National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's IFK Luleå or Umeå that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither IFK Luleå nor Umeå 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.
This pitch has grass, which is not Umeå's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Umeå have performed like this: Played 26 matches resulting in 6 wins, 8 draws and 12 defeats with the goal stats 27-36 (scored/conceded).
IFK Luleå form and stats
Last season, Luleå's Svenska Cupen journey ended in the 2nd round.The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Örebro Syrianska in the Division 1: North last time out and are looking for a win here.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Piteå (0-3).Luleå are traveling soon after this match as the Division 1: North match at Brommapojkarna awaits in four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the IFK Luleå friendly games in pre-season: IFK Luleå played one friendly, won 1, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Luleå scored 3 goals and conceded 1 in these one game.
Umeå form and stats
Last season their Svenska Cupen adventure ended in the group stage.Umeå won their last game, 4-0 versus Piteå played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Umeå was very dominant against Piteå, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with O. Ali, L. Marklund, J. Lundbäck and M. Wikström providing the goals.
Before that, Umeå travelled to Dalkurd and returned home with a draw after the Division 1: North game finished 2-2.Umeå has another fixture away, a Division 1: North game, against Sollentuna in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Umeå played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. In these two matches Umeå scored 1 and conceded 5 goals.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Luleå victories, four draws and three Umeå wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Olausson 5 goals | Y. Assam 5 goals |  J. Lundbäck 5 goals |
IFK Luleå missing players
Umeå missing players
| IFK Luleå | Umeå | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Scored | S | 19 | 33 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Conceded | C | 25 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 12% | ||
| 80% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 3.9 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 57% | 70% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||