Match Report
39 points for IF Karlstad Fotboll (5th), 43 for AFC Eskilstuna (3rd): a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for IF Karlstad Fotboll: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, IF Karlstad Fotboll ran at 1.52 scored and 1 conceded, AFC Eskilstuna at 1.78 and 1.3.
12 matches unbeaten backed AFC Eskilstuna's arrival, having scored in 12 consecutive games. IF Karlstad Fotboll had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; AFC Eskilstuna, 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 IF Karlstad Fotboll wins, 2 for AFC Eskilstuna, 1 draw, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Sola Arena (capacity 7,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: IF Karlstad Fotboll led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
IF Karlstad Fotboll: Lorenzo Maasland (38') · AFC Eskilstuna: Emanuel Chabo (72'), Lee Hansson (89')
Key stats
Possession: IF Karlstad Fotboll 50% · AFC Eskilstuna 50% · Total shots: 7-5 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 4-2