| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskilstuna City | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9/15 | 9-10 |
| Södertälje | 15 | D2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2/15 | 4-14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskilstuna City | 14 | 26 | 14 | -55 | LLLLL | 14 | 0 |
| Södertälje | 9 | 26 | 33 | -15 | WLLLL | 12 | -3 |
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 2018-09-02
19 points separated the sides: Södertälje 9th on 33, Eskilstuna City 14th on 14. Scoring rates set the scale: Eskilstuna City 1.12 scored and 3.23 conceded per game, Södertälje 1.69 and 2.27, with the league averaging 1.8.
Södertälje had not won in 8 games. Eskilstuna City had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Södertälje, 2.
Tunavallen in Eskilstuna, capacity 7,800, hosted the game.
