An important duel in the bottom section of the Superettan, with both Ljungskile and Västerås SK experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 12th place.
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!
It should be mentioned that Västerås SK play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Västerås SK on grass are 7 victories, 5 draws and 15 defeats from 27 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 33-42. You can compare this with overall results below.
Ljungskile form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Ljungskile, who have the most conceded goals (43) in Superettan, have to build on here at Uddevalla Arena in the Superettan. Ljungskile has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Wålemark and the players.
Ljungskile faced defeat in their previous match, away at Dalkurd (0-2). Before that game, the home loss against GAIS with the scoreline 1-2.
Ljungskile are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ljungskile defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Västerås SK form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Västerås SK so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-8 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Västerås go into this game after a win, the home game against GIF Sundsvall that ended 3-2. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Degerfors wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Akropolis in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Västerås SK as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. As for defending, Västerås rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Västerås SK - Ljungskile 2-1. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Ljungskile victories, one draw and two Västerås SK wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Westermark 7 goals |  K. Safari 6 goals |  F. Tronêt 5 goals |
Ljungskile missing players
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| Ljungskile | Västerås SK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 22 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| 43 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 36 |
| 91% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 73% |
| 59% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 59% |
| 36% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 36% | 41% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 18% |
| 64% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 64% |
| 14% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 32% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 172 | 83 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 110 | 217 |
| 65 | 33 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 47 | 98 |
| 34% | 39% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 17% | 28% |
- Ljungskile has the fewest points from losing position (3) in Superettan
- Ljungskile has the most conceded goals (43) in Superettan
- Ljungskile has the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Superettan
- Ljungskile has the the worst goal difference (-21) in Superettan
- Ljungskile have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Västerås SK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 34 | 50 |
| 2 | Halmstad | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | Jönköpings Södra | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 | Öster | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Akropolis | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Brage | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | GIF Sundsvall | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | GAIS | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 28 |
| 9 | Örgryte | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 10 | AFC Eskilstuna | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -14 | 25 |
| 11 | Norrby | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Västerås SK | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -9 | 23 |
| 13 | Dalkurd | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Trelleborg | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Umeå | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Ljungskile | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -21 | 15 |