Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Djurgården (3rd, 35 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Halmstad (16th, 11 pts). Halmstad had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Per game in the league, Djurgården were scoring 2.26 and conceding 1, Halmstad 0.65 and 1.85, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 3 for Djurgården, 3 for Halmstad and 3 drawn, at 2.22 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 22% of the meetings went over two goals. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.4 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.22 all-time.
The venue was Tele2 Arena, with room for 32,000 spectators. Djurgården led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Djurgården: B. Hegland (28'), B. Hegland (45'), Kristian Strømland Lien (57')
Key stats
Possession: Djurgården 63% · Halmstad 37% · Total shots: 17-12 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 10-7