Östersunds FK v Kalmar betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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.

Kalmar play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Kalmar when playing on artificial turf are 4 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats from 20 matches. They have scored 21 goals and conceded 36 times in these games. It's quite the trip for Kalmar when visiting Östersunds FK as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

Östersunds FK form and stats

3 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Östersunds FK have to build on here at Jämtkraft Arena in the Allsvenskan. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Östersunds FK to get some points in this home game. Östersunds FK are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Jämtkraft Arena, having lost their two previous games here.

Östersunds FK lost their last game at Helsingborg (placed 10th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Östersunds FK lost 1-3 at home to AIK.

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 Östersunds FK have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won 0 Drawn 1 Lost 1.

Östersunds FK are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 attempts. Östersunds FK have conceded 14 in these home matches.

Kalmar form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kalmar, who have the fewest scored goals (17) in Allsvenskan, so far with only 9 Allsvenskan points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Allsvenskan home defeat versus Malmö FF with 0-5 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against IFK Göteborg wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Kalmar in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Kalmar, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kalmar have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Östersunds FK and Kalmar have met before this season: Kalmar - Östersunds FK 1-1. Last eight meetings between the teams: Östersunds FK won 4, Kalmar won 2 and 2 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

D. Islamovic 6 goals / 2 assists

N. Fröling 3 goals / 1 assists

T. Poppler-Isherwood 2 goals

Östersunds FK missing players

Kalmar missing players