Sirius got a 0-1 score versus Elfsborg in their previous game, a game to remember. The next task is this strong Kalmar side.
- Sirius have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Allsvenskan
- Kalmar have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Sirius form and stats
Sirius's results here at Studenternas IP in the Allsvenskan have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. With Sirius having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Mattiasson.
Heier was the last player to score a league goal for Sirius and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sirius haven't scored in 221 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager Mattiasson led his Sirius to a defeat away at Elfsborg. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Studenternas IP. Midfielder Stensson was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.55 (out of ten) in that game. Stensson hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 45 successful passes (of 52 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to AIK (0-1).This is expected to be a close game, with Sirius perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sirius as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Sirius has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 5.
Sirius are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded. When Sirius hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Degerfors, AIK, Varberg, IFK Göteborg and Brommapojkarna), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Kalmar form and stats
Kalmar have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Allsvenskan, after 2-3-4 (9 played). Kalmar seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Kalmar's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus AIK that finished 1-1. Friedrich had red hot gloves after the game against AIK, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Gojani got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, top player of the team. Gojani hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 42 successful passes (of 46 total).
A defeat, in the Europa Conference League away at Pyunik, earlier. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kalmar playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 4 Kalmar wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The attacking power of Kalmar when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Kalmar have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kalmar have won or drawn the last 8 fixtures (2-6-0) versus Sirius.The latest recorded history involving both these participants is the Kalmar - Sirius 2-2 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rajovic 7 goals |   T. Matthews 5 goals |  S. Skrabb 5 goals |
Sirius missing players
Kalmar missing players
| Sirius | Kalmar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 28 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 89% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 94% |
| 78% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 78% |
| 56% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 22% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 33% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 56% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 28% |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 22% |
| 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 5.8 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 16.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 26% | 24% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 36% | 36% |
| 14.1 | 12.6 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 15.9 | 14.9 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
- Kalmar have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Kalmar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sirius have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Allsvenskan
- Sirius have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Elfsborg | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 27 | 42 |
| 2 | Häcken | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 38 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Kalmar | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 26 |
| 6 | Norrköping | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Hammarby | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Halmstad | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 25 |
| 9 | Mjallby | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Varnamo | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Brommapojkarna | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | AIK | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Sirius | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -23 | 17 |
| 15 | IFK Göteborg | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Varberg | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -14 | 11 |
- Sirius
- Svenska Fans: Sirius - (supporter blog)
- Kalmar FF
- Svenska Fans: Kalmar FF - (supporter blog)
- Allsvenskan official site
- Dagens Nyheter - (newspaper)
- Aftonbladet / Sportbladet - (newspaper)
- Expressen - (newspaper)
