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​

Kalmar

2 - 0

Degerfors

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 23 Total 6
  • 10 On Target 2
  • 13 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 104 Attack 109
  • 62 Dangerous attack 51
  • 86 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

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

6'
10'
15'
Nikola Đurđić- Yellow
54'
59'
Dijan Vukojevic- sub ->R. Örqvist
L. Sætra- sub ->S. Skrabb
65'
74'
85'
85'
89'
89'
89'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Häcken
64
30
Djurgården
57
30
Hammarby
56
30
Kalmar
51
30
AIK
50
30
Elfsborg
49
30
Malmö FF
46
30
IFK Göteborg
45
30
Mjällby
43
30
Värnamo
37
30
Sirius
35
30
Norrköping
34
30
Degerfors
31
30
Varberg BoIS
31
30
Helsingborg
17
30
GIF Sundsvall
14
30

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
G
Ricardo Friedrich 1.Brazil
7.6
D
Douglas Bergqvist 5.Sweden
7.3
D
R. Sjöstedt 6.Sweden
7.4
D
Davíd Kristján Ólafsson 3.Iceland
8.5
85'
D
Filip Sachpekidis 10.Sweden
6.6
M
Romário 29.Brazil
6.8
85'
M
N. Girmai Netabay 22.Sweden
7.0
M
C. Gustafsson 17.Sweden
7.4
F
S. Skrabb 11.Finland
7.4
65'
F
Oliver Berg 20.Norway
8.6
6'
F
Isak Jansson 9.Sweden
7.2
10'
Substitutes
G
C. Andersson 32.Sweden
D
Johan Stenmark 23.Sweden
D
L. Sætra 39.Norway
6.6
65'
D
Elias Olsson 28.Sweden
M
Victor Backman 26.Sweden
6.4
85'
M
K. Jensen 7.Sweden
M
E. Israelsson 4.Sweden

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
G
Alfie Whiteman 1.England
7.6
D
Ronald Mukiibi 3.Uganda
6.9
54'
D
Sebastian Ohlsson 7.Sweden
6.3
D
Rasmus Örqvist 16.Sweden
6.8
59'
M
Joe Gyau 5.United States
7.3
M
Christos Gravius 11.Sweden
6.3
M
Erik Lindell 12.Sweden
6.6
74'
M
Adam Carlén 21.Sweden
7.0
89'
F
Johan Bertilsson 9.Sweden
6.8
F
Diego Campos 8.Costa Rica
6.5
89'
F
Nikola Đurđić 40.Serbia
6.7
15'
Substitutes
G
J. Gal 25.United States
D
Sean Sabetkar 4.Sweden
7.1
54'
M
Adhavan Rajamohan 23.Sri Lanka
89'
M
Justin Salmon 22.Liberia
89'
F
Daniel Krezić 14.Macedonia
F
Dijan Vukojevic 10.Sweden
6.5
59'

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.​