Påskbergsvallen: Varberg vs Öster Superettan preview

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Competition: Sweden Superettan
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Påskbergsvallen (5000 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Varberg leading Öster by 25 points.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Varberg form and stats

Varberg are steadily winning Superettan games and points here at Påskbergsvallen. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Varberg.

Happy days for Varberg in their previous game, a Superettan match away at Trelleborg that ended with a 1-0 victory. In the match before that, Varberg hosted Brage and drew the game 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Varberg handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W6-D2-L0.

Varberg have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Påskbergsvallen with 18 goals in 10 league matches. Varberg are not conceding a lot of goals here at Påskbergsvallen in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.

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Öster form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Öster so far with only 7 Superettan points returning home. The records show 1-4-5 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Superettan home defeat versus Örgryte with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Öster manager D. Velic faced defeat when travelling to Karlskrona and losing 1-2.

We have checked recent matches where Öster have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were W1-D2-L1.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Öster have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Öster - Varberg 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Varberg, 3 draws and 7 wins for Öster. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

A. Seljmani
12 goals
R. Book
6 goals / 3 assists
N. Girmai
5 goals / 2 assists

Varberg missing players

Öster missing players

Varberg Öster
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
21 10 4 Played 3 10 21
12 7 3 Won 0 1 2
5 2 1 Drew 0 4 10
4 1 0 Lost 3 5 9
34 18 10 Scored 1 9 18
21 8 4 Conceded 9 19 33
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 90%
71% 70% 100% Over 1.5 100% 90% 76%
52% 60% 100% Over 2.5 33% 30% 33%
29% 30% 50% Over 3.5 33% 30% 29%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 33% 20% 10%
62% 50% 75% BTTS 33% 70% 62%
33% 50% 25% Clean Sheets 0% 10% 14%
10% 10% 0% Failed To Score 67% 20% 33%
 
6 6.5 7 Corners For (avg) 7 5.6 6.7
5.1 5 5 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 5 4
1.8 1.7 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 1.4 1.4
2 2 2 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Varberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Varberg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Öster have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Öster have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Öster haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Varberg
All Svenska Cupen Superettan Club Friendlies
All Home Away
03-08-19 SU Degerfors 3 - 1 Varberg
09-08-19 SU Varberg 2 - 2 Frej
14-08-19 SC Lund 0 - 1 Varberg
19-08-19 SU Varberg 0 - 0 Brage
26-08-19 SU Trelleborg 0 - 1 Varberg
31-08-19 SU Varberg 16:00 Öster
15-09-19 SU Norrby 15:30 Varberg
21-09-19 SU Varberg 11:30 Syrianska
24-09-19 SU Varberg 17:00 Jönköpings Södra
29-09-19 SU Halmstad 13:00 Varberg
Öster
All Svenska Cupen Superettan Club Friendlies
All Home Away
04-08-19 SU Öster 2 - 1 GAIS
11-08-19 SU Brage 5 - 1 Öster
18-08-19 SU Brommapojkarna 1 - 1 Öster
21-08-19 SC Karlskrona 2 - 1 Öster
25-08-19 SU Öster 1 - 3 Örgryte
31-08-19 SU Varberg 16:00 Öster
14-09-19 SU Öster 14:00 Jönköpings Södra
21-09-19 SU Dalkurd 14:00 Öster
25-09-19 SU Öster 17:00 Halmstad
29-09-19 SU Västerås SK 15:30 Öster

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Mjällby 21 13 3 5 30 21 11 8 1 2 17 9 10 5 2 3 13 12 9 42
2 Varberg 21 12 5 4 34 21 10 7 2 1 18 8 11 5 3 3 16 13 13 41
3 Jönköpings Södra 21 12 4 5 38 18 10 7 2 1 17 6 11 5 2 4 21 12 20 40
4 Brage 21 12 4 5 35 17 10 6 1 3 17 7 11 6 3 2 18 10 18 40
5 Örgryte 21 10 6 5 30 21 10 5 4 1 14 7 11 5 2 4 16 14 9 36
6 Norrby 21 8 7 6 30 30 10 6 1 3 16 15 11 2 6 3 14 15 0 31
7 Dalkurd 21 9 3 9 29 33 10 6 0 4 16 19 11 3 3 5 13 14 -4 30
8 Degerfors 21 8 5 8 30 27 10 4 2 4 15 14 11 4 3 4 15 13 3 29
9 Västerås SK 21 6 9 6 30 24 10 2 5 3 12 12 11 4 4 3 18 12 6 27
10 Halmstad 21 8 3 10 26 26 11 4 3 4 18 13 10 4 0 6 8 13 0 27
11 Trelleborg 21 5 9 7 25 28 11 3 5 3 11 10 10 2 4 4 14 18 -3 24
12 GAIS 21 6 4 11 17 31 11 3 2 6 8 17 10 3 2 5 9 14 -14 22
13 Syrianska 21 5 6 10 26 39 11 2 4 5 14 23 10 3 2 5 12 16 -13 21
14 Brommapojkarna 21 3 7 11 25 35 11 2 3 6 14 18 10 1 4 5 11 17 -10 16
15 Öster 21 2 10 9 18 33 11 1 6 4 9 14 10 1 4 5 9 19 -15 16
16 Frej 21 3 7 11 23 42 11 1 5 5 15 23 10 2 2 6 8 19 -19 16

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