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-3 defeat.
A decent goal production from Malmö FF in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 12 league matches. Malmö FF are not conceding a lot of goals here at Malmö Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
IFK Göteborg form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Allsvenskan travels is 2 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats.
Two away games in a row for Göteborg, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus AIK in the Allsvenskan. Before that, Göteborg secured a home win against Varberg with the score 1-0.
It's a bit worrying for IFK Göteborg that their goalkeeper Giannis Anestis made six saves in the AIK game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.
Göteborg have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 14 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Göteborg have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: IFK Göteborg - Malmö 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Malmö wins - draws - IFK Göteborg wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Thelin 11 goals |  A. Christiansen 8 goals |  J. Berget 6 goals |
Malmö FF missing players
IFK Göteborg missing players
| Malmö FF | IFK Göteborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 48 | 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 24 | 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 36 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 92% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 79% |
| 62% | 58% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 54% |
| 33% | 17% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 17% | 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 33% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 21% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 392 | 221 | 102 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 122 | 262 |
| 118 | 63 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 41 | 86 |
| 41% | 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 34% | 30% |
- Malmö FF has the most points (28) at home in Allsvenskan
- Malmö FF has the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Allsvenskan
- Malmö FF has the the best goal difference (+24) in Allsvenskan
- Malmö FF have not yet lost a game at home.
- Malmö FF have scored at least twice as many goals 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 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Norrköping | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 39 |
| 3 | Häcken | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | Elfsborg | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Djurgården | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Hammarby | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Sirius | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Östersunds FK | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | -1 | 33 |
| 9 | Mjällby | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 31 |
| 10 | AIK | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Örebro | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 12 | Varberg | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | IFK Göteborg | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | Helsingborg | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -12 | 22 |
| 15 | Falkenberg | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -16 | 19 |
| 16 | Kalmar | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -18 | 19 |
- Malmö FF
- Sydsvenskan - (local newspaper)
- Svenska Fans: Malmö FF - (supporter blog)
- IFK Göteborg
- Svenska Fans: IFK Göteborg - (supporter blog)
- Allsvenskan official site
- Dagens Nyheter - (newspaper)
- Aftonbladet / Sportbladet - (newspaper)
- Expressen - (newspaper)