With their 15 point advantage in the league table, Värnamo fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Kristianstad.
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.
Värnamo can neither be promoted or relegated from Division 1: South. For Kristianstad it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Värnamo form and stats
Värnamo have played 15 Division 1: South games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-8-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Värnamo's previous game was a Division 1: South match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Kristianstad (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that game was the away draw at Utsikten that finished 1-1.
As mentioned above, Värnamo "killed" Kristianstad in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The Värnamo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 15 league matches. On the other hand, Värnamo have conceded 19 goals.
Kristianstad form and stats
There's been little loot from Kristianstad's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 15 away games in the Division 1: South. Kristianstad, who have the fewest scored goals (29) in Division 1: South, only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws.
Kristianstad play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-4 to Värnamo (placed 6th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-6 defeat against Landskrona.
Kristianstad lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Kristianstad as the away team, we found three results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. The outsiders lost 2 of these games by at least two goals.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Kristianstad have conceded 35 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Värnamo - Kristianstad 4-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Värnamo won 5 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Kristianstad has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 8 / 2Top Goalscorers
  T. Bergqvist 11 goals | A. Magashy 6 goals |  F. Siljander 5 goals |
Värnamo missing players
Kristianstad missing players
| Värnamo | Kristianstad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 45 | 25 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 45 | 19 | 2 | Conceded | C | 13 | 35 | 63 |
| 93% | 87% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 93% |
| 83% | 73% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 60% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 47% | 60% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 47% | 37% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| 57% | 60% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 57% |
| 27% | 27% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 23% | 27% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 6.3 | 7 | 8.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Kristianstad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Kristianstad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ljungskile | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 38 | 66 |
| 2 | Landskrona | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 58 |
| 3 | Utsikten | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 51 |
| 4 | Skövde AIK | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 49 |
| 5 | Trollhättan | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 46 |
| 6 | Värnamo | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 43 |
| 7 | Tvååker | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | Lund | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | -1 | 39 |
| 9 | Eskilsminne | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Lindome | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 37 |
| 11 | Assyriska Turabdin | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -8 | 37 |
| 12 | Torns | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 | Oskarshamns AIK | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 31 | -12 | 33 |
| 14 | Åtvidaberg | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 | Kristianstad | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 35 | -34 | 28 |
| 16 | Oddevold | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 23 |