Match Report
IF Karlstad Fotboll went into the game 3rd in the table on 37 points; Hammarby Talang sat 2nd on 38 — a 1-point gap. Hammarby Talang ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, IF Karlstad Fotboll ran at 1.6 scored and 0.95 conceded, Hammarby Talang at 2.25 and 0.9.
IF Karlstad Fotboll had won three straight.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for IF Karlstad Fotboll, 2 for Hammarby Talang and 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Tingvalla IP (capacity 7,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hammarby Talang led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Hammarby Talang: Björn Hedlöf (37'), Emil Sadarangani (69')
Key stats
Possession: IF Karlstad Fotboll 57% · Hammarby Talang 43% · Total shots: 7-8 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 8-4