Match Report
IF Karlstad Fotboll went into the game 5th in the table on 39 points; Hammarby Talang sat 3rd on 42 — a 3-point gap. IF Karlstad Fotboll ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, IF Karlstad Fotboll ran at 1.52 scored and 1 conceded, Hammarby Talang at 2.09 and 0.96.
IF Karlstad Fotboll had won four 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