Match Report
The table read 9th (IFK Göteborg, 32 pts) against 5th (Häcken, 36 pts), 4 points apart. On the form table IFK Göteborg stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: IFK Göteborg 1.41 scored and 1.86 conceded per game, Häcken 1.77 and 1.36, with the league averaging 1.47.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 IFK Göteborg wins, 2 for Häcken, 3 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 13% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 88%.
The match was played at Gamla Ullevi (capacity 18,416). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Häcken led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Häcken: Mikkel Rygaard (84'), G. Lindgren (17')
Key stats
Possession: IFK Göteborg 68% · Häcken 32% · Total shots: 19-12 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 9-3