Soccer match preview: Malmö FF confident before travelling to Mjällby

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sun 16.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Strandvallen (6500 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Mjällby have their presumed home advantage while Malmö FF are ahead 15 points in the Allsvenskan table.

It's no vacation for neither Mjällby nor Malmö FF as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Mjällby form and stats

The story so far in the Allsvenskan for Mjällby at their home stadium (Strandvallen) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Mjällby faced defeat in their previous match, away at Djurgården (1-2). Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against AIK.

A decent goal production from Mjällby in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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Malmö FF form and stats

Malmö FF, who have the the best goal difference (+18) in Allsvenskan, have an excellent away record in the Allsvenskan so far with 4-2-1 from 7 games. Malmö have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of eight victories in a row regardless of arena. Malmö has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Elfsborg.

Malmö FF go into this game after a win, the home game against Örebro that ended 2-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Falkenberg at their stadium, the result 1-0.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager J. Dahl Tomasson when Adi Nalić scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute.

The Malmö manager J. Dahl Tomasson has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 7 league matches. As opposed to that, Malmö have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Malmö FF - Mjällby 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - five - five (Mjällby wins - draws - Malmö FF wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MjällbyM. Ogbu
M. Ogbu
7 goals
Malmö FFI. Thelin
I. Thelin
7 goals
Malmö FFJ. Berget
J. Berget
6 goals

Mjällby missing players

Malmö FF missing players

Mjällby Malmö FF
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 1 7 15
5 3 1 Won W 1 4 10
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 4
6 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
18 11 3 Scored S 5 14 31
23 12 6 Conceded C 2 7 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 80%
53% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 60%
40% 57% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 29% 27%
7% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 14% 13%
60% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 60%
13% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 33%
27% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 7%
 
5.3 6.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.4 5
3.7 3.4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.3 3.4
1.9 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
182 84 25 Total Shots T S 11 87 223
55 27 7 Shots on Target S O 4 19 59
33% 41% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 125% 74% 53%
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Malmö FF has the fewest conceded goals (13)
  • Malmö FF has the most points from losing position (11)
  • Malmö FF has the the best goal difference (+18)
  • Malmö FF has the the best goal difference (+7) away
  • Malmö FF have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Malmö FF haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Malmö FF is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • 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 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 15 10 4 1 31 13 8 6 2 0 17 6 7 4 2 1 14 7 18 34
2 Elfsborg 15 8 6 1 27 20 7 3 4 0 15 11 8 5 2 1 12 9 7 30
3 Djurgården 15 8 2 5 22 15 8 4 2 2 15 8 7 4 0 3 7 7 7 26
4 Norrköping 15 7 4 4 32 22 8 5 2 1 15 6 7 2 2 3 17 16 10 25
5 Häcken 15 6 6 3 27 16 8 5 2 1 17 4 7 1 4 2 10 12 11 24
6 Hammarby 15 6 5 4 18 18 7 3 3 1 8 4 8 3 2 3 10 14 0 23
7 Sirius 15 5 7 3 27 25 8 3 3 2 18 18 7 2 4 1 9 7 2 22
8 Mjällby 15 5 4 6 18 23 7 3 2 2 11 12 8 2 2 4 7 11 -5 19
9 Varberg BoIS 15 4 5 6 22 23 8 3 2 3 11 11 7 1 3 3 11 12 -1 17
10 Örebro 15 4 5 6 15 18 7 2 3 2 6 6 8 2 2 4 9 12 -3 17
11 IFK Göteborg 15 2 9 4 17 22 8 1 4 3 9 13 7 1 5 1 8 9 -5 15
12 Östersunds FK 15 3 6 6 12 18 7 0 2 5 5 12 8 3 4 1 7 6 -6 15
13 Kalmar 15 3 4 8 17 23 8 1 3 4 9 11 7 2 1 4 8 12 -6 13
14 AIK 15 3 4 8 13 23 7 1 2 4 6 11 8 2 2 4 7 12 -10 13
15 Helsingborg 15 2 7 6 14 25 7 2 3 2 7 8 8 0 4 4 7 17 -11 13
16 Falkenberg 15 2 6 7 17 25 7 0 3 4 7 12 8 2 3 3 10 13 -8 12

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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.