National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Karlberg or Vasalund that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Karlberg form and stats
Karlberg was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Svenska Cupen.A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Karlberg, who played 1-1 against Sleipner. That match was also played at this venue (Stadshagens IP).
Ahead of that match, Karlberg won a home game hosting Arameiska / Syrianska (5-1).Vasalund form and stats
Last season their Svenska Cupen adventure ended in the 2nd round.It's the second away game in a row for Vasalund, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Forward last time out.
The game before that, in the Division 1: North, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Gefle.It's a day of discovery for Vasalund as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Vasalund have played three with the results W1-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Vasalund has scored 1 goal and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Karlberg victories, zero draws and two Vasalund wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Durmaz 6 goals | C. Kabuye 5 goals |  L. Öhman 4 goals |
Karlberg missing players
Vasalund missing players
| Karlberg | Vasalund | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 56 | 39 | Scored | S | 18 | 30 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 61% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 28% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
