16th- against 7th place might not feel all that steamy. But: Here's the facts and figures that makes Östersunds FK - Kalmar (even) more intriguing!
- Östersunds FK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kalmar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
4-5-10 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Kalmar when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 19 matches are 19-36 (scored/conceded).
Kalmar have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Östersunds FK form and stats
With 2 Allsvenskan wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Östersunds FK are certainly not brimming with confidence.
No payout for Östersunds in their previous match, an away game at Brommapojkarna that ended in defeat 1-2.
Preceding that match was the home Allsvenskan game against Norrköping that was lost 1-2.Östersunds have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Jämtkraft Arena with 14 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Östersunds have conceded 11 goals.
Kalmar form and stats
As the visiting team in Allsvenskan matches, Kalmar have produced an overall stat of 2-3-2 so far.
Two travels in a row for Kalmar, whose manager H. Rydström could celebrate last time after the Svenska Cupen win against Lund (after extra-time).
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Halmstad.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kalmar have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. 10 goals have been conceded by Kalmar in these games.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head match ended Kalmar - Östersunds FK 0-0, played this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Östersunds won five games, three matches ended with a tie and Kalmar got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  B. Turgott 5 goals |   O. Berg 5 goals |  R. Ddungu Mukiibi 2 goals |
Östersunds FK missing players
Kalmar missing players
| Östersunds FK | Kalmar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 26 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 80% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 60% |
| 60% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 33% |
| 27% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 47% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 53% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 33% |
| 40% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 5 | 5.9 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 8.3 | 8.5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 8.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.1 | 11.4 |
| 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 39% | 50% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | 26% |
- Kalmar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kalmar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Östersunds FK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | Djurgården | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | AIK | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Elfsborg | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Hammarby | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Norrköping | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Häcken | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | IFK Göteborg | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Degerfors | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Halmstad | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Varberg BoIS | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Sirius | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 16 |
| 14 | Örebro | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -17 | 12 |
| 15 | Mjällby | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Östersunds FK | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -10 | 9 |
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- Svenska Fans: ÖFK - (supporter blog)
- Kalmar FF
- Svenska Fans: Kalmar FF - (supporter blog)
- Allsvenskan official site
- Dagens Nyheter - (newspaper)
- Aftonbladet / Sportbladet - (newspaper)
- Expressen - (newspaper)