Soccer betting preview: Värnamo welcomes Norrköping in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Mon 24.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Finnvedsvallen (5000 seats)

Värnamo have managed 5 home wins so far this season, Norrköping have won 3 away. Which team improves their standings after this meeting?

Insights:
  • Norrköping have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Allsvenskan

It should be mentioned that Norrköping play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Norrköping on grass are 7 victories, 3 draws and 10 defeats from 20 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 26-26. You can compare this with overall results below.

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.

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Värnamo form and stats

Värnamo have collected 20 points from their Allsvenskan home games so far after 5-5-3.

Värnamo enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at GIF Sundsvall's place. The match ended 2-1 with Neto and Antonsson scoring. Some amazing scenes last match, when Antonsson scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time. Midfield player Johansson got a match rating of 8.1 in that game, the max score being 10. Johansson hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 62 successful passes (of 67 total).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Kalmar (1-3).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Värnamo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Betting people might want to know that 8 of the most recent 10 league matches from this club have had goals from both sides.

Värnamo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games.

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Norrköping form and stats

Norrköping have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Allsvenskan, after 3-4-6 (13 played).

Norrköping go into this game after a win, the home game against Helsingborg that ended 2-0. Midfielder Ortmark was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.0. Ortmark scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Sirius's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Norrköping playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 5 Norrköping wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats.

Observe! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's last 10 league fixtures.

The attacking power of Norrköping when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Norrköping have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Värnamo and Norrköping have met earlier this season: Norrköping - Värnamo 2-0. Head to head statistics (for the prior two meetings): Värnamo won zero games, zero matches ended in a draw and Norrköping have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.

Top Goalscorers

VärnamoM. Antonsson
M. Antonsson
19 goals
NorrköpingC. Nyman
C. Nyman
11 goals
NorrköpingJ. Levi
J. Levi
6 goals

Värnamo missing players

Norrköping missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Värnamo Norrköping
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 13 27
9 5 3 Won W 0 3 8
8 5 2 Drew D 2 4 8
10 3 0 Lost L 2 6 11
32 15 7 Scored S 3 12 36
42 13 3 Conceded C 6 18 37
85% 77% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 85%
56% 38% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 41%
33% 23% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 26%
26% 15% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
59% 54% 40% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 56%
26% 46% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 15%
30% 23% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 31% 30%
 
4.9 5.1 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.6 5.2
5.6 4.9 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.5 5.8
1.4 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.2 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.1 10.4 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.5 13
3.6 3.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.4 4.3
33% 34% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 31%
 
15.7 13.8 14.6 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 13.9 12.7
5.3 4.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.5 4
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Norrköping have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Allsvenskan
  • Norrköping 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 Häcken 27 16 9 2 60 33 13 8 3 2 33 17 14 8 6 0 27 16 27 57
2 Hammarby 26 14 7 5 52 22 13 8 4 1 32 10 13 6 3 4 20 12 30 49
3 Djurgården 26 14 6 6 47 22 13 10 1 2 34 10 13 4 5 4 13 12 25 48
4 Kalmar 26 14 5 7 34 21 13 9 2 2 15 5 13 5 3 5 19 16 13 47
5 AIK 27 13 8 6 43 33 14 8 4 2 21 10 13 5 4 4 22 23 10 47
6 Malmö FF 26 12 6 8 34 25 13 8 3 2 21 8 13 4 3 6 13 17 9 42
7 Elfsborg 27 10 10 7 49 34 13 6 5 2 28 18 14 4 5 5 21 16 15 40
8 IFK Göteborg 26 12 3 11 36 31 13 6 3 4 18 14 13 6 0 7 18 17 5 39
9 Värnamo 27 9 8 10 32 42 13 5 5 3 15 13 14 4 3 7 17 29 -10 35
10 Mjallby 26 8 10 8 25 29 13 4 6 3 16 17 13 4 4 5 9 12 -4 34
11 Norrköping 27 8 8 11 36 37 14 5 4 5 24 19 13 3 4 6 12 18 -1 32
12 Sirius 26 8 6 12 25 36 13 6 1 6 15 14 13 2 5 6 10 22 -11 30
13 Varberg 27 7 7 13 25 46 14 4 5 5 13 20 13 3 2 8 12 26 -21 28
14 Degerfors 26 5 8 13 25 45 13 4 5 4 14 17 13 1 3 9 11 28 -20 23
15 Helsingborg 27 4 5 18 21 45 13 2 3 8 8 18 14 2 2 10 13 27 -24 17
16 GIF Sundsvall 27 4 2 21 26 69 14 4 0 10 18 35 13 0 2 11 8 34 -43 14

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Häcken 27 16 9 2 60 33 13 8 3 2 33 17 14 8 6 0 27 16 27 57
2 Hammarby 26 14 7 5 52 22 13 8 4 1 32 10 13 6 3 4 20 12 30 49
3 Djurgården 26 14 6 6 47 22 13 10 1 2 34 10 13 4 5 4 13 12 25 48
4 Kalmar 26 14 5 7 34 21 13 9 2 2 15 5 13 5 3 5 19 16 13 47
5 AIK 27 13 8 6 43 33 14 8 4 2 21 10 13 5 4 4 22 23 10 47
6 Malmö FF 26 12 6 8 34 25 13 8 3 2 21 8 13 4 3 6 13 17 9 42
7 Elfsborg 27 10 10 7 49 34 13 6 5 2 28 18 14 4 5 5 21 16 15 40
8 IFK Göteborg 26 12 3 11 36 31 13 6 3 4 18 14 13 6 0 7 18 17 5 39
9 Värnamo 27 9 8 10 32 42 13 5 5 3 15 13 14 4 3 7 17 29 -10 35
10 Mjallby 26 8 10 8 25 29 13 4 6 3 16 17 13 4 4 5 9 12 -4 34
11 Norrköping 27 8 8 11 36 37 14 5 4 5 24 19 13 3 4 6 12 18 -1 32
12 Sirius 26 8 6 12 25 36 13 6 1 6 15 14 13 2 5 6 10 22 -11 30
13 Varberg 27 7 7 13 25 46 14 4 5 5 13 20 13 3 2 8 12 26 -21 28
14 Degerfors 26 5 8 13 25 45 13 4 5 4 14 17 13 1 3 9 11 28 -20 23
15 Helsingborg 27 4 5 18 21 45 13 2 3 8 8 18 14 2 2 10 13 27 -24 17
16 GIF Sundsvall 27 4 2 21 26 69 14 4 0 10 18 35 13 0 2 11 8 34 -43 14

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