Match Report
24 points for Gefle (10th), 37 for IF Karlstad Fotboll (3rd): a 13-point gap. The last five rounds placed IF Karlstad Fotboll no better than 12th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Gefle ran at 1.25 scored and 1.9 conceded, IF Karlstad Fotboll at 1.6 and 0.95.
Defeat had followed defeat for IF Karlstad Fotboll — three in succession. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Gefle, 6/15 for IF Karlstad Fotboll.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Gefle, 1 by IF Karlstad Fotboll, 2 drawn, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Gavlevallen, capacity 6,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Gefle led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Gefle: Melker Johan Martin Spångberg (43'), Alen Zahirovic (48') · IF Karlstad Fotboll: Armin Đerlek (54'), Adam Bark (65')
Key stats
Possession: Gefle 47% · IF Karlstad Fotboll 53% · Total shots: 5-8 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 5-5