Struggling Varberg BoIS will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Norrköping in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Norrköping play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Norrköping when playing on grass are 10 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats from 23 matches. They have scored 36 goals and conceded 29 times in these games.
Varberg BoIS form and stats
Varberg BoIS have played 11 Allsvenskan games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Varberg will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Allsvenskan game against IFK Göteborg (placed 13th). 0-0 away at Oskarshamns AIK (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) before that.
Varberg are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. Varberg have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Norrköping form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (27) away in Allsvenskan, are W5-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Allsvenskan. Norrköping has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
It's the second away game in a row for Norrköping, but there's smiles all around after the 6-0 victory versus Gottne IF in the Svenska Cupen last time out. A loss against Sirius was the result prior to that, in a Allsvenskan home game.
As mentioned above, Norrköping was the only team on the pitch versus Gottne IF in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention C. Nyman's lethal finishing against Gottne IF. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Norrköping have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 27 goals from 11 away matches. Norrköping have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Norrköping - Varberg BoIS 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  C. Nyman 13 goals |   A. Seljmani 8 goals | G. Norlin 5 goals |
Varberg BoIS missing players
Norrköping missing players
| Varberg BoIS | Norrköping | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 32 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | 46 |
| 35 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 57% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 82% | 65% |
| 35% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 64% | 39% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 60% | 55% | 26% |
| 61% | 73% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 91% | 78% |
| 17% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 9% | 17% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 258 | 128 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 80 | 157 | 342 |
| 96 | 44 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 70 | 145 |
| 33% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | 32% |
- All of Norrköping's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Norrköping has the most scored goals (27) away in Allsvenskan
- Norrköping have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Norrköping have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Norrköping haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Varberg BoIS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Varberg BoIS have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Varberg BoIS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 47 |
| 2 | Häcken | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Norrköping | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Elfsborg | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 36 |
| 5 | Sirius | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Djurgården | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
| 7 | Hammarby | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 | Mjällby | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 31 |
| 9 | Östersunds FK | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Örebro | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Varberg BoIS | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | AIK | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | IFK Göteborg | 23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Helsingborg | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -12 | 21 |
| 15 | Kalmar | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -16 | 19 |
| 16 | Falkenberg | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -17 | 16 |
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