GöTEBORG. Kalmar had a comfortable win over Häcken. Kalmar was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with J. Ring (4′), N. Fröling (16′), J. Ring (40′) and S. Ring (59′). Häcken reduced the distance with a goal (67′) by P. Wålemark, but there was not much to do for them. Kalmar was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Prioritet Serneke Arena stadium in Göteborg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hakim who was helped by Andreas Söderkvist and Andreas Svensson. The 4th official was Admir Hasanbegovic.

Match Statistics​

Häcken

1 - 4

Kalmar

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 11 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 59 Attack 120
  • 44 Dangerous attack 58
  • 65 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 7 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Kalmar had a strong ball possession 68% while Häcken was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kalmar was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kalmar won the match.​

Häcken shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kalmar shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Häcken received 1 yellow card (G. Berggren). Regarding the opposition, Kalmar received 2 yellow cards (P. Johansson and D. Bergqvist).

(Häcken) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (33′).

Match Timeline

4'
J. Ring(goal)Romário
16'
30'
Johan Hammar- Red
33'
40'
J. Ring(goal)N. Fröling
46'
59'
63'
65'
67'
71'
75'
Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson- sub ->P. Wålemark
75'
82'
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Malmö FF
59
30
AIK
59
30
Djurgården
57
30
Elfsborg
55
30
Hammarby
53
30
Kalmar
47
30
Norrköping
44
30
IFK Göteborg
41
30
Mjällby
38
30
Varberg BoIS
37
30
Sirius
37
30
Häcken
36
30
Degerfors
34
30
Halmstad
32
30
Örebro
18
30
Östersunds FK
14
30

After playing this contest, Häcken will stay with 32 points to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Kalmar will have 41 points to stay in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Häcken will host Degerfors on the 7th of November with a 1-1 head to head.

Kalmar will host Norrköping on the 7th of November with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Norrköping (4 draws).

Häcken – Formation

Häcken
G
Peter Abrahamsson 26.Sweden
5.5
D
R. Lindgren 21.Sweden
6.2
D
Joona Toivio 4.Finland
6.0
46'
D
Johan Hammar 3.Sweden
5.7
33'
M
Godswill Ekpolo 5.Nigeria
6.2
M
Tobias Carlsson 22.Sweden
7.0
M
K. Lund 25.Denmark
6.9
82'
M
Kristoffer Lund 25.Denmark
6.6
M
Gustav Berggren 17.Sweden
6.4
30'
F
Jasse Tuominen 10.Finland
7.1
63'
F
Leo Bengtsson 7.Sweden
7.1
75'
F
Patrik Walemark 23.Sweden
8.0
75' 67'
Substitutes
G
J. Rasheed 29.Sweden
D
Franklin Tebo Uchenna 33.Nigeria
6.8
46'
D
Adjoumani Assiedou Yannick Armel 13.Ivory Coast
D
F. Tebo 33.Nigeria
6.8
D
Óskar Sverrisson 14.Iceland
6.5
82'
D
Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson 12.Iceland
6.4
75'
M
Samir Maarouf 28.Palestine
6.2
75'
F
Bénie Traoré 16.Ivory Coast
6.6
63'

Häcken started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Per-Mathias Høgmo decided to play with the following team: Peter Abrahamsson (5.5), Joona Toivio (6.0), Johan Hammar (5.7), Rasmus Lindgren (6.2), Godswill Ekpolo (6.2), Tobias Carlsson (7.0), Gustav Berggren (6.4), Kristoffer Lund (6.9), Patrick Wålemark (8.0), Jasse Tuominen (7.1) and Leo Bengtsson (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Yannick Adjoumani, Samir Maarouf (6.2), Franklin Tebo (6.8), Oskar Sverrisson (6.5), Benie Traore (6.6), Valgeir Lunddal (6.4) and Jonathan Rasheed.

Substitutions

Häcken made 5 changes: J. Toivio for F. Tebo Uchenna (46′), J. Tuominen for B. Traoré (63′), L. Bengtsson for S. Maarouf (75′), P. Wålemark for V. Friðriksson (75′) and K. Lund for Ó. Sverrisson (82′).

Best player: Patrick Wålemark​

The most impressive player for Häcken was Patrick Wålemark.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Kalmar – Formation

Kalmar
G
Lucas Hägg Johansson 32.Sweden
6.4
D
L. Sætra 39.Norway
6.5
D
Douglas Bergqvist 5.Sweden
7.4
71'
D
P. Johansson 7.Sweden
6.8
86'
D
S. Ring 3.Sweden
8.1
59'
M
Romário 29.Brazil
7.3
M
J. Ring 11.Sweden
9.0
4', 40'
M
C. Gustafsson 17.Sweden
6.8
M
Nils Fröling 31.Sweden
8.2
65' 16'
F
Oliver Berg 20.Norway
7.0
F
Filip Sachpekidis 10.Sweden
7.4
Substitutes
G
T. Andersson 30.Sweden
D
Lukas Rhöse 19.Sweden
D
Johan Stenmark 23.Sweden
M
E. Israelsson 4.Sweden
M
Victor Backman 26.Sweden
M
Isak Vidjeskog 16.Finland
M
Noah Shamoun 14.Sweden
6.1
65'

Kalmar started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Talking about the opposition, Henrik Rydström played with: Lukas Hägg Johansson (6.4), Piotr Johansson (6.8), Lars Saetra (6.5), Douglas Bergqvist (7.4), Sebastian Ring (8.1), Jonathan Ring (9.0), Romarinho (7.3), Carl Gustafsson (6.8), Nils Fröling (8.2), Filip Sachpekidis (7.4) and Oliver Berg (7.0).

They had on the bench: Erik Israelsson, Lukas Rhöse, Victor Backman, Johan Stenmark, Isak Vidjeskog, Tobias Andersson and Noah Shamoun (6.1).

Substitutions

Kalmar made only 1 change substituting N. Fröling for N. Shamoun (65′)​.

Best player: Jonathan Ring​

The most impressive player for Kalmar was Jonathan Ring.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 51 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.​