Norrkoping – Hammarby will be played on Thursday, August 13, starting with 18:00 in the 15th round of the Swedish first league.
After having a season start with 8 stages without defeat, for the host team there were 6 rounds in which they registered only one victory. Moreover, the group led by Gustafsson has collected only two points in the last 4 matches and lost the last two confrontations, both away, to Hacken (2-1) and Helsingborg (3-2). So, Norrkoping is on the 3rd place with a total of 25 points, 6 lengths away from the leader Malmo.
It is noteworthy that on their own field, things are much better for the white-blue group, where they did not lose in the 7 games played this season. Moreover, Norrkoping has not lost to Ostgotaporten in 21 official matches.
On the other hand, the away team comes after the 2-1 victory obtained right on the field of the rival Djurgarden. It was the 4th consecutive unbeaten match for Hammarby who is in 6th place with a total of 20 points, 5 lengths away from today’s leader.
So Hammarby has a better morale than his opponent, but Norrkoping is losing hard at home. In addition, the home team has taken many wrong steps in recent matches and will certainly be very motivated to get a positive result.
Norrkoping, best offense, 31 goals;
Norrkoping, the most spectacular team with an average of 3.6 goals per match;
Hammarby, the weakest attack in the top 9;
Hammarby, conceded a goal in all 7 away games of the season;
