Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Hammarby (2nd, 36 pts) and Degerfors (14th, 16 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Hammarby 2.32 scored and 0.95 conceded per game, Degerfors 0.89 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.51.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Hammarby. Degerfors had gone 8 games without a win. Over the last five, Hammarby had taken 9 of 15 points to Degerfors's 2.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Hammarby, 0 by Degerfors, 2 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Tele2 Arena (capacity 32,000). On the scoreboard, Hammarby led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
Hammarby: Paulos Abraham (40'), Montader Madjed (69'), Tesfaldet Tekie (73'), Montader Madjed (75')
Key stats
Possession: Hammarby 64% · Degerfors 36% · Total shots: 23-8 · On target: 11-1 · Corners: 6-2