With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Mjällby fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against IFK Göteborg.
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.
Mjällby form and stats
The story so far in the Allsvenskan for Mjällby at their home stadium (Strandvallen) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Mjällby are returning here after visiting Kalmar in a Allsvenskan game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Eric Björkander, Moses Ogbu and Viktor Gustafson scored the goal(s). Before that, Mjällby drew at home versus Malmö FF.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mjällby have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.
A decent goal production from Mjällby in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mjällby defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
IFK Göteborg form and stats
As the visiting team in Allsvenskan matches, IFK Göteborg have produced an overall stat of 1-6-1 so far. Göteborg are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the AIK fixture. Göteborg has built quite a streak of draws from their away games now, as five in a row has ended all square. Will this streak be broken in today's game?
Göteborg has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Djurgården for a Allsvenskan game that ended a draw (2-2). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Norrköping.
The draw against Djurgården came from a losing position. The Göteborg manager P. Asbaghi brought on Alexander Farnerud as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with IFK Göteborg playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were one Göteborg win, four draws and three defeats.
Göteborg have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Göteborg have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: IFK Göteborg - Mjällby 2-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Mjällby victories, three draws and four IFK Göteborg wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ogbu 8 goals |   T. Sana 4 goals | P. Karlsson-Lagemyr 4 goals |
Mjällby missing players
IFK Göteborg missing players
| Mjällby | IFK Göteborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 26 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 76% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 59% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 59% |
| 47% | 62% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 41% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 65% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 76% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 198 | 93 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 89 | 205 |
| 60 | 29 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 36 | 74 |
| 40% | 45% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 27% |
- Mjällby have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Mjällby have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mjällby have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Mjällby 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 | Malmö FF | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Elfsborg | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 3 | Häcken | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Sirius | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Hammarby | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Mjällby | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Östersunds FK | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Varberg BoIS | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Örebro | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | AIK | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
| 13 | IFK Göteborg | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | Falkenberg | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 13 |
| 15 | Kalmar | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 13 |
| 16 | Helsingborg | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 13 |
- IFK Göteborg
- Svenska Fans: IFK Göteborg - (supporter blog)
- Allsvenskan official site
- Dagens Nyheter - (newspaper)
- Aftonbladet / Sportbladet - (newspaper)
- Expressen - (newspaper)