📏 Form Guide

IFK Norrköping

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IFK Norrköping go into this fixture following on from a 1-1 Allsvenskan drawn result vs Hammarby IF.

In that match, IFK Norrköping managed 29% possession and 9 shots on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for IFK Norrköping was Ísak Andri Sigurgeirsson (15'). On the other side, Hammarby IF had 20 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Montader Madjed (33') scored for Hammarby IF.

It’s been all too rare in recent times that IFK Norrköping have shown defensive steel. The reality is that IFK Norrköping have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 9 goals in the process. That being said, it remains to be seen if the trend will be sustained in this upcoming game or not.

Looking at the pre-match facts, IFK Norrköping:

• have not lost a league tie with Degerfors IF in their last 4 matches.
• have not won at home in their last 2 matches in the league.

Degerfors IF

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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Malmö FF in Allsvenskan competition, Degerfors IF will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Degerfors IF managed 34% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Degerfors IF was Marcus Rafferty (53'). On the other side, Malmo FF had 21 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. Lasse Berg Johnsen (7'), Emmanuel Ekong (28'), Colin Rösler (49') and Anders Christiansen (91') scored for Malmö FF.

The stats tell the story, and Degerfors IF have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 11 goals overall. At the back, Degerfors IF certainly have room for improvement.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their past head to head clashes stretching back to 13/05/2021 tells us that IFK Norrköping have won 3 of them and Degerfors IF 1, with the number of draws standing at 2.

An aggregate of 14 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 8 for Snoka and 6 coming from Degerfors. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.

The last league fixture featuring the two was Allsvenskan match day 16 on 23/07/2023 when the final score was IFK Norrköping 1-0 Degerfors IF.

That time, IFK Norrköping managed 64% possession and 34 shots at goal with 9 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Maic Sema (92').

On the other side, Degerfors IF got 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.

The referee was Victor Wolf.

📰 Team News: IFK Norrköping

David Mitov Nilsson (Wrist injury), Kevin Höög Jansson (Foot surgery) and Stephen Bolma (Knee surgery) are unavailable for IFK Norrköping manager Martin Falk.

It looks as if Snoka should go for a 4-3-3 system in the match, beginning the first half with David Andersson, Anton Eriksson, Max Watson, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Jesper Ceesay, Ismet Lushaku, A. Ingvi Traustason, Alexander Fransson, Sebastian Joergensen, Christoffer Nyman and Isak Sigurgeirsson.

🗞️ Team News: Degerfors IF

From our viewpoint, Degerfors IF appear most likely to begin the game with a 3-4-3 system using Rasmus Forsell, Leon Hien, Bernardo Morgado, Juhani Pikkarainen, Erik Lindell, Sebastian Ohlsson, Nahom Girmai Netabay, Mamadouba Diaby, Elias Barsoum, Omar Faraj and Marcus Rafferty.

💡 Prediction

Our assessment is that Degerfors IF have enough to find the back of the net against this IFK Norrköping lineup, but that may not be as many as they’ll concede.

We’re tipping a narrow 2-1 win for IFK Norrköping by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Let’s just see how this one goes.

Renata Leite, 16:11 15/05/2025