Pre-match info: 26 points separate the participants so far this season, Värnamo the superior team. Can Brage upset the odds?
- Värnamo is in the best form (5-1-0) in Superettan
Brage and Värnamo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Relegation threatens Brage who should definitely be looking for some points here. Happy, happy days for Värnamo who are already winners of the Superettan. This could affect their motivation.
Brage form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Brage have to build on here at Kvarnsvedens IP in the Superettan.
Brage's last game was hosting Akropolis (placed 12th) and winning 2-0.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Helsingborg (0-3).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Brage have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost six.
Brage has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Brage's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Värnamo form and stats
Playing away, Värnamo have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Superettan this season. The fact that Värnamo have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Värnamo go into this game after a win, the home game against Helsingborg that ended 3-1.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus AFC Eskilstuna at their stadium, the result 2-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Värnamo in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Värnamo, zero draws and six defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Värnamo have scored 19 goals in 14 league games away. As opposed to that, Värnamo have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Värnamo - Brage 1-0 was the scoreline in these contenders' last H2H match, played this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's one Brage victory, three draws and five Värnamo wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pllana 12 goals |  O. Johansson 7 goals | O. Uddenäs 5 goals |
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| Brage | Värnamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 35 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| 40 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 24 |
| 89% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 93% |
| 68% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 86% | 75% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 43% | 36% |
| 32% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 18% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 54% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 36% | 39% |
| 29% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | 43% |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 43% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 11 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 12.1 | 11 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 27% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 29% | 34% |
| 11.1 | 10.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
- Värnamo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Värnamo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Superettan
- Värnamo have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superettan
- Värnamo have the most points (24) away in Superettan
- Värnamo have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Superettan
- Värnamo is in the best form (5-1-0) in Superettan
| 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 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 59 |
| 2 | GIF Sundsvall | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 52 |
| 3 | Helsingborg | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 46 |
| 4 | Norrby | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 42 |
| 5 | Öster | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 42 |
| 6 | Trelleborg | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | Landskrona | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | Örgryte | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Jonkopings Sodra | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 10 | AFC Eskilstuna | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Västerås SK | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 34 |
| 12 | Akropolis | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -15 | 34 |
| 13 | Brage | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | GAIS | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 30 |
| 15 | Vasalund | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Falkenberg | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -19 | 25 |