Sirius vs Varberg BoIS match preview: Even contest expected at Studenternas IP

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sun 06.November
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Studenternas IP (6300 seats)

Sirius are eager to add to their goals scored at home in this upcoming game vs Varberg BoIS.

Insights:
  • Sirius have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Varberg BoIS have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Sirius are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Varberg BoIS are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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.

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Sirius form and stats

Sirius have played 14 Allsvenskan games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-6 (wins-draws-losses). When Sirius hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Degerfors, Norrköping, Sirius, Helsingborg and GIF Sundsvall), they have won 4 of 4 matches!

Happy days for Sirius in their previous game, a fixture away at GIF Sundsvall (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Some amazing scenes last match, when Kouakou scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time. The talented striker Sylisufaj edged out all others in that fixture and got a match rating of 8.35 out of 10. Sylisufaj scored one goal, hit seven key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Kalmar.

Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 12 league games, 9 have had zero, one or two goals.

Sirius are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 14 games. Sirius has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Varberg BoIS form and stats

There's been little loot from Varberg BoIS's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the Allsvenskan. Varberg BoIS only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws. When Varberg BoIS is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 3 of 4 matches. Degerfors, Varberg BoIS, Norrköping, Helsingborg and GIF Sundsvall is teams we like to compare Sirius with. Recent form does not give Varberg BoIS much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Sirius will be a tough nut to crack.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Malmö FF with 2-5 on the scoreboard. A loony fixture with heaps of goals last time out for Varberg, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that match, will this match be as refreshing? Liljenback got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, top player of the team. Liljenback served one assist and hit one key pass.

Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Mjallby's place.

Possible goal fest! This side have played 5 consecutive league games all ending with three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).

The attacking power of Varberg BoIS when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 14 league matches away. The Varberg BoIS manager Persson has some worries about the defense as 30 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have played previously this season: Varberg BoIS - Sirius 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Sirius wins - draws - Varberg BoIS wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SiriusC. Kouakou
C. Kouakou
7 goals
Varberg BoISR. Simovic
R. Simovic
7 goals
Varberg BoISA. Johansson
A. Johansson
5 goals

Sirius missing players

Varberg BoIS missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sirius Varberg BoIS
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
9 6 4 Won W 3 3 7
8 2 0 Drew D 1 2 7
12 6 0 Lost L 0 9 15
29 15 7 Scored S 8 13 28
39 14 1 Conceded C 3 30 55
86% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
69% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 79%
41% 36% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 55%
21% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 34%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 14%
38% 36% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 45%
34% 36% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 7% 21%
41% 36% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 41%
 
4.8 6.1 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.1 3.9
6.8 7 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 7.1 5.9
2.2 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 3.1 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.9 11.3 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 9.4 11.4
3.7 3.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 3.3
27% 27% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 31% 29%
 
13.8 13.9 12 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 18.1 16.2
3.8 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 6.6 6
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Sirius have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Varberg BoIS have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Varberg BoIS have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Varberg BoIS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Varberg BoIS have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Varberg BoIS haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Häcken 29 18 9 2 66 34 14 9 3 2 35 18 15 9 6 0 31 16 32 63
2 Djurgården 29 17 6 6 55 24 14 11 1 2 38 10 15 6 5 4 17 14 31 57
3 Hammarby 29 15 8 6 58 27 15 9 5 1 37 13 14 6 3 5 21 14 31 53
4 AIK 29 14 8 7 45 35 14 8 4 2 21 10 15 6 4 5 24 25 10 50
5 Kalmar 29 14 6 9 37 27 14 9 2 3 16 7 15 5 4 6 21 20 10 48
6 Elfsborg 29 12 10 7 54 35 15 8 5 2 33 19 14 4 5 5 21 16 19 46
7 Malmö FF 29 13 6 10 42 32 14 8 3 3 23 11 15 5 3 7 19 21 10 45
8 IFK Göteborg 29 13 3 13 38 38 15 7 3 5 19 18 14 6 0 8 19 20 0 42
9 Mjallby 29 10 10 9 32 33 15 5 6 4 21 20 14 5 4 5 11 13 -1 40
10 Värnamo 29 9 10 10 33 43 14 5 6 3 16 14 15 4 4 7 17 29 -10 37
11 Sirius 29 9 8 12 29 39 14 6 2 6 15 14 15 3 6 6 14 25 -10 35
12 Norrköping 29 8 9 12 37 39 15 5 4 6 24 20 14 3 5 6 13 19 -2 33
13 Degerfors 29 7 9 13 30 47 15 5 6 4 17 18 14 2 3 9 13 29 -17 30
14 Varberg BoIS 29 7 7 15 28 55 15 4 5 6 15 25 14 3 2 9 13 30 -27 28
15 Helsingborg 29 4 5 20 22 50 14 2 3 9 9 20 15 2 2 11 13 30 -28 17
16 GIF Sundsvall 29 4 2 23 28 76 15 4 0 11 20 38 14 0 2 12 8 38 -48 14

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Häcken 29 18 9 2 66 34 14 9 3 2 35 18 15 9 6 0 31 16 32 63
2 Djurgården 29 17 6 6 55 24 14 11 1 2 38 10 15 6 5 4 17 14 31 57
3 Hammarby 29 15 8 6 58 27 15 9 5 1 37 13 14 6 3 5 21 14 31 53
4 AIK 29 14 8 7 45 35 14 8 4 2 21 10 15 6 4 5 24 25 10 50
5 Kalmar 29 14 6 9 37 27 14 9 2 3 16 7 15 5 4 6 21 20 10 48
6 Elfsborg 29 12 10 7 54 35 15 8 5 2 33 19 14 4 5 5 21 16 19 46
7 Malmö FF 29 13 6 10 42 32 14 8 3 3 23 11 15 5 3 7 19 21 10 45
8 IFK Göteborg 29 13 3 13 38 38 15 7 3 5 19 18 14 6 0 8 19 20 0 42
9 Mjallby 29 10 10 9 32 33 15 5 6 4 21 20 14 5 4 5 11 13 -1 40
10 Värnamo 29 9 10 10 33 43 14 5 6 3 16 14 15 4 4 7 17 29 -10 37
11 Sirius 29 9 8 12 29 39 14 6 2 6 15 14 15 3 6 6 14 25 -10 35
12 Norrköping 29 8 9 12 37 39 15 5 4 6 24 20 14 3 5 6 13 19 -2 33
13 Degerfors 29 7 9 13 30 47 15 5 6 4 17 18 14 2 3 9 13 29 -17 30
14 Varberg BoIS 29 7 7 15 28 55 15 4 5 6 15 25 14 3 2 9 13 30 -27 28
15 Helsingborg 29 4 5 20 22 50 14 2 3 9 9 20 15 2 2 11 13 30 -28 17
16 GIF Sundsvall 29 4 2 23 28 76 15 4 0 11 20 38 14 0 2 12 8 38 -48 14

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