Match Report
25 points separated the sides: Kristianstads W 6th on 41, Linkoping W 13th on 16. Recent form told a different story for Kristianstads W: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Linkoping W 1.04 scored and 2.38 conceded per game, Kristianstads W 1.77 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.66.
Linkoping W had lost three in a row. Kristianstads W arrived off three straight defeats.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Linkoping W, 1 draw and 4 for Kristianstads W, at 3.17 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%.
The venue was Arena Linköping, with room for 8,300 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kristianstads W led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Linkoping W: M. Grós (29'), L. Björk (64') · Kristianstads W: M. Janzen (9'), A. Nilsson (11')
Key stats
Possession: Linkoping W 51% · Kristianstads W 49% · Total shots: 15-11 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 11-4