National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Linkoping W or Växjö W that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Linkoping's stadium, Arena Linköping, has a artifical turf surface. Växjö W have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Växjö W when playing on artifical turf; 1 win, 1 draw and 7 losses from nine matches. They have scored 7 goals in these games and conceded 19.
Linkoping W form and stats
Last season, Linkoping's Svenska Cupen Women journey ended in the group stage.The story so far in the Damallsvenskan for Linkoping W at their home stadium (Arena Linköping) is 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Linkoping, their manager O. Unogård and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Linkoping has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Linkoping defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Växjö W form and stats
Växjö was sent out of Svenska Cupen Women in the group stage last season.As the visiting team in Damallsvenskan matches, Växjö W have produced an overall stat of 4-0-7 so far. Växjö love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
185 minutes! That's how long the Växjö goalkeeper Katie Fraine and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Växjö W are travelling again after losing away to Hacken W in their previous match (0-1). Preceding that game was the away Damallsvenskan victory against Rosengard W with the score of 1-0.
The attacking power of Växjö when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Växjö struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Linkoping, one draw and two wins for Växjö W. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Linkoping W missing players
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| Linkoping W | Växjö W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Scored | S | 12 | 22 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 21 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.4 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.1 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Goteborg FC | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 45 | 54 |
| 2 | Rosengard W | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 43 | 47 |
| 3 | Kristianstads W | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Linkoping W | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 39 |
| 5 | Vittsjo | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 31 |
| 6 | Växjö W | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 27 |
| 7 | KIF Orebro | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 8 | Pitea W | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 25 |
| 9 | Djurgarden W | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 24 |
| 10 | Eskilstuna United | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Umea W | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -19 | 23 |
| 12 | Uppsala W | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -33 | 10 |