With their 4 point advantage in the league table, IFK Luleå fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against IF Karlstad Fotboll.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Ettan: North match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Team Thoren, was also a home game here at Arcushallen. The away team is better rested.
IFK Luleå form and stats
6-1-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Ettan: North numbers at home for IFK Luleå so far this season. There’s a good atmosphere here at Arcushallen after three straight home wins.
Luleå's previous game was a Ettan: North match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Team Thoren (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. 1-1 away at Gefle before that.
This is expected to be a close game, with Luleå perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with IFK Luleå as a small favourite), we find three games. IFK Luleå has won zero of these, drawn zero and lost three.
The Luleå fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Luleå have conceded 17 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
IF Karlstad Fotboll form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for IF Karlstad Fotboll so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-7 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Karlstad's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Karlstad failed to get anything from their last game, a Ettan: North home match vs Sandviken (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Prior to that match, a home win 5-2 against Haninge.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by IF Karlstad Fotboll in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for IF Karlstad Fotboll, zero draws and one defeat.
Karlstad are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 12 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Karlstad, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was IF Karlstad Fotboll - Luleå 0-1, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  D. Johannesson 9 goals |  Y. Assam 7 goals | L. Felicia 7 goals |
IFK Luleå missing players
IF Karlstad Fotboll missing players
| IFK Luleå | IF Karlstad Fotboll | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 6 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 35 | 18 | 14 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 35 |
| 43 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 25 | 45 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 58% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 67% | 58% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 46% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 42% |
| 33% | 33% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 58% | 42% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 21% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | 63 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 37 | 74 |
| 49 | 26 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 45% | 38% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 21% | 28% |
- IF Karlstad Fotboll have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- IF Karlstad Fotboll haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- IFK Luleå has the fewest points from losing position (2) in Ettan: North
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vasalund | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 45 | 57 |
| 2 | Brommapojkarna | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 47 |
| 3 | Haninge | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | Sylvia | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Sollentuna | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 42 |
| 6 | Sandviken | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 41 |
| 7 | Gefle | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 8 | Frej | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | Taby | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | IFK Luleå | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -8 | 30 |
| 11 | IF Karlstad Fotboll | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -10 | 26 |
| 12 | Karlslund | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Örebro Syrianska | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -12 | 25 |
| 14 | Team Thoren | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 34 | -27 | 23 |
| 15 | Berga | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 32 | -31 | 12 |
| 16 | Nyköping | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 34 | -42 | 10 |