Match Report
Sirius, 1st with 42 points, sat 19 points above IFK Göteborg (11th, 23). Recent form told a different story for Sirius: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Sirius ran at 2.47 scored and 1.42 conceded, IFK Göteborg at 1.26 and 2.05.
Defeat had not touched Sirius in 13 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Sirius against 4/15 for IFK Göteborg.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Sirius wins, 2 for IFK Göteborg, 2 draws, at 2.83 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Studenternas IP, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. With 78 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, O. Johnson was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sirius led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Sirius: Mohamed Soumah (6'), Robbie Ure (23'), Marcus Lindberg (71'), August Ljungberg (83') · IFK Göteborg: Sam Larsson (45')
Key stats
Possession: Sirius 44% · IFK Göteborg 56% · Total shots: 13-12 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 4-4