Allsvenskan: Two squads in good shape get together for this fixture. Malmö FF hold a wee edge with their 1st spot in the table?
- Malmö FF have the most scored goals (48) in Allsvenskan
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Champions League. That game, against Chelsea, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Malmö FF.
Varberg BoIS form and stats
The story so far in the Allsvenskan for Varberg BoIS at their home stadium (Varberg Energi Arena) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Varberg.
Varberg lost their last game at Sirius (placed 9th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Midfield player Anton Liljenback got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Liljenback hit four key passes and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).
In the match before that, Varberg BoIS hosted Degerfors and drew the game 0-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Varberg as they are travelling to their away game against Kalmar in the Allsvenskan. That match is three days after this one.
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 11 matches. On the other hand, Varberg BoIS have conceded 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Malmö FF form and stats
6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Malmö FF, who have the most scored goals (48) in Allsvenskan, playing as the away team in the Allsvenskan this season. Malmö FF love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Two away games in a row for Malmö FF, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 versus Chelsea in the Champions League. Malmö FF lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one. Attacker Veljko Birmančević got a player rating of 6.6 in the game. "Man of the match" Birmančević hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Östersunds FK at their stadium, the result 3-0.A new game in only three days for Malmö, the Allsvenskan home match versus AIK. Busy days.
Malmö has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 11 games. 11 goals have been conceded by Malmö in these games.
Head 2 Head
Malmö FF - Varberg BoIS 3-2 was the output when this pair of contenders previously played each other, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - one - one (Varberg wins - draws - Malmö FF wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Čolak 11 goals |  A. Nalic 7 goals |  V. Birmančević 7 goals |
Varberg BoIS missing players
Malmö FF missing players
| Varberg BoIS | Malmö FF | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 20 | 48 |
| 29 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 87% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 74% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 87% |
| 52% | 36% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 65% |
| 22% | 27% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 39% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 65% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 55% | 65% |
| 30% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 45% | 30% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 13.3 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19 | 16.7 | 17.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 5.9 |
| 32% | 28% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | 35% |
- Malmö FF have the most points (20) away in Allsvenskan
- Malmö FF have the most scored goals (20) away in Allsvenskan
- Malmö FF have the most scored goals (48) in Allsvenskan
- Malmö FF have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Allsvenskan
- Malmö FF have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Allsvenskan
- Malmö FF have the the best goal difference (+23) in Allsvenskan
- Malmö FF have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Allsvenskan
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | AIK | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 44 |
| 4 | Elfsborg | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Hammarby | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Häcken | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Sirius | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | -11 | 30 |
| 10 | Varberg BoIS | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Mjallby | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Degerfors | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Halmstad | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 | Örebro | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 30 | -30 | 16 |
| 16 | Östersunds FK | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 22 | -21 | 13 |
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