Match Report
Umea W went into the game 5th in the table on 31 points; Jitex W sat 8th on 23 — an 8-point gap. Umea W had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Umea W 1.74 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Jitex W 1.26 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.49.
Jitex W came in having won four on the spin.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 3 Umea W wins, 5 for Jitex W, 1 draw, at 4.11 goals per meeting. Only 22% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Umeå Energi Arena SOL staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. Umea W led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Umea W: Linnéa Westbom (14'), Alma Nygren (81')