Possible nail-biting contest in Norrköping - Hammarby game

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Norrköping form and stats

20 points is a decent return from 10 Allsvenskan games here at Östgötaporten for Norrköping. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Norrköping after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Norrköping's previous game was a Allsvenskan match also played at home, ending 5-0 versus Helsingborg. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory in the Svenska Cupen match versus IFK Timrå with a 6-1 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Norrköping perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Norrköping as a small favourite), we find four games. Norrköping has won 2 of these, drawn 0 and lost 2.

Goals decide football matches and Norrköping are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 10 league matches. Norrköping are not conceding a lot of goals here at Östgötaporten in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.

Hammarby form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Hammarby, who have the most scored goals (49) in Allsvenskan, playing as the away team in the Allsvenskan this season. The fact that Hammarby have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Hammarby, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Hammarby play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Falkenberg. Prior to that result Hammarby won their away game at IFK Luleå in the Svenska Cupen. The scoreline was 3-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Hammarby in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Hammarby, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Hammarby has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Hammarby have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Hammarby - Norrköping 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 3 - 2 (Norrköping wins - draws - Hammarby wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Tankovic 12 goals / 7 assists

N. Đurđić 9 goals / 5 assists

Norrköping missing players

Hammarby missing players