AIK stockholm vs IFK Goteborg Prediction & Betting Tips

Form guide: Goteborg's revival vs AIK's stutters

Over their last 20 matches in all competitions, Goteborg have won ten, drawn three and lost seven, scoring freely along the way. Their most recent five games have all ended in wins, including a big Svenska Cupen victory alongside a run of Allsvenskan wins.

AIK stockholm: 20 completed matches; IFK Goteborg: 20 completed matches.

AIK stockholm

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

32

Difference

-1

IFK Goteborg

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

31

Difference

+4

AIK's equivalent sample reads nine wins, five draws and six losses. The last month has been shakier though - one win, two draws and two losses in their last five, including a heavy 4-1 home defeat to Vasteras.

Goteborg head into this on better recent momentum, though a good chunk of that run came outside the league.

Comparative Team Statistics: AIK stockholm vs IFK Goteborg

Head-to-head: AIK have owned this fixture at home

These two have met 20 times in our records, with AIK winning 11, Goteborg 7 and two draws. Narrow it down to matches played at AIK's own ground and the gap widens further: AIK have won eight of the last nine home meetings with Goteborg, losing none.

The most recent meeting, back in July, actually went the other way - AIK won 2-1 away at Goteborg. That result came at Goteborg's home ground though, so it doesn't dent the strong record AIK hold when hosting this particular fixture.

That home dominance in this specific fixture is a notable pattern, even though form ebbs and flows season to season.

League table: separated by a single point

AIK sit eighth with 33 points from 22 games, one place and one point above Goteborg in ninth. Goal difference tells a similar story too, with AIK on minus three compared to Goteborg's minus ten, despite both scoring 31 goals.

The table suggests two sides of similar overall quality, though Goteborg's defence has let in more goals along the way.

Players to watch

AIK's J. Hove is their leading scorer with seven goals in 20 matches, while K. Filling has chipped in five assists. For Goteborg, T. Heintz offers goals and creativity - six goals and five assists in 21 games - and S. Larsson has been especially sharp, netting seven in just ten appearances.

AIK stockholm:

Best scorers:

J. Hove - 7

Best assist providers:

K. Filling - 5

IFK Goteborg:

Best scorers:

S. Larsson - 7

T. Heintz - 6

Best assist providers:

T. Heintz - 5

Penalty cards:

R. Yeboah x 1 x 2

T. Heintz x 5

K. Þórðarson x 5

On the disciplinary side, Goteborg's K. Þórðarson has picked up five yellow cards in only two matches, a rate worth flagging, while R. Yeboah has a red card among his cautions this season. None of this confirms who will actually be available come matchday, given the fixture is still some weeks off.