Betting preview: Assyriska BK vs Varbergs GIF should be interesting

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Competition: Sweden Division 2: Vastra Gotaland
Competition: Fri 18.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ruddalens IP 1 (5000 seats)

Assyriska BK hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 9 points and a 12th position in the Division 2: Vastra Gotaland table. Visiting Varbergs GIF holds 7th place with 12 pts.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Assyriska's stadium, Ruddalens IP 1, has a artifical turf surface. Varbergs GIF have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Varbergs GIF when playing on artifical turf; 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from six matches. They have scored 10 goals in these games and conceded 14.

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Assyriska BK form and stats

When playing at home in the Division 2: Vastra Gotaland, Assyriska BK have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Angelholm.

A goal frenzy last time out for Assyriska BK, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Onsala. Fun stuff to watch!

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 Assyriska have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost zero.

The Assyriska manager A. Cicek has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Assyriska defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Varbergs GIF form and stats

As the visiting team in Division 2: Vastra Gotaland matches, Varbergs GIF have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Varbergs have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Kvarnby game.

A home win before that, celebrating 8-1 vs Prespa Birlik.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Varbergs GIF in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Varbergs, one draw and one defeat.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Varbergs's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Varbergs concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings between the teams: Assyriska BK won two, Varbergs GIF won zero and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.

Assyriska BK missing players

Varbergs GIF missing players

Assyriska BK Varbergs GIF
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 4 8
3 3 1 Won W 0 0 3
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
5 1 0 Lost L 0 2 2
12 8 4 Scored S 0 2 17
19 7 2 Conceded C 0 10 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 88%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 88%
75% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 62%
62% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 50%
62% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 75%
12% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 25% 12%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 25%
 
5.7 4.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 2.7
2 2.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 10 6.2 4.1
1.5 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
51 28 0 Total Shots T S 8 35 54
20 13 0 Shots on Target S O 2 16 27
45% 62% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 48%
Key stats in Division 2: Vastra Gotaland this season:
  • All of Assyriska BK's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Assyriska BK have created more than twice as many corners as Varbergs GIF.
  • Assyriska BK have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Varbergs GIF have scored away.
  • Assyriska BK have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Assyriska BK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Varbergs GIF has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Division 2: Vastra Gotaland
  • Varbergs GIF have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Varbergs GIF have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Varbergs GIF have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Angelholm 8 5 1 2 14 6 4 2 1 1 6 3 4 3 0 1 8 3 8 16
2 IFK Malmö 8 5 1 2 12 5 4 3 0 1 6 3 4 2 1 1 6 2 7 16
3 Vastra Frolunda 8 4 2 2 16 7 4 2 2 0 9 2 4 2 0 2 7 5 9 14
4 Onsala 8 4 1 3 17 14 4 3 0 1 14 7 4 1 1 2 3 7 3 13
5 Olympic 8 4 1 3 13 10 4 2 0 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 9 5 3 13
6 Vinberg 8 4 1 3 15 14 4 2 1 1 8 5 4 2 0 2 7 9 1 13
7 Varbergs GIF 8 3 3 2 17 14 4 3 1 0 15 4 4 0 2 2 2 10 3 12
8 Rosengård 8 2 5 1 12 11 4 1 3 0 6 5 4 1 2 1 6 6 1 11
9 Eslov 8 3 2 3 14 20 4 3 0 1 8 9 4 0 2 2 6 11 -6 11
10 Halmia 8 2 4 2 14 13 4 1 2 1 6 6 4 1 2 1 8 7 1 10
11 Ullared 8 3 0 5 10 13 4 2 0 2 5 6 4 1 0 3 5 7 -3 9
12 Assyriska BK 8 3 0 5 12 19 4 3 0 1 8 7 4 0 0 4 4 12 -7 9
13 Prespa Birlik 8 2 0 6 9 25 4 2 0 2 7 9 4 0 0 4 2 16 -16 6
14 Limhamn Bunkeflo 8 1 1 6 7 11 4 1 1 2 5 4 4 0 0 4 2 7 -4 4

Read more about Division 2: Vastra 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.