The home supporters expect three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use against a stumbling visitor. Varberg BoIS are in 8th spot while the guesting Degerfors stress at 14th.
- Degerfors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Varberg BoIS and Degerfors should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Varberg BoIS form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Varberg BoIS have to build on here at Varberg Energi Arena in the Allsvenskan.
In their previous game, the manager F. Danielson led his Varberg BoIS to a defeat in the Allsvenskan match away at Norrköping. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Varberg Energi Arena. Defender Anton Liljenback got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.54/10. Liljenback served one assist, hit three key passes and won 7 of 9 duels.
In the match before that, Varberg hosted Häcken and drew the game 1-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Varberg handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, four draws and one defeat.
The Varberg BoIS fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. 12 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Degerfors form and stats
Degerfors have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Allsvenskan, after 1-2-8 (11 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Degerfors, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.
The supporters enjoyed Degerfors's previous game versus AIK (placed 3rd), a Allsvenskan 2-1 win played at home. The attacker Victor Kaj Edvardsen got a match rating of 8.43 in that game. Edvardsen scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Djurgården's place.We have checked recent matches where Degerfors have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were one victory, three draws and four defeats.
The attacking power of Degerfors when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 11 league matches away. For Degerfors, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The most recent reported history between these squads is the Degerfors - Varberg 1-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings between these two contenders are: five wins for Varberg, two draws and three wins for Degerfors. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  V. Edvardsen 11 goals |  T. Matthews 4 goals | S. Karlsson Adjei 4 goals |
Varberg BoIS missing players
Degerfors missing players
| Varberg BoIS | Degerfors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 27 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | 39 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 76% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 52% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 57% |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 36% | 29% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 36% | 24% |
| 67% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 43% |
| 29% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 19% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 55% | 43% |
| 4 | 4.2 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 12.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 11 | 11 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 34% | 30% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 22% | 33% |
- Degerfors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Djurgården | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 44 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 41 |
| 3 | AIK | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Norrköping | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
| 5 | Elfsborg | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Hammarby | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Varberg BoIS | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 9 | Sirius | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 10 | Häcken | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Halmstad | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Mjallby | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -16 | 21 |
| 15 | Örebro | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 28 | -27 | 16 |
| 16 | Östersunds FK | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
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