Linköping City vs Torns: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Sweden Ettan: South
Competition: Sun 07.November
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Linköping (8000 seats)

Examine their own game plan or look more at the opponent? Both Linköping City and Torns need to try something more original than earlier this season. Learn more!

Insights:
  • Linköping City have the most conceded goals (74) in Ettan: South
  • Torns have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in Ettan: South

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

This football stadium uses the playing surface artifical turf, unlike Torns's home stadium. The latest eleven games by the visitors on artifical turf have produced 2 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses.

For Linköping relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Torns are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Linköping City form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ettan: South this season. Linköping City have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 9 losses from their games here at Arena Linköping. The home stadium (Arena Linköping) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Linköping City it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

Linköping are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 186 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by D. Ntumbudi).

Linköping faced defeat in their previous match, away at Ljungskile (0-8). As you see from the result above, Linköping suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Preceding that match was the home game against Trollhattan that was lost 0-2.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Linköping here at Arena Linköping in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 13 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Linköping City are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (31 from 13 played).

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Torns form and stats

5 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. That’s the product of Torns playing as the away team in the Ettan: South this season.

Torns won their last game, 3-1 versus Oskarshamns AIK played at home.

A 1-3 defeat away at Qviding FIF before that.

Torns have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. The Torns manager R. Ringhov has some worries about the defense as 32 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The latest archived match featuring both these sides is the Torns - Linköping 2-0 played earlier this season. Stats for the former three meetings featuring these two squads are: zero wins for Linköping City, one draw and two wins for Torns. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

TornsD. Kosik Sulaiman
D. Kosik Sulaiman
11 goals
Linköping CityB. Nouri
B. Nouri
7 goals
TornsA. El-Youssef
A. El-Youssef
5 goals

Linköping City missing players

Torns missing players

Linköping City Torns
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
4 1 0 Won W 3 5 9
4 3 1 Drew D 0 1 5
19 9 3 Lost L 1 7 13
27 12 3 Scored S 8 18 39
74 31 9 Conceded C 5 32 57
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 96%
74% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 77% 70%
52% 46% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 46% 48%
30% 23% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 22%
59% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 85% 78%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
41% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 15%
 
4.2 5.2 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 2.9 3.7
4.5 5.5 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 7.4 6.6
1.6 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.1
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
8.9 10.8 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 8.5 9.5
4.6 5.6 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.5 4
25% 24% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 41% 37%
 
12.4 14.1 12 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 10.4 10.6
6 7 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 6.1 5.4
Key stats in Ettan: South this season:
  • All of Torns's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Linköping City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Linköping City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Linköping City have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Ettan: South
  • Linköping City have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Ettan: South
  • Linköping City have the fewest points (6) at home in Ettan: South
  • Linköping City have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in Ettan: South
  • Linköping City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Ettan: South
  • Linköping City have the most conceded goals (31) at home in Ettan: South
  • Linköping City have the most conceded goals (74) in Ettan: South
  • Linköping City have the most conceded goals in the first half (44) in Ettan: South
  • Linköping City have the the worst goal difference (-19) at home in Ettan: South
  • Linköping City have the the worst goal difference (-47) in Ettan: South
  • Linköping City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Linköping City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Torns have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Torns have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Torns have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Torns have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in Ettan: South
  • Torns have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Torns 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 Trollhattan 27 15 6 6 49 30 14 7 4 3 26 16 13 8 2 3 23 14 19 51
2 Oskarshamns AIK 27 15 5 7 56 30 13 12 0 1 43 12 14 3 5 6 13 18 26 50
3 Skövde AIK 27 15 5 7 44 30 14 10 3 1 27 10 13 5 2 6 17 20 14 50
4 Utsikten 27 15 4 8 51 30 13 9 1 3 25 13 14 6 3 5 26 17 21 49
5 Ljungskile 27 12 9 6 48 27 14 8 4 2 31 11 13 4 5 4 17 16 21 45
6 Tvååker 27 12 9 6 45 26 14 5 6 3 19 14 13 7 3 3 26 12 19 45
7 Lund 27 12 4 11 47 45 13 8 3 2 29 16 14 4 1 9 18 29 2 40
8 Vanersborgs IF 27 11 3 13 43 45 13 4 1 8 17 21 14 7 2 5 26 24 -2 36
9 Qviding FIF 27 9 7 11 37 42 14 6 2 6 21 24 13 3 5 5 16 18 -5 34
10 Åtvidaberg 27 8 8 11 37 39 13 4 3 6 14 16 14 4 5 5 23 23 -2 32
11 IFK Malmö 27 8 8 11 27 41 14 5 5 4 17 16 13 3 3 7 10 25 -14 32
12 Torns 27 9 5 13 39 57 14 4 4 6 21 25 13 5 1 7 18 32 -18 32
13 Österlen 27 8 6 13 43 56 13 3 3 7 20 25 14 5 3 6 23 31 -13 30
14 Assyriska Turabdin 27 8 6 13 39 54 13 5 1 7 21 28 14 3 5 6 18 26 -15 30
15 Lindome 27 8 5 14 38 44 14 6 4 4 28 21 13 2 1 10 10 23 -6 29
16 Linköping City 27 4 4 19 27 74 13 1 3 9 12 31 14 3 1 10 15 43 -47 16

Read more about Ettan: South

Division 1 is the third level of football in Sweden. It is divided into two sections, Northern (“Norra”) and Southern (“Sodra”). Each holding 16 teams playing 30 fixtures each to decide a final league table. The top team of each is promoted, the bottom three relegated. Further moves up/down can occur through playoff.