Match Report
Örebro went into the game 13th in the table on 24 points; Sandviken sat 9th on 34 — a 10-point gap. Örebro had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Örebro were scoring 1.04 and conceding 1.46, Sandviken 1.63 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
Örebro had gone 5 games without a win. Sandviken entered with three wins in a row. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Örebro against 9/15 for Sandviken.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Örebro have 2 wins to Sandviken's 3, with 1 draw, at 1.83 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings.
Behrn Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,645. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Örebro: Antonio Yakoub (27') · Sandviken: Alan Carleton (5')
Key stats
Possession: Örebro 49% · Sandviken 51% · Total shots: 21-15 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 9-5