Allsvenskan prediction and preview: Mjällby modest favorites to beat Östersunds FK

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sun 01.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Strandvallen (6500 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Mjällby in 10th and Östersunds FK in 8th place.

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.

It should be mentioned that Östersunds FK play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Östersunds FK on grass are 8 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats from 21 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 24-28. You can compare this with overall results below.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Östersunds are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Mjällby form and stats

Mjällby have played 12 Allsvenskan games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Mjällby has recorded two wins in a row here at Strandvallen, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

An away draw last time out for Mjällby, facing Häcken in a game that ended 2-2. Heartbreak before that as Mjällby lost 2-4 at Hammarby's place.

Opportunity lost for Mjällby in the Häcken match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. The Mjällby goalkeeper Carljohan Eriksson was crucial in the match against Häcken last time out, making nine saves.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Mjällby handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, one draw and two defeats.

The Mjällby fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.

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Östersunds FK form and stats

The visitors, who have the most points (23) away in Allsvenskan, are W6-D5-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Allsvenskan. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Hammarby game have they lost an away game, meaning Östersunds has taken points from eleven away matches in a row.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Allsvenskan home defeat versus Hammarby with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game was the away victory against Sirius with the score of 3-2.

We have checked recent matches where Östersunds have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were two victories, three draws and four defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Östersunds have scored 14 goals in 12 league games away. It's not easy to score on Östersunds as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Östersunds FK - Mjällby 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Mjällby three wins, zero draws and Östersunds FK one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MjällbyM. Ogbu
M. Ogbu
10 goals
Östersunds FKB. Turgott
B. Turgott
6 goals
MjällbyD. Löfquist
D. Löfquist
5 goals

Mjällby missing players

Östersunds FK missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mjällby Östersunds FK
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 12 25
8 5 2 Won W 1 6 8
8 4 1 Drew D 1 5 9
9 3 0 Lost L 1 1 8
37 20 4 Scored S 3 14 26
41 20 2 Conceded C 4 10 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 84%
76% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 50% 60%
60% 67% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 40%
52% 58% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 24%
20% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 8%
68% 75% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 48%
12% 8% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 36%
20% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 25% 32%
 
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 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
282 138 40 Total Shots T S 29 124 242
90 46 12 Shots on Target S O 9 44 84
41% 43% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 31%
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Mjällby have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mjällby haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Östersunds FK has the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Allsvenskan
  • Östersunds FK has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Allsvenskan
  • Östersunds FK has the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Allsvenskan
  • Östersunds FK has the most clean sheets (6) away in Allsvenskan
  • Östersunds FK has the most points (23) away in Allsvenskan

  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 25 14 8 3 51 25 13 9 4 0 26 9 12 5 4 3 25 16 26 50
2 Häcken 24 10 10 4 38 24 12 7 4 1 25 8 12 3 6 3 13 16 14 40
3 Norrköping 24 11 6 7 49 35 12 5 4 3 19 12 12 6 2 4 30 23 14 39
4 Djurgården 24 11 6 7 39 27 13 6 4 3 26 15 11 5 2 4 13 12 12 39
5 Elfsborg 24 9 12 3 39 32 12 4 7 1 21 16 12 5 5 2 18 16 7 39
6 Hammarby 25 10 9 6 41 36 12 4 7 1 20 14 13 6 2 5 21 22 5 39
7 Sirius 24 9 8 7 40 41 11 5 3 3 25 23 13 4 5 4 15 18 -1 35
8 Östersunds FK 25 8 9 8 26 29 13 2 4 7 12 19 12 6 5 1 14 10 -3 33
9 Örebro 25 9 6 10 32 36 13 7 3 3 21 19 12 2 3 7 11 17 -4 33
10 Mjällby 25 8 8 9 37 41 12 5 4 3 20 20 13 3 4 6 17 21 -4 32
11 AIK 23 8 6 9 24 26 12 5 2 5 14 12 11 3 4 4 10 14 -2 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 25 4 12 9 27 39 12 2 4 6 12 22 13 2 8 3 15 17 -12 24
14 Helsingborg 25 4 10 11 28 41 12 3 5 4 12 13 13 1 5 7 16 28 -13 22
15 Falkenberg 25 4 8 13 26 42 12 2 4 6 13 20 13 2 4 7 13 22 -16 20
16 Kalmar 25 4 8 13 26 44 13 1 5 7 11 22 12 3 3 6 15 22 -18 20

Table
  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 25 14 8 3 51 25 13 9 4 0 26 9 12 5 4 3 25 16 26 50
2 Häcken 24 10 10 4 38 24 12 7 4 1 25 8 12 3 6 3 13 16 14 40
3 Norrköping 24 11 6 7 49 35 12 5 4 3 19 12 12 6 2 4 30 23 14 39
4 Djurgården 24 11 6 7 39 27 13 6 4 3 26 15 11 5 2 4 13 12 12 39
5 Elfsborg 24 9 12 3 39 32 12 4 7 1 21 16 12 5 5 2 18 16 7 39
6 Hammarby 25 10 9 6 41 36 12 4 7 1 20 14 13 6 2 5 21 22 5 39
7 Sirius 24 9 8 7 40 41 11 5 3 3 25 23 13 4 5 4 15 18 -1 35
8 Östersunds FK 25 8 9 8 26 29 13 2 4 7 12 19 12 6 5 1 14 10 -3 33
9 Örebro 25 9 6 10 32 36 13 7 3 3 21 19 12 2 3 7 11 17 -4 33
10 Mjällby 25 8 8 9 37 41 12 5 4 3 20 20 13 3 4 6 17 21 -4 32
11 AIK 23 8 6 9 24 26 12 5 2 5 14 12 11 3 4 4 10 14 -2 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 25 4 12 9 27 39 12 2 4 6 12 22 13 2 8 3 15 17 -12 24
14 Helsingborg 25 4 10 11 28 41 12 3 5 4 12 13 13 1 5 7 16 28 -13 22
15 Falkenberg 25 4 8 13 26 42 12 2 4 6 13 20 13 2 4 7 13 22 -16 20
16 Kalmar 25 4 8 13 26 44 13 1 5 7 11 22 12 3 3 6 15 22 -18 20

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