Match preview: 10 points split the contenders until now, Norrköping on top. Can Varberg BoIS strike back?
- Varberg BoIS is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Norrköping have scored more than double the goals of Varberg BoIS.
This pitch has the surface grass, unlike Norrköping's home stadium. The last 26 games by the visitors on grass have resulted in 11 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses.
Varberg BoIS have less rest than Norrköping in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Allsvenskan game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Varnamo.
Varberg BoIS form and stats
When playing at home in the Allsvenskan, Varberg BoIS have managed 0 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
In their previous game, the manager Persson led his Varberg BoIS to a defeat away at Varnamo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Varberg Energi Arena. Junior (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.11/10. Junior scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Preceding that match was the home game against Malmö FF that was lost 0-6.Varberg has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {1 goals} from 4 games. Varberg BoIS have conceded 7 from these games.
Norrköping form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Allsvenskan travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The Norrköping goalkeeper Oscar Jansson is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 262 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Norrköping, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Degerfors (placed 12th) last time out. Midfield player Hammershøj-Mistrati was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.71/10. Hammershøj-Mistrati signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Hammarby.Norrköping are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Varberg BoIS two wins, one draw and Norrköping four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Nyman 4 goals |  A. Sigurdsson 4 goals |   O. Alfonsi 1 goals |
Varberg BoIS missing players
Norrköping missing players
| Varberg BoIS | Norrköping | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 14 | 7 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 71% | 50% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 43% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 43% |
| 43% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 43% |
| 57% | 75% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 9.2 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 10.5 | 11.3 |
| 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 43% | 41% |
| 13.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 12.2 | 13.4 |
| 5.6 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.8 | 5 |
- All of Norrköping's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Norrköping have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Norrköping have scored more than double the goals of Varberg BoIS.
- Norrköping haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Varberg BoIS have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Varberg BoIS have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Allsvenskan
- Varberg BoIS have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Allsvenskan
- Varberg BoIS have yet to win a game.
- Varberg BoIS is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| 2 | Elfsborg | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Häcken | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Norrköping | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Kalmar | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Djurgården | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Brommapojkarna | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 8 | Mjallby | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Varnamo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Halmstad | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 11 | Hammarby | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Degerfors | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 6 |
| 13 | IFK Göteborg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sirius | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | AIK | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Varberg BoIS | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 4 |
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