Match preview Superettan: Värnamo - GIF Sundsvall at Finnvedsvallen

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Competition: Sweden Superettan
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Finnvedsvallen (5000 seats)

It's the second chance for points this season as Värnamo and GIF Sundsvall battle it out at Finnvedsvallen.

Värnamo and GIF Sundsvall should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It should be mentioned that GIF Sundsvall 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 GIF Sundsvall on grass are 7 victories, 8 draws and 8 defeats from 23 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 31-26. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Värnamo form and stats

In their previous game, the manager J. Thern led his Värnamo to a defeat in the Superettan match away at Landskrona. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Finnvedsvallen.

Last season, Värnamo's league statistics were 20 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the Division 1: South. Over these 30 matches they scored 60 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Värnamo managed 11-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 8 conceded.

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GIF Sundsvall form and stats

There were no winners in GIF Sundsvall's previous match, a Superettan home game that ended 2-2 vs Helsingborg (placed 7th). The game before that, in the Svenska Cupen, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Sandviken.

The draw against Helsingborg came from a losing position. The GIF Sundsvall manager H. Åhnstrand brought on J. Bengtsson as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Let's have a look at how GIF Sundsvall performed last season in the Superettan: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 7 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded 48 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 5 with 24/21 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Värnamo two wins, three draws and GIF Sundsvall three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GIF SundsvallP. Engblom
P. Engblom
1 goals
GIF SundsvallJ. Bengtsson
J. Bengtsson
1 goals

Värnamo missing players

GIF Sundsvall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Värnamo GIF Sundsvall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 9
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
Värnamo Last season GIF Sundsvall
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
20 11   Won W   5 12
3 2   Drew D   5 7
7 2   Lost L   5 11
60 33   Scored S   24 53
26 8   Conceded C   21 48
97% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 93%
77% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 80%
53% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 63%
30% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 47%
17% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   27% 33%
43% 33%   BTTS BTTS   67% 70%
47% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 17%
13% 20%   Failed to Score F T   20% 20%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
0.5 0.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1.1
3 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
4.9 3.9   Shots (avg) S (   9.1 10
2.3 1.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4.2
85% 172%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 42%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jonkopings Sodra 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Landskrona 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Trelleborg 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 GAIS 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Öster 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 GIF Sundsvall 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Helsingborg 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Akropolis 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Brage 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 AFC Eskilstuna 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Västerås SK 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Norrby 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Falkenberg 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Orgryte 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Värnamo 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Vasalund 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 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 Värnamo 30 20 3 7 60 26 15 11 2 2 33 8 15 9 1 5 27 18 34 63
2 Landskrona 30 17 8 5 54 30 15 11 2 2 33 15 15 6 6 3 21 15 24 59
3 Utsikten 30 14 11 5 59 36 15 10 3 2 35 13 15 4 8 3 24 23 23 53
4 Lindome 30 14 6 10 50 35 15 7 5 3 32 16 15 7 1 7 18 19 15 48
5 Assyriska Turabdin 30 14 4 12 52 45 15 9 3 3 28 18 15 5 1 9 24 27 7 46
6 Skövde AIK 30 13 4 13 61 54 15 9 2 4 37 24 15 4 2 9 24 30 7 43
7 Trollhattan 30 13 4 13 47 52 15 9 1 5 28 22 15 4 3 8 19 30 -5 43
8 Torns 30 10 12 8 40 33 15 8 5 2 26 11 15 2 7 6 14 22 7 42
9 Linköping City 30 12 5 13 54 47 15 9 4 2 27 12 15 3 1 11 27 35 7 41
10 Oskarshamns AIK 30 11 7 12 50 56 15 8 3 4 29 21 15 3 4 8 21 35 -6 40
11 Tvååker 30 10 9 11 40 50 15 8 3 4 23 20 15 2 6 7 17 30 -10 39
12 Qviding FIF 30 11 6 13 31 46 15 9 4 2 23 14 15 2 2 11 8 32 -15 39
13 Lund 30 9 8 13 39 46 15 7 3 5 24 18 15 2 5 8 15 28 -7 35
14 Eskilsminne 30 9 8 13 42 55 15 6 4 5 20 22 15 3 4 8 22 33 -13 35
15 Motala 30 5 7 18 36 60 15 1 5 9 23 36 15 4 2 9 13 24 -24 22
16 Karlskrona 30 4 6 20 36 80 15 2 5 8 23 37 15 2 1 12 13 43 -44 18
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 Halmstad 30 21 5 4 61 18 15 11 1 3 29 10 15 10 4 1 32 8 43 68
2 Degerfors 30 19 6 5 64 30 15 12 0 3 37 18 15 7 6 2 27 12 34 63
3 Jonkopings Sodra 30 18 5 7 52 34 15 12 2 1 28 10 15 6 3 6 24 24 18 59
4 Öster 30 15 6 9 41 36 15 9 2 4 23 15 15 6 4 5 18 21 5 51
5 Akropolis 30 10 15 5 44 39 15 5 9 1 24 19 15 5 6 4 20 20 5 45
6 GIF Sundsvall 30 12 7 11 53 48 15 7 2 6 29 27 15 5 5 5 24 21 5 43
7 Västerås SK 30 11 6 13 40 44 15 8 3 4 26 22 15 3 3 9 14 22 -4 39
8 Brage 30 11 6 13 38 44 15 4 4 7 16 22 15 7 2 6 22 22 -6 39
9 AFC Eskilstuna 30 11 4 15 36 49 15 7 2 6 19 19 15 4 2 9 17 30 -13 37
10 GAIS 30 9 9 12 30 41 15 6 6 3 18 14 15 3 3 9 12 27 -11 36
11 Norrby 30 8 10 12 39 41 15 5 3 7 22 20 15 3 7 5 17 21 -2 34
12 Orgryte 30 9 6 15 34 43 15 7 2 6 22 19 15 2 4 9 12 24 -9 33
13 Trelleborg 30 8 8 14 33 41 15 4 7 4 18 17 15 4 1 10 15 24 -8 32
14 Dalkurd 30 6 11 13 33 42 15 3 8 4 19 16 15 3 3 9 14 26 -9 29
15 Umeå 30 5 12 13 25 47 15 3 6 6 14 21 15 2 6 7 11 26 -22 27
16 Ljungskile 30 5 8 17 24 50 15 3 5 7 13 21 15 2 3 10 11 29 -26 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jonkopings Sodra 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Landskrona 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Trelleborg 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 GAIS 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Öster 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 GIF Sundsvall 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Helsingborg 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Akropolis 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Brage 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 AFC Eskilstuna 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Västerås SK 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Norrby 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Falkenberg 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Orgryte 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Värnamo 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Vasalund 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0

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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.