Degerfors IF vs kalmar FF Prediction & Betting Tips

Form has been unconvincing on both sides

Kalmar have lost five of their last six matches across all competitions, including a 5-0 home defeat to Hacken and a 7-0 cup thrashing at Angelholms. That's a rough spell for a side sitting just above their opponents in the table.

Degerfors IF: 20 completed matches; kalmar FF: 20 completed matches.

Degerfors IF

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

32

Difference

-10

kalmar FF

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

29

Difference

-2

Degerfors have been a bit more mixed. They picked up wins over Goteborg in August and Halmstad in early September, only to lose back-to-back games against Sirius and Hammarby later in the month.

Kalmar arrive with the worse recent run of results, even if the table barely separates the two clubs.

Comparative Team Statistics: Degerfors IF vs kalmar FF

Kalmar have had the better of this fixture

Over the last seven meetings between these two, Kalmar have won six, including a 2-1 win when they met back in May this year. Degerfors' only win in that run came back in 2022.

That's a decent record for Kalmar in this specific fixture, though the squads on both sides have changed a fair bit since some of those earlier results.

It's worth remembering that most of that history predates this season's form, so it's context rather than a guarantee.

Level in the table

Degerfors and Kalmar are tied on 19 points from 22 games, with Degerfors 14th and Kalmar 13th. Both have won five, drawn four and lost thirteen, which says a lot about how close this one is on paper.

The main difference is at either end of the pitch. Kalmar have scored slightly more (21 to 19) but also conceded more (36 to 34), so neither defence has settled into a solid run all season.

With so little separating them in the table, home advantage could end up mattering more than form.

Individual contributors

Kalmar's C. Sagoe has been their main creative outlet this season, setting up eight goals in 22 appearances. For Degerfors, N. Girmai Netabay has picked up five yellow cards in 19 matches, a modest disciplinary note worth keeping in mind rather than a major concern.

Degerfors IF:

Penalty cards:

N. Girmai Netabay x 5

kalmar FF:

Best assist providers:

C. Sagoe - 8

Goals could flow at both ends

Both sides have leaked goals fairly freely this season, and recent results for each have swung between heavy wins and heavy losses rather than settling into a pattern. That kind of inconsistency leaves the door open for goals at both ends, even in a game between two struggling teams.