Division 2: Ostra Gotaland: Balkan - Prespa Birlik match guide and facts

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Competition: Sweden Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
Competition: Sun 14.November
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Limhamns Idrottsplats (2800 seats)

A total of 25 games are done and Balkan are 21 points in front of Prespa Birlik. Who will win?

Insights:
  • Balkan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Prespa Birlik have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland

Balkan and Prespa Birlik should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Prespa are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

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Balkan form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Balkan have to build on here at Limhamns Idrottsplats in the Division 2: Ostra Gotaland. Balkan has recorded two wins in a row here at Limhamns Idrottsplats, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Balkan shared the glory with Kristianstad in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Hässleholms IF.

Balkan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Limhamns Idrottsplats with 20 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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Prespa Birlik form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Prespa Birlik so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-9 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Prespa 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 Vinberg game.

Prespa failed to get anything from their last game, a Division 2: Ostra Gotaland home match vs Karlshamn (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 2-5. As you can tell from the result, the match against Karlshamn was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Berga's place.

Goals are few and far between in Prespa's away league games. Only 5 goals from 12 travels. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Prespa's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 31 goals in 12 travels.

Head 2 Head

Balkan and Prespa Birlik have played each other already this season: Prespa Birlik - Balkan 2-0.

Balkan missing players

Prespa Birlik missing players

Balkan Prespa Birlik
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 12 25
10 5 2 Won W 0 0 4
7 3 2 Drew D 0 3 4
8 4 0 Lost L 3 9 17
44 20 8 Scored S 1 5 27
45 23 5 Conceded C 11 31 59
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
80% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 76%
68% 75% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 58% 64%
56% 50% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 42% 48%
20% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 36%
56% 58% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 52%
20% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 12%
28% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 58% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.8 4.4
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.6 5.8
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 8.3 7.4
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.2
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 16% 38%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 13.1 11.5
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 6.4 5.7
Key stats in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland this season:
  • Balkan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Balkan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Prespa Birlik have scored away.
  • Balkan haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Prespa Birlik have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Prespa Birlik have created more than twice as many corners as Balkan.
  • Prespa Birlik have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Prespa Birlik have the fewest points (3) away in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Prespa Birlik have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Prespa Birlik have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Prespa Birlik have the the worst goal difference (-26) away in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Prespa Birlik have the the worst goal difference (-32) in Division 2: Ostra Gotaland
  • Prespa Birlik have yet to win a game away.
  • Prespa Birlik is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Olympic 25 14 6 5 37 18 12 6 5 1 21 7 13 8 1 4 16 11 19 48
2 Rosengård 26 14 5 7 51 31 13 9 1 3 30 12 13 5 4 4 21 19 20 47
3 Berga 26 13 7 6 44 28 13 7 5 1 19 9 13 6 2 5 25 19 16 46
4 Hässleholms IF 25 12 6 7 46 29 12 6 3 3 22 9 13 6 3 4 24 20 17 42
5 IFK Hässleholm 25 11 7 7 41 32 13 6 4 3 23 14 12 5 3 4 18 18 9 40
6 Balkan 25 10 7 8 44 45 12 5 3 4 20 23 13 5 4 4 24 22 -1 37
7 Karlskrona 25 10 5 10 37 34 12 8 2 2 26 12 13 2 3 8 11 22 3 35
8 Rappe 25 9 8 8 33 31 12 4 5 3 18 12 13 5 3 5 15 19 2 35
9 Kristianstad 25 10 3 12 35 35 12 6 2 4 19 14 13 4 1 8 16 21 0 33
10 Eslov 25 8 8 9 38 41 12 5 3 4 20 24 13 3 5 5 18 17 -3 32
11 Asarum 25 8 7 10 39 50 14 5 4 5 26 28 11 3 3 5 13 22 -11 31
12 Solvesborg 26 9 3 14 42 63 14 8 0 6 26 24 12 1 3 8 16 39 -21 30
13 Nosaby 25 8 5 12 39 40 13 4 3 6 20 18 12 4 2 6 19 22 -1 29
14 Karlshamn 25 6 5 14 23 40 12 3 2 7 11 19 13 3 3 7 12 21 -17 23
15 Prespa Birlik 25 4 4 17 27 59 13 4 1 8 22 28 12 0 3 9 5 31 -32 16

Read more about Division 2: Ostra Gotaland

Division 2 is the fourth tier of Swedish football. It is divided into six divisions based on the location of the teams. Each section has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to decide the final league table of the division, with the two lowest teams being relegated and the top teams being promoted. There are also promotion/relegation playoffs.