There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Öster leading Umeå by 24 points.
Öster have less rest than Umeå in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Superettan game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Degerfors, was also a home game here at Myresjöhus Arena. The away team is better rested.
It should be mentioned that Umeå 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 Umeå on grass are 6 victories, 6 draws and 12 defeats from 24 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 29-38. You can compare this with overall results below.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Öster form and stats
Öster have performed here at Myresjöhus Arena this season with 7 wins from 11 Superettan matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. Ever since the Akropolis game Öster has been unbeatable here at Myresjöhus Arena producing five straight wins. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Öster has won four games in a row. The Jonkopings Sodra match was the last time out without a victory.
Öster are confident in defense, having played 244 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Öster's last game was hosting Degerfors (placed 1st) and winning 2-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Norrby with a 2-0 scoreline.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Öster as they are travelling to their away game against Örgryte in the Superettan. That match is three days after this one.
The Öster fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Öster have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Umeå form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Umeå, who have the fewest scored goals (20) in Superettan, so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose).
Umeå failed to get anything from their last game, a Superettan home match vs Trelleborg (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 0-1. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Jonkopings Sodra.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Umeå as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Umeå have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Umeå - Öster 0-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Öster two wins, one draw and Umeå zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Petrovic 7 goals |  N. Mortensen 7 goals | F. Örnblom 5 goals |
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| Öster | Umeå | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 34 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 25 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | 38 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 78% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 70% |
| 43% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 43% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 30% |
| 13% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 9% |
| 57% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 45% | 52% |
| 35% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 45% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 182 | 96 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 80 | 173 |
| 87 | 47 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 33 | 71 |
| 39% | 40% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 28% |
- Umeå has the fewest scored goals (20) in Superettan
- Umeå has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Superettan
- Öster have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Öster is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 50 |
| 2 | Halmstad | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 47 |
| 3 | Jonkopings Sodra | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Öster | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 42 |
| 5 | Akropolis | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | GIF Sundsvall | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Brage | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | GAIS | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 29 |
| 9 | Västerås SK | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 26 |
| 10 | Örgryte | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 11 | Dalkurd | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Trelleborg | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 25 |
| 13 | Norrby | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 14 | AFC Eskilstuna | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -15 | 25 |
| 15 | Umeå | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -18 | 18 |
| 16 | Ljungskile | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -23 | 15 |