Betting preview: Öster vs Brage should be interesting

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Competition: Sweden Superettan
Competition: Sat 15.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Myresjöhus Arena (12000 seats)

Öster and Brage have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Superettan.

It's no vacation for neither Öster nor Brage as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Öster form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Öster have to build on here at Myresjöhus Arena in the Superettan.

Stress levels are on the rise for Öster's attacking players as they have now played 234 minutes without scoring in a league game. S. Alexandersson was their last goal scorer.

Öster faced defeat in their previous match, away at Halmstad (0-2). Preceding that match was a defeat to Akropolis (0-1).

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 Öster have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won zero, drawn three and lost four.

The Öster fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. On the other hand, Öster have conceded 6 goals.

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Brage form and stats

Playing away, Brage have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Superettan this season. Brage has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Brage delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Norrby (placed 7th) in their previous match; a Superettan game. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Västerås SK's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Brage playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Brage wins, two draws and one defeat.

Brage have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 8 goals have been scored. Brage's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Öster won four, Brage won four and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrageL. Pllana
L. Pllana
6 goals
BrageA. Lundin
A. Lundin
4 goals
ÖsterP. Petrovic
P. Petrovic
3 goals

Öster missing players

Brage missing players

Öster Brage
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 0 6 12
3 2 2 Won W 0 3 5
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 3
4 2 0 Lost L 0 3 4
10 6 4 Scored S 0 8 17
13 6 1 Conceded C 0 10 16
83% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 92%
67% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 83%
25% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 58%
17% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 17%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
33% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 25%
33% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 17%
 
5.4 5.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.8 5.4
5.1 3.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.8 5.5
1.5 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
81 50 16 Total Shots T S 0 66 132
34 21 9 Shots on Target S O 0 24 54
29% 29% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 31%
Key stats in Superettan this season:
  • Brage have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Brage haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Öster has the fewest matches over the total-line (3)
  • Öster have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Öster is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 12 8 3 1 24 8 6 5 0 1 14 3 6 3 3 0 10 5 16 27
2 Halmstad 12 7 3 2 19 7 7 4 1 2 12 5 5 3 2 0 7 2 12 24
3 Jonkopings Sodra 12 7 1 4 20 16 7 5 1 1 13 7 5 2 0 3 7 9 4 22
4 GIF Sundsvall 12 5 6 1 23 16 6 3 2 1 13 9 6 2 4 0 10 7 7 21
5 Akropolis 12 4 7 1 17 13 6 2 4 0 9 5 6 2 3 1 8 8 4 19
6 Brage 12 5 3 4 17 16 6 2 3 1 9 6 6 3 0 3 8 10 1 18
7 Norrby 12 3 6 3 14 14 5 1 3 1 7 5 7 2 3 2 7 9 0 15
8 Trelleborg 12 4 3 5 13 14 6 3 2 1 9 4 6 1 1 4 4 10 -1 15
9 Öster 12 3 5 4 10 13 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 1 3 2 4 7 -3 14
10 Orgryte 11 4 2 5 12 18 6 3 1 2 7 9 5 1 1 3 5 9 -6 14
11 Dalkurd 12 2 6 4 17 17 5 1 3 1 9 5 7 1 3 3 8 12 0 12
12 Västerås SK 12 3 3 6 14 19 6 2 2 2 11 11 6 1 1 4 3 8 -5 12
13 GAIS 12 2 6 4 9 15 6 2 3 1 5 4 6 0 3 3 4 11 -6 12
14 Umeå 11 2 4 5 11 13 5 1 2 2 5 5 6 1 2 3 6 8 -2 10
15 Ljungskile 12 2 4 6 17 24 6 2 2 2 9 9 6 0 2 4 8 15 -7 10
16 AFC Eskilstuna 12 2 2 8 11 25 6 2 1 3 8 9 6 0 1 5 3 16 -14 8

Read more about Superettan

Superettan (meaning “the super one” in English) is the second highest league in the Swedish football league pyramid. It runs from April to October and has 16 teams. After a total of 240 fixtures the top two teams in the league table are promoted, while another can promote through a playoff.