AFC Eskilstuna vs Östersunds FK Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

AFC Eskilstuna

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AFC Eskilstuna will be looking for another win after a 2-3 Superettan triumph versus Jönköpings Södra IF.

For AFC Eskilstuna, goals were scored by Aliyu Yakubu (86') and Leo Lif (95'). Pashang Abdulla (49', 93') and Alexander Berntsson (65' Own goal) scored for Jönköpings Södra IF.

It’s not been often in recent games where AFC Eskilstuna have shown defensive steel. The facts show that AFC Eskilstuna have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 10 goals in the process.

Östersunds FK

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After a loss in their previous game against Trelleborgs FF in Superettan competition, Östersunds FK will be hoping to turn things around here.

Herman Hallberg (47') scored for Trelleborgs FF.

In the course of their six previous matches, Magnus Powell's Östersunds FK have found the back of the net 9 times - giving them a goals scored per game average of 1.5.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head meetings going back to 26/04/2017, there has been little to separate the clubs with AFC Eskilstuna winning 3 of those games, Östersunds FK 3 and 0 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

A combined total of 18 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 for AFC Eskilstuna and 9 created by Östersunds. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.

The last league game between the two was Superettan match day 26 on 09/10/2022 when the final score was Östersunds FK 0-2 AFC Eskilstuna.

The referee was Magnus Lindgren.

🗞️ Team News: AFC Eskilstuna

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just one fitness concern for the AFC Eskilstuna manager Jawad Al Jebouri to be concerned about due to a largely intact group of players. 13   (AFC Eskilstuna) will miss out.

ℹ️ Team News: Östersunds FK

Thanks to a mainly available group, there’s only the sole fitness problem for the Östersunds FK gaffer Magnus Powell to be concerned about. 7   (Östersund) misses out for this game.

🔮 Prediction

Östersunds FK and AFC Eskilstuna could well cancel each other out, with goals at a real premium.

A scoreless draw looks like a real possibility, but we’ll see what happens. We’re therefore predicting a tight encounter, finishing with a 0-0 draw when the referee blows the final whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 00:59 17/05/2023