IFK Goteborg vs Kalmar FF Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Kalmar come into this game 4 points better off than Goteborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan standings. However there’s not a great deal to choose between the teams and with home advantage, the bookies make Goteborg the favourites, although it does have all the makings of a pretty close game.

Goteborg’s home record has been pretty poor by their recent standards. They actually went 38 Allsvenskan home games without defeat between 2015 and 2017 but it’s 6 defeats from 10 home fixtures since that formidable run came to an end. They really need to get back to a situation where they are tough to beat on their own patch and they may just have benefited from the mid-season break as they bid to turn that run around.

Kalmar haven’t been particularly impressive travellers so they certainly stand a good chance of getting a morale-boosting win here. 67% of Kalmar’s away league games this term have ended in defeat and their only away points have come against bottom four opposition. They currently sit in 8th position but are perhaps a bit short on the quality needed to really challenge for Europe.

They will fancy they can at least grab a goal here though and the potential exists for goals at each end. 64% of Goteborg games this term have seen both teams score. A decrease in their defensive capabilities is one of the reasons why they’ve struggled at home compared to recent seasons and they have just a 9% clean sheet ratio overall in the Allsvenskan this term.

67% of Kalmar away games have also seen both teams score. They are in a position of relative comfort in the middle of the league so they’ve no reason to merely settle for the point and the fact they are yet to draw away suggests they are prepared to take risks even when they play on the road.

That certainly bodes well for a relatively open game here. They’ve scored in an impressive 91% of their Allsvenskan matches this term so there is strong reasoning to fancy an away goal in this match. However Goteborg are the clear favourites so it’s hard to see them not netting either and backing Both Teams to Score looks like it could be the smart move here as the Swedish top flight resumes after over a month off.