Three points is the only outcome that will please the Malmö FF followers in this Eleda Stadion duel with Värnamo, as they enjoy a solid lead on them in the Allsvenskan table.
- Malmö FF have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Allsvenskan
- Värnamo have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Allsvenskan
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Malmö FF form and stats
Malmö FF have performed here at Eleda Stadion this season with 6 wins from 8 Allsvenskan matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Nanasi was the last player to score a league goal for Malmö FF and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Malmö FF haven't scored in 180 minutes.
Malmö FF shared the glory with AIK in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Jansson was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Jansson won 6 of 7 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Djurgården.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Malmö FF home games with this odds we find 11 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
Goals, goals, goals? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 10 of the 13 most recent league games with this club has contained three goals or more.
Goals are plentiful at Eleda Stadion in the league this season as Malmö has scored 22 goals here in 8 home games. From these home matches, Malmö FF have conceded only 7 goals.
Värnamo form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Allsvenskan travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Värnamo are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against Häcken (placed 2nd). The end of the last match, against Häcken, was very satisfying as Thern scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Larsson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.42. Larsson won 6 of 7 duels.
A 2-2 draw at Halmstad's stadium before that.You'll want to know how Värnamo managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 6 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 1 draw and 4 home wins.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Värnamo have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. 11 goals have been conceded by Värnamo in these games. Värnamo has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Malmö have put together a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (3-2-0) when facing Värnamo.The two combatants have fought earlier this season: Värnamo - Malmö FF 1-3.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Thelin 10 goals |  S. Nanasi 9 goals |   G. Engvall 7 goals |
Malmö FF missing players
Värnamo missing players
| Malmö FF | Värnamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 35 | 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 62% |
| 69% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 19% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 38% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 31% |
| 7.4 | 8.9 | 9.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.8 | 19.2 | 22 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 14.1 | 12.1 |
| 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| 34% | 37% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 20% | 23% |
| 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 14 | 12.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
- Malmö FF have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Malmö FF have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Malmö FF have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Malmö FF have scored more than double the goals of Värnamo.
- Malmö FF have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Allsvenskan
- Malmö FF have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Malmö FF have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Malmö FF haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Värnamo have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Allsvenskan
- Värnamo 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 | Elfsborg | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 39 |
| 2 | Häcken | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 35 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Kalmar | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 7 | Halmstad | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Hammarby | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 22 |
| 9 | Brommapojkarna | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Mjallby | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Värnamo | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Sirius | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 13 | AIK | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -25 | 14 |
| 15 | IFK Göteborg | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Varberg | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -19 | 8 |
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