| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djurgården | 15 | D2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9/15 | 11-5 |
| Aalesund | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9/15 | 9-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djurgården | 182 | 10 | 13 | 1 | DLWLW | 366 | -184 |
| Aalesund | 260 | 9 | 11 | -3 | DWDLL | 672 | -412 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-02-13
Djurgården went into the game 182nd in the table on 13 points; Aalesund sat 260th on 11 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Aalesund: only 672nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 260th. Against a league average of 1.75 goals per team per game, Djurgården ran at 1.3 scored and 1.2 conceded, Aalesund at 1.67 and 2.
5 matches unbeaten backed Djurgården's arrival.
The venue was Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, with room for 40,000 spectators.
