Allsvenskan: Varberg BoIS believed to overcome Östersunds FK

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

5-8-12 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Östersunds FK when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 25 matches are 20-41 (scored/conceded).

Östersunds FK have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Varberg are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Östersunds FK are struggling to avoid relegation.

Varberg BoIS form and stats

4 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Varberg BoIS have to build on here at Varberg Energi Arena in the Allsvenskan. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Varberg Energi Arena, but a victory now would be sweet for Varberg.

An away draw last time out for Varberg, facing Kalmar in a game that ended 2-2. Varberg salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Kalmar, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Ryan Moon equalizing. The attacking player Anton Liljenback won the honour of being "man of the match" for Varberg BoIS with a rating of 7.54/10. Liljenback scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Malmö FF that ended 1-1.

Varberg are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 12 games. 13 goals have been conceded.

Östersunds FK form and stats

There's been little loot from Östersunds FK's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 12 away games in the Allsvenskan. Östersunds FK only have 0 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Östersunds have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Kalmar game.

There were no winners in Östersunds's previous match, a Allsvenskan home game that ended 1-1 vs Häcken (placed 8th). Aly Keita had red hot gloves after the game against Häcken, shaping the outcome of the game with eleven saves made. Aly Keita (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 9.05. Keita stopped the opponent with eleven saves.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hammarby wasn't a success with a 3-4 loss.

Östersunds FK are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 12 away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Östersunds FK have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the end result when the squads faced each other earlier this campaign; Östersunds FK - Varberg 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Varberg wins - draws - Östersunds FK wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

B. Turgott 10 goals

R. Moon 5 goals

T. Matthews 4 goals

Varberg BoIS missing players

Östersunds FK missing players