This could be an interesting match as Linköping City have their presumed home advantage while Värnamo are ahead 10 points in the Ettan: South table.
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.
Linköping's stadium, Arena Linköping, has a artifical turf surface. Värnamo 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 Värnamo when playing on artifical turf; 3 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses from twelve matches. They have scored 15 goals in these games and conceded 26.
Linköping City form and stats
The story so far in the Ettan: South for Linköping City at their home stadium (Arena Linköping) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. The Linköping City fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Arena Linköping and will expect new points from this game. Linköping City has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Linköping lost their last game at Lindome (placed 4th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Before that, Linköping had a home game versus Landskrona which ended with a victory 2-0.
Goals decide football matches and Linköping City are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. From these home matches, Linköping have conceded only 3 goals.
Värnamo form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (25) in Ettan: South, are W4-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Ettan: South. Värnamo have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Värnamo love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Värnamo have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Pilip Vaitsiakhovich. It's been 191 minutes since they last conceded in Ettan: South.
Two travels in a row for Värnamo, whose manager J. Thern could celebrate last time after the Ettan: South win against Skövde AIK. That result followed a home victory 5-0 versus Qviding FIF.
Värnamo have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 10 goals from 5 away matches. Värnamo are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kargbo 6 goals |  J. Lassagård 5 goals |  J. Andersson 3 goals |
Linköping City missing players
Värnamo missing players
| Linköping City | Värnamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 73% |
| 55% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 55% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 18% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 64% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 18% |
| 5 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | 63 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | 26 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42% | 42% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 150% | 200% |
- All of Linköping City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Linköping City has the most scored goals in the second half (15)
- Linköping City have created more than twice as many corners as Värnamo.
- Linköping City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Linköping City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Linköping City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Linköping City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Värnamo has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
- Värnamo has the fewest conceded goals (5)
- Värnamo has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Värnamo has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Värnamo has the most clean sheets (7)
- Värnamo has the most points (12) away
- Värnamo has the most scored goals (25)
- Värnamo has the most scored goals in the first half (13)
- Värnamo has the the best goal difference (+20)
- Värnamo has the the best goal difference (+6) away
- Värnamo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Värnamo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Värnamo have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Värnamo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Värnamo is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Värnamo | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 27 |
| 2 | Landskrona | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Utsikten | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Lindome | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | Torns | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | Linköping City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | Lund | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Assyriska Turabdin | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Oskarshamns AIK | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Trollhättan | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Tvååker | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Motala | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Skövde AIK | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Qviding FIF | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -10 | 11 |
| 15 | Eskilsminne | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | Karlskrona | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -19 | 4 |