Match Report
The table read 1st (Piteå, 29 pts) against 2nd (Skellefteå, 23 pts), 6 points apart. Skellefteå ranked just 21st in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.67/1 for Piteå and 2/1.33 for Skellefteå (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.75.
Piteå entered with three wins in a row. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Piteå, 6/15 for Skellefteå.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Piteå, 1 draw and 1 for Skellefteå, at 3.57 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 86%. 4.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.57.
The match was played at LF Arena in Pitea (capacity 2,285). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.