This fixture involves two teams living in the carpet of the Allsvenskan, Östersunds FK holding 16th position and Degerfors in 14th. A good chance for one of the teams to boost their position.
- Östersunds FK have the most conceded goals (58) in Allsvenskan
- Degerfors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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.
Degerfors play their home fixtures on grass, while this game will be played on artifical turf. Recent data for Degerfors when playing on artifical turf are 7 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats from 14 matches. They have scored 29 goals and conceded 23 times in these fixtures.
For Östersunds relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Degerfors are struggling to avoid relegation.
Östersunds FK form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Allsvenskan this season. Östersunds FK have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses from their games here at Jämtkraft Arena. When Östersunds FK hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Östersunds FK, Halmstad, Sirius, Mjallby and Örebro), they have won 2 of 4 matches! The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.
Östersunds haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 396 minutes ago. M. Stolt scored that one.
No payout for Östersunds in their previous match, an away game at IFK Göteborg that ended in defeat 0-4. Östersunds FK were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Östersunds's goalkeeper Sixten Mohlin was extremely busy against IFK Göteborg, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Felix Hörberg got a match rating of 7.0 in that game, the max score being 10. Hörberg hit two key passes and had 28 successful passes (of 33 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Mjallby (0-2).The Östersunds FK fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Östersunds defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Degerfors form and stats
There's been little loot from Degerfors's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 14 away games in the Allsvenskan. Degerfors only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws.
Degerfors won their last game, 4-1 versus Norrköping played at home. Attacker Johan Bertilsson got a player rating of 9.31 in the game. "Man of the match" Bertilsson scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A loss against Hammarby was the result prior to that, in a home game.The attacking power of Degerfors when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 14 league matches away. The Degerfors manager A. Holmberg has some worries about the defense as 29 goals have been conceded in these travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other previously this season, with the result Degerfors - Östersunds 3-1 entered in the official records. Östersunds-Degerfors H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Östersunds FK one win, Degerfors five wins, three draws. five of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  V. Edvardsen 14 goals |  B. Turgott 10 goals | J. Bertilsson 7 goals |
Östersunds FK missing players
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| Östersunds FK | Degerfors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 24 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 33 |
| 58 | 22 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 29 | 51 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 93% |
| 83% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 79% | 83% |
| 59% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 59% |
| 24% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 28% |
| 14% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 43% | 48% |
| 10% | 14% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 17% |
| 55% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 57% | 41% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 8.4 | 8.6 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| 2.5 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 23% | 34% |
| 17.7 | 15.9 | 16.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 17.4 | 16.6 |
| 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
- Degerfors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Östersunds FK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Östersunds FK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Östersunds FK have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Allsvenskan
- Östersunds FK have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Allsvenskan
- Östersunds FK have the most conceded goals (58) in Allsvenskan
- Östersunds FK have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Allsvenskan
- Östersunds FK haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 28 | 58 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 |
| 3 | AIK | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Elfsborg | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 52 |
| 5 | Hammarby | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 50 |
| 6 | Kalmar | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 47 |
| 7 | Norrköping | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 44 |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Varberg | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 37 |
| 10 | Häcken | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 36 |
| 11 | Mjallby | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 34 |
| 12 | Sirius | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 30 | -15 | 34 |
| 13 | Halmstad | 29 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -18 | 31 |
| 15 | Örebro | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 34 | -34 | 17 |
| 16 | Östersunds FK | 29 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 36 | -34 | 14 |
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