KALMAR. Kalmar prevails over Degerfors with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Berg (6′) and a goal from D. Ólafsson (85′).
The match was played at the Guldfågeln Arena stadium in Kalmar on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Fredrik Klitte who had the assistance of Marcus Lundgren and Daniel Gustavsson. The 4th official was Kristoffer Karlsson. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Kalmar was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Degerfors that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kalmar was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kalmar won the match.
Kalmar shot 23 times, 10 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Degerfors shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Kalmar received 1 yellow card (I. Jansson). Regarding the opposition, Degerfors received 2 yellow cards (N. Đurđić and E. Lindell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Kalmar has 6 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Degerfors stays with 0 points (15th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Kalmar will play away against Mjällby on the 28th of May with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Mjällby (4 draws).
Degerfors will host Malmö FF on the 28th of May with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Malmö FF (0 draws).
Kalmar – Formation
Kalmar started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Henrik Rydström decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Kalmar made 2 changes: S. Skrabb for L. Sætra (65′) and Romário for V. Backman (85′).
Degerfors – Formation
Degerfors started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Andreas Holmberg played with: .
Degerfors could not rely on the presence of D. Vukojević (injured).
Substitutions
Degerfors made 6 changes: R. Mukiibi for S. Sabetkar (54′), R. Örqvist for D. Vukojević (59′), D. Campos for A. Rajamohan (89′), A. Carlén for J. Salmon (89′), D. Campos for A. Rajamohan (89′) and A. Carlén for J. Salmon (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Malmö FF – AIK – 3-0
- Kalmar – Degerfors – 2-0
- Sirius – Helsingborg – 1-0
- Elfsborg – Värnamo – 4-1
- Häcken – IFK Göteborg – 0-2