Game week two of the Superettan season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Dalkurd - AFC Eskilstuna preview:
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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting AFC Eskilstuna have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 4-11-11 (win-draw-loss) from 26 matches.
Dalkurd form and stats
Dalkurd shared the glory with Akropolis in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Previous to that game, a Svenska Cupen home match hosting Sandviken in a game that was won 3-1.
Dalkurd are traveling soon after this match as the Superettan match at GIF Sundsvall awaits in four days.
Last season, Dalkurd's league statistics were 13 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the Allsvenskan. Over these 30 matches they scored 43 goals and conceded 47. Playing at home last season Dalkurd managed 9-1-5 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 27 conceded.
AFC Eskilstuna form and stats
The manager Ö. Melkemichel was unhappy after their last game, a Superettan match played at their home ground Tunavallen. Eskilstuna suffered a 0-1 loss to Västerås SK (placed 7th). That result followed a home victory 6-1 versus Syrianska in the Svenska Cupen.
A new game in only four days for Eskilstuna, the Superettan home match versus Umeå. Busy days.
Let's have a look at how AFC Eskilstuna performed last season in the Allsvenskan: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 8 draws and 18 defeats. In total they scored 23 and conceded 55 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 2 and lost 12 with 8/32 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Dalkurd, three draws and three wins for AFC Eskilstuna. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Dalkurd missing players
AFC Eskilstuna missing players
| Dalkurd | AFC Eskilstuna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dalkurd | Last season | AFC Eskilstuna | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 12 | 18 | ||
| 43 | 26 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | ||
| 47 | 27 | Conceded | C | 32 | 55 | ||
| 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 87% | ||
| 80% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | ||
| 40% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 13% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 17% | ||
| 30% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 50% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 330 | 187 | Total Shots | T S | 125 | 295 | ||
| 145 | 82 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 82 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Degerfors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | GIF Sundsvall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Örgryte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Öster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | GAIS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Trelleborg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Västerås SK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Akropolis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Dalkurd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ljungskile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Norrby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | AFC Eskilstuna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Halmstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Jönköpings Södra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Umeå | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Brage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mjallby | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 57 |
| 2 | Varberg | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Brage | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 54 |
| 4 | Jönköpings Södra | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 52 |
| 5 | Degerfors | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 51 |
| 6 | Halmstad | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 46 |
| 7 | Örgryte | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | Dalkurd | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 44 |
| 9 | Norrby | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 42 |
| 10 | Västerås SK | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Trelleborg | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 12 | GAIS | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 32 |
| 13 | Öster | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -11 | 29 |
| 14 | Frej | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -20 | 29 |
| 15 | Brommapojkarna | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -11 | 28 |
| 16 | Syrianska | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -31 | 25 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Djurgården | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 34 | 66 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 40 | 65 |
| 3 | Hammarby | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 37 | 65 |
| 4 | AIK | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 62 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 57 |
| 6 | Häcken | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 49 |
| 7 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 48 |
| 8 | Elfsborg | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 32 | -1 | 43 |
| 9 | Örebro | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -16 | 33 |
| 10 | Helsingborg | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -20 | 30 |
| 11 | Sirius | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -17 | 29 |
| 12 | Östersunds FK | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 32 | -25 | 25 |
| 13 | Falkenberg | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 62 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 42 | -37 | 25 |
| 14 | Kalmar | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -25 | 23 |
| 15 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -19 | 20 |
| 16 | AFC Eskilstuna | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 32 | -32 | 20 |