Soccer match preview: Akropolis confident before travelling to Vasalund

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Competition: Sweden Division 1: North
Date: Sun 16.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Skytteholms IP (5000 seats)

Vasalund will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Akropolis.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vasalund and Akropolis.

This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Akropolis's home stadium. The visitors last 22 games on artificial turf have ended in 13 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses.

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Vasalund form and stats

2-4-0 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Vasalund so far this season.

Vasalund's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Akropolis. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Boden the opponent.

Vasalund have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Skytteholms IP with 10 goals in 6 matches. Vasalund have conceded 6 in these home matches.

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Akropolis form and stats

The away team, who have the most points (14) away in Division 1: North, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. In general it has been a productive period now for Akropolis as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Rynninge game have they lost an away game, meaning Akropolis has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Two travels in a row for Akropolis, whose manager K. Panagopoulos could celebrate last time after the Division 1: North win against Vasalund. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Nyköping.

Akropolis create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game on their own, having scored 15 goals in 6 travels. As opposed to that, Akropolis have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Vasalund - Akropolis 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Vasalund 3 wins, 2 draws and Akropolis 5 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Victor Söderström II
10 goals
E. Bulut
6 goals
A. Rajamohan
6 goals

Vasalund missing players

Akropolis missing players

Vasalund Akropolis
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
13 7 1 Played 3 7 13
3 2 0 Won 1 5 9
7 4 1 Drew 2 2 4
3 1 0 Lost 0 0 0
20 11 1 Scored 6 17 36
19 8 1 Conceded 4 8 11
92% 86% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 86% 100% Over 1.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 57% 0% Over 2.5 67% 86% 69%
38% 29% 0% Over 3.5 67% 57% 54%
8% 14% 0% Over 4.5 0% 14% 15%
85% 71% 100% BTTS 100% 86% 62%
15% 29% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 14% 38%
8% 14% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
5.8 6.1 5 Corners For (avg) 2.7 5.3 6.7
6.5 6.9 7 Corners Against (avg) 5 6.5 4.9
1.4 1.3 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 1.3 1.4
1 0 0 Red Cards 1 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Akropolis have not yet lost a game.
  • Akropolis have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Akropolis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Akropolis have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Akropolis have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Akropolis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Akropolis's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

Vasalund
All Svenska Cupen Division 2: Norra Svealand Division 1: North Club Friendlies
All Home Away
26-05-19 D1N Vasalund 3 - 2 Rynninge
30-05-19 D1N Linköping City 2 - 2 Vasalund
02-06-19 D1N Vasalund 1 - 1 Sandviken
09-06-19 D1N Boden 1 - 1 Vasalund
16-06-19 D1N Vasalund 1 - 2 Akropolis
23-06-19 D1N Vasalund 15:00 Sylvia
26-06-19 SC Nyköping 17:00 Vasalund
29-06-19 D1N Sollentuna 14:00 Vasalund
04-07-19 D1N Nyköping 17:00 Vasalund
04-08-19 D1N Vasalund 15:00 Umeå
Akropolis
All Svenska Cupen Division 1: North Superettan Club Friendlies
All Home Away
29-05-19 D1N Forward 0 - 3 Akropolis
02-06-19 D1N Akropolis 4 - 0 Team Thoren
05-06-19 SC Norrtalje 0 - 4 Akropolis
08-06-19 D1N Akropolis 2 - 0 Nyköping
16-06-19 D1N Vasalund 1 - 2 Akropolis
23-06-19 D1N Akropolis 13:00 Gefle
29-06-19 D1N Linköping City 14:00 Akropolis
06-07-19 D1N Akropolis 14:00 Sandviken
04-08-19 D1N Sollentuna 14:00 Akropolis
10-08-19 D1N Akropolis 14:00 Karlslund

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Umeå 13 10 0 3 24 13 7 6 0 1 15 7 6 4 0 2 9 6 11 30
2 Akropolis 12 8 4 0 34 10 6 4 2 0 19 3 6 4 2 0 15 7 24 28
3 Linköping City 13 6 4 3 26 16 6 4 1 1 16 6 7 2 3 2 10 10 10 22
4 Carlstad United 12 6 4 2 20 12 5 3 2 0 10 5 7 3 2 2 10 7 8 22
5 Karlstad 13 5 5 3 18 12 6 2 2 2 8 7 7 3 3 1 10 5 6 20
6 Sandviken 12 5 4 3 22 16 6 3 1 2 13 8 6 2 3 1 9 8 6 19
7 Karlslund 12 3 8 1 15 12 7 2 5 0 7 4 5 1 3 1 8 8 3 17
8 Vasalund 12 3 7 2 19 17 6 2 4 0 10 6 6 1 3 2 9 11 2 16
9 Sylvia 13 5 1 7 26 30 7 3 1 3 16 14 6 2 0 4 10 16 -4 16
10 Gefle 12 4 3 5 12 14 6 3 1 2 8 6 6 1 2 3 4 8 -2 15
11 Team Thoren 12 4 1 7 14 20 6 2 1 3 9 9 6 2 0 4 5 11 -6 13
12 Sollentuna 12 2 6 4 14 14 6 1 3 2 9 6 6 1 3 2 5 8 0 12
13 Rynninge 12 3 2 7 18 27 6 2 1 3 9 10 6 1 1 4 9 17 -9 11
14 Forward 13 3 2 8 16 26 6 2 0 4 7 10 7 1 2 4 9 16 -10 11
15 Nyköping 12 2 4 6 11 25 6 2 2 2 10 13 6 0 2 4 1 12 -14 10
16 Boden 13 1 3 9 4 29 7 0 3 4 3 10 6 1 0 5 1 19 -25 6

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