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Kalmar play host to Djurgarden at the Guldfageln Arena in round 15 of Swedish Allsvenskan on Saturday. Kim Bergstrand’s men head into the weekend in search of a fifth away win on the bounce as they look to move within one point of league leaders Malmo.
Kalmar were sent crashing down to earth last weekend as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Brommapojkarna on home turf.
Before that, Henrik Jensen’s side were on a three-game winning streak, claiming successive friendly victories over Hacken and Kolding IF before picking up a 2-1 victory over AIK in the league on July 7.
Kalmar have lost nine of their 14 Allsvenskan matches so far while claiming four wins and one draw to collect 13 points and sit 14th in the table, two points above rock-bottom Norrkoping.
Djurgarden, on the other hand, ensured they remain within touching distance of league leaders Malmo as they picked up a 1-0 victory over Varnamo last time out.
Bergstrand’s men have now won eight of their last nine league matches, with a 3-0 defeat against Hammarby at the Tele2 Arena on June 2 being the exception.
With 31 points from 14 matches, Djurgarden are currently second in the Allsvenskan standings, four points behind first-placed Malmo.
Kalmar vs Djurgarden Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Djurgarden holds the upper hand in the history of this fixture, having won 28 of the last 50 meetings between the two sides.
- Kalmar have picked up 18 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on four occasions.
- Djurgarden have won their last four games on the road while scoring 13 goals and keeping two clean sheets since a penalty-shootout defeat against Malmo in the Swedish Cup on May 1.
- Kalmar have failed to win six of their seven Allsvenskan home games this season and currently hold the division’s joint-fewest point tally at home (4).
Kalmar vs Djurgarden Prediction
Looking at recent results between Kalmar and Djurgarden, we anticipate another end-to-end affair at the Guldfageln Arena with plenty of goalmouth caution. While we expect Kalmar to put up a fight, Bergstrand’s men have been tough to beat on their travels this season and we fancy them to come away with all three points.
Prediction: Kalmar 1-3 Djurgarden
Kalmar vs Djurgarden Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Djurgarden to win
Tip 2: First to score - Djurgarden (The visitors have opened the scoring in eight of their last 10 games against Kalmar)
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in four of Djurgarden’s last five outings)
