Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Sirius (1st, 42 pts) and Kalmar (13th, 19 pts). Recent form told a different story for Sirius: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Sirius were scoring 2.47 and conceding 1.42, Kalmar 1.11 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Sirius in 5 games. Sirius had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Kalmar, 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Sirius wins, 1 for Kalmar, 1 draw, at 3.25 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 75%.
Studenternas IP staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kalmar led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Sirius: Victor Svensson (64'), Isak Bjerkebo (74'), Odera Samuel Adindu (90') · Kalmar: C. Rosenquist (38'), R. Jansson (45')
Key stats
Possession: Sirius 57% · Kalmar 43% · Total shots: 15-16 · On target: 8-6 · Corners: 7-6