A key match in Ettan: South as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Utsikten in 3rd position and Värnamo placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Värnamo's home stadium. The visitors last ten games on artifical turf have ended in 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses.
Utsikten are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Värnamo are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Utsikten form and stats
Utsikten have performed here at Ruddalens IP 1 this season with 8 wins from 13 Ettan: South matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. Two home wins in a row for Utsikten bring valid hopes of a third.
Utsikten's last game was hosting Torns (placed 6th) and winning 4-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Eskilsminne (1-2).
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Utsikten played a great game against Torns and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (30 in 13 games), Utsikten's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Utsikten have conceded only 12 goals.
Värnamo form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (56) in Ettan: South, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 0 draws and only 4 losses in the Ettan: South. Three has not been a lucky number for Värnamo as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Qviding FIF match. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Värnamo are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Värnamo play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Lund (placed 14th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Oskarshamns AIK.
The travelling fans enjoy Värnamo's attacking play in away games, having scored 25 goals in 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Värnamo have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Värnamo - Utsikten 0-1. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Utsikten, two draws and one win for Värnamo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Kargbo 11 goals |   P. Souza Alves 10 goals | K. Bohm 9 goals |
Utsikten missing players
Värnamo missing players
| Utsikten | Värnamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 53 | 30 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 25 | 56 |
| 33 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 23 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 92% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 77% |
| 69% | 62% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 58% |
| 54% | 46% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 31% | 35% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 15% | 19% |
| 62% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 42% |
| 31% | 46% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 46% | 46% |
| 12% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 8% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 167 | 97 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 67 | 121 |
| 86 | 42 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 37 | 55 |
| 48% | 62% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 45% |
- Utsikten has the most matches over the total-line (17) in Ettan: South
- Utsikten has the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Ettan: South
- Utsikten have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Utsikten haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Värnamo has the fewest conceded goals (23) in Ettan: South
- Värnamo has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in Ettan: South
- Värnamo has the most clean sheets (6) away in Ettan: South
- Värnamo has the most points (27) away in Ettan: South
- Värnamo has the most scored goals (25) away in Ettan: South
- Värnamo has the most scored goals (56) in Ettan: South
- Värnamo has the the best goal difference (+10) away in Ettan: South
- Värnamo has the the best goal difference (+33) in Ettan: South
- 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 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 | Värnamo | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 33 | 58 |
| 2 | Landskrona | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 52 |
| 3 | Utsikten | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 46 |
| 4 | Lindome | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 43 |
| 5 | Assyriska Turabdin | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Torns | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Oskarshamns AIK | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 45 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 28 | -3 | 37 |
| 8 | Linköping City | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 34 |
| 9 | Skövde AIK | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Trollhattan | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -5 | 34 |
| 11 | Tvååker | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -9 | 34 |
| 12 | Eskilsminne | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -12 | 31 |
| 13 | Qviding FIF | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 30 | -20 | 30 |
| 14 | Lund | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Motala | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 22 |
| 16 | Karlskrona | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 73 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 39 | -42 | 14 |