Match Report
Norrköping, 14th on 29 points, faced a 46-point deficit to Mjällby (1st, 75). Scoring rates set the scale: Mjällby 1.9 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, Norrköping 1.33 and 1.9, with the league averaging 1.42.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Mjällby, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Norrköping entered with three losses in a row. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Mjällby against 4/15 for Norrköping.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Mjällby wins, 1 for Norrköping, 3 draws, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
The match was played at Strandvallen in Sölvesborg (capacity 6,500). On the scoreboard, Norrköping led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Mjällby: Jacob Bergström (67'), Tom Pettersson (55') · Norrköping: Christoffer Nyman (28')