Match Report
In the standings it was IFK Östersund 4th on 17 points, Skellefteå 1st on 27 — separated by 10. The last five rounds placed Skellefteå no better than 19th for form, against 1st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: IFK Östersund 2.6 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Skellefteå 2.17 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.87.
Skellefteå arrived off three consecutive draws, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 IFK Östersund wins, 2 for Skellefteå, 2 draws, at 4 goals per meeting. 83% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
Jämtkraft Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,466. Half-time and full-time told different stories: IFK Östersund led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
IFK Östersund: Isac Häggman (35'), Jonathan Hultdin (45'), Henrik Loof (47'), Isac Häggman (61'), J. Sundqvist (84')