Värmbols vs Eskilstuna City: Match guide and preview

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Sweden Division 2: Sodra Svealand
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Värmbols IP

Faithful supporters at Värmbols IP haven’t celebrated many wins this season, with Värmbols lying uncomfortably in the 12th spot. The visiting Eskilstuna City will hope to shield their higher league spot in this game.

Insights:
  • Värmbols have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Division 2: Sodra Svealand
  • Eskilstuna City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Värmbols have less rest than Eskilstuna City in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Svenska Cupen game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Norrköping, was also a home game here at Värmbols IP. The away team is better rested.

It should be mentioned that Eskilstuna City 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 Eskilstuna City on grass are 10 victories, 3 draws and 15 defeats from 28 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 39-54. You can compare this with overall results below.

L W L D L

Värmbols form and stats

The story so far in the Division 2: Sodra Svealand for Värmbols at their home stadium (Värmbols IP) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

Värmbols's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-4 versus Norrköping. As you see from the result above, Värmbols suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

In the preceding match a 7-0 victory visiting Rynninge.

Värmbols are traveling soon after this match as the Division 2: Sodra Svealand match at Trosa-Vagnharad SK awaits in four days.

A decent goal production from Värmbols in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, Värmbols have conceded only 3 goals.

D W D W W

Eskilstuna City form and stats

There's been little loot from Eskilstuna City's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Division 2: Sodra Svealand. Eskilstuna City only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.

Eskilstuna played 1-1 against Trosa-Vagnharad SK in their previous match.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Mjolby.

A new game in only four days for Eskilstuna, the Division 2: Sodra Svealand home match versus Tyreso. Busy days.

Eskilstuna are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). For Eskilstuna, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Eskilstuna City - Värmbols 5-3 was the story when these teams last met, also in this season. Previous nine meetings featuring these teams: Värmbols won two, Eskilstuna City were winners in five and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Värmbols missing players

Eskilstuna City missing players

Värmbols Eskilstuna City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 4 3 Played P 2 7 13
4 2 1 Won W 1 2 5
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
6 2 2 Lost L 0 4 6
22 6 3 Scored S 4 9 22
21 3 3 Conceded C 3 15 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 77%
73% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 62%
36% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 43% 46%
36% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 38%
45% 25% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 69%
36% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
18% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Division 2: Sodra Svealand this season:
  • Eskilstuna City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Eskilstuna City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Eskilstuna City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Värmbols have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Division 2: Sodra Svealand
  • Värmbols 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 Nyköping 11 8 1 2 32 14 5 3 1 1 14 8 6 5 0 1 18 6 18 25
2 Trosa-Vagnharad SK 12 7 3 2 32 17 5 4 0 1 18 4 7 3 3 1 14 13 15 24
3 Huddinge 12 7 2 3 27 12 6 5 1 0 19 5 6 2 1 3 8 7 15 23
4 Motala 13 6 5 2 25 14 7 2 3 2 13 9 6 4 2 0 12 5 11 23
5 United Nordic 12 6 4 2 29 16 7 4 1 2 16 10 5 2 3 0 13 6 13 22
6 Syrianska 13 6 4 3 28 21 6 3 2 1 15 10 7 3 2 2 13 11 7 22
7 Arameiska / Syrianska 13 6 1 6 12 17 8 5 0 3 10 6 5 1 1 3 2 11 -5 19
8 Karlslund 13 5 3 5 21 22 8 2 2 4 11 15 5 3 1 1 10 7 -1 18
9 IFK Eskilstuna 11 5 2 4 23 19 6 3 2 1 16 12 5 2 0 3 7 7 4 17
10 Eskilstuna City 13 5 2 6 22 26 6 3 1 2 13 11 7 2 1 4 9 15 -4 17
11 Smedby 12 4 2 6 17 17 5 1 2 2 6 8 7 3 0 4 11 9 0 14
12 Värmbols 11 4 1 6 22 21 4 2 0 2 6 3 7 2 1 4 16 18 1 13
13 Mjolby 11 3 3 5 19 21 4 0 1 3 2 5 7 3 2 2 17 16 -2 12
14 Rynninge 13 1 1 11 14 50 7 0 1 6 9 30 6 1 0 5 5 20 -36 4
15 Tyreso 12 0 2 10 8 44 7 0 1 6 5 22 5 0 1 4 3 22 -36 2

Read more about Division 2: Sodra Svealand

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.