Osters IF vs IK Brage Predictions

Struggling Osters sit two points adrift from safety after ten games of the new Superettan season, and on Monday night they play host to high flying Brage. The visitors sit fifth in the table on seventeen points and, depending on other results this weekend, could climb into the top three with a win over Osters.

A thirty-first minute penalty from Johannesson saw Osters take the lead away at Trelleborg, but in the second half the hosts scored a deserved equaliser and the points ended up being shared. Jonkopings Sodra left it late to defeat Brage at the Stadsparksvallen last weekend, but deserved all three points. The visitors only had 48% of the possession and three shots on target compared to Sodra’s ten, and conceded two goals in the final seven minute to lose the game 2-0.

The performances of both of these teams this season, their form over the last few weeks, and the amount of goals each team has scored and conceded of late, all suggests a double chance bet on Brage is well worth backing. Osters have only won one of their last six matches in the Superettan, while Brage have picked up two wins and one draw from their last four games. Osters have only scored two goals in their last six matches and Brage have only kept two clean sheets in their last six matches. Brage have nine more points on the board than their hosts Osters heading into Monday’s match, which is why we think the visitors will have enough in them to clinch a narrow 2-1 win on Monday.

Johansson is the only player to have scored more than once in the league this season for Osters and leads the way with three goals, while Lundin has scored five and Kouakou has netted four times for Brage. We’re confident that a double chance bet on Brage will payout this weekend, and have predicted a 2-1 win for the visitors. Brage might not have the best record against Osters over the last few season, but this season they have outplayed their hosts and head into the match as the form favourites.