Closing in on the top teams is the subject when these mid-table teams meet. Both will be trying to strenghten their league table standing, IF Karlstad Fotboll in 8th and Umeå in 7th spot.
- IF Karlstad Fotboll have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Ettan: North
- Umeå have scored in all their away matches so far.
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.
IF Karlstad Fotboll form and stats
The complete Ettan: North results at home this season for IF Karlstad Fotboll are 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Karlstad are returning here after visiting Nordvarmland in a Svenska Cupen match and winning with a 4-0 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Taby that finished 1-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how IF Karlstad Fotboll have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.
Goals decide football matches and IF Karlstad Fotboll are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 6 league matches. IF Karlstad Fotboll have conceded 14 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Umeå form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ettan: North.
Two away matches in a row for Umeå, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus IFK Luleå in the Svenska Cupen. That loss was their first after five consecutive league games winning points.
Prior to that match, the Umeå manager Nassiri faced defeat when travelling to Sandviken and losing 1-4.Umeå are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
Umeå are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Umeå have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings featuring these participants: Karlstad won two, Umeå triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Alvers 7 goals | I. Boye 5 goals |  L. Marklund 4 goals |
IF Karlstad Fotboll missing players
Umeå missing players
| IF Karlstad Fotboll | Umeå | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | 14 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 20 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 57% |
| 50% | 83% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 29% | 50% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 21% |
| 57% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 57% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 7.7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.6 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 48% | 78% | 129% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 28% | 35% |
| 7.2 | 6.3 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 11.4 | 8.6 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4 |
- All of IF Karlstad Fotboll's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- IF Karlstad Fotboll have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- IF Karlstad Fotboll have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- IF Karlstad Fotboll have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Ettan: North
- IF Karlstad Fotboll have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- IF Karlstad Fotboll haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Umeå have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Umeå 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 | Sandviken | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 33 |
| 2 | Gefle | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Sylvia | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Örebro Syrianska | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Hammarby Talang | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Vasalund | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Umeå | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | IF Karlstad Fotboll | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Sollentuna | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Motala | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Piteå | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 18 |
| 12 | Haninge | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 13 | Stockholm Internazionale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Taby | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 12 |
| 15 | Forward | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -21 | 10 |
| 16 | Team Thoren | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -30 | 7 |
