National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Oskarshamns AIK or Varberg BoIS that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Oskarshamns and Varberg BoIS.
Oskarshamns AIK form and stats
Oskarshamns have not come this way in the Svenska Cupen without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Assyriska IF. Last season their Svenska Cupen adventure ended in the group stage.Oskarshamns AIK have collected 18 points from their Division 1: South home games so far after 5-3-3. Oskarshamns AIK has recorded two wins in a row here at Arena Oskarshamn, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Oskarshamns's previous game was a Division 1: South match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Eskilsminne. The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Oskarshamns lost 1-2 at Linköping City's place.
As mentioned above, Oskarshamns AIK "killed" Eskilsminne in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for A. Reinholdsson when beating Eskilsminne, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Oskarshamns as they are travelling to their away game against Motala in the Division 1: South. That match is three days after this one.
The Oskarshamns AIK fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Oskarshamns AIK have conceded 15 goals.
Varberg BoIS form and stats
Varberg's mission in Svenska Cupen last season failed in the group stage.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Varberg BoIS so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Kalmar in their previous outing. The Allsvenskan match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Helsingborg.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Varberg BoIS manager J. Persson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against IFK Göteborg.
The visiting Varberg BoIS have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 11 games. Varberg's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Oskarshamns AIK, zero draws and one win for Varberg BoIS. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  A. Reinholdsson 10 goals |  A. Seljmani 8 goals | P. Eliassi 5 goals |
Oskarshamns AIK missing players
Varberg BoIS missing players
| Oskarshamns AIK | Varberg BoIS | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 42 | 24 | Scored | S | 20 | 37 | ||
| 48 | 22 | Conceded | C | 20 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 16% | ||
| 76% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 113 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 137 | 290 | ||
| 53 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 105 | ||
| 36% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Varnamo | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 34 | 49 |
| 2 | Utsikten | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 36 |
| 3 | Landskrona | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Lindome | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 35 |
| 5 | Torns | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 6 | Assyriska Turabdin | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Skövde AIK | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Oskarshamns AIK | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Linköping City | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Trollhattan | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Lund | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Tvååker | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 21 |
| 13 | Qviding FIF | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 27 | -20 | 20 |
| 14 | Eskilsminne | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 19 |
| 15 | Motala | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Karlskrona | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -28 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 44 |
| 2 | Norrköping | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Elfsborg | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 4 | Häcken | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 35 |
| 5 | Djurgården | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Sirius | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | Hammarby | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | Östersunds FK | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Mjällby | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Varberg BoIS | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Örebro | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | AIK | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Helsingborg | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -11 | 21 |
| 15 | Kalmar | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Falkenberg | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -14 | 16 |