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Vasteras play host to Norrkoping at the Hitachi Energy Arena in round 14 of Swedish Allsvenskan on Sunday. The two sides are separated by just three points at the wrong end of the table and will be looking to secure a morale-boosting victory.
Vasteras were sent crashing back to earth last Monday when they suffered a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Hacken.
Before that, Kalle Karlsson’s men snapped their six-match winless streak on June 2 courtesy of an emphatic 4-0 victory over Kalmar at the Guldfågeln Arena.
While Vasteras will be looking to return to winning ways, they have struggled for results at home, where they have picked up just one point in their last four matches.
Norrkoping, on the other hand, were left empty-handed yet again as they fell to a loss to Djurgarden at the Nya Parken last Monday.
Andreas Alm’s side have now lost five games on the bounce and have failed to win their last eight matches across all competitions, losing seven and claiming one draw since the start of May.
This dire run of results has seen Norrkoping plunge to 15th place in the Allsvenskan table, just three points and one place above Sunday’s hosts, who are currently rooted to the bottom of the pile.
Vasteras vs Norrkoping Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With four wins from the last six meetings between the sides, Norrkoping boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Vasteras have picked up one win in that time, which came in January 2023, when they beat Alm’s men 2-0 away from home, while the spoils have been shared once.
- Norrkoping have won just one of their 11 away matches this year while losing seven and claiming three draws so far.
- Vasteras have failed to win their last four home games, losing three and claiming one draw since a 2-1 victory over Mjallby on April 25.
Vasteras vs Norrkoping Prediction
While Norrkoping have enjoyed the better of this fixture, their form on the road has been nothing to write home about this year. Vasteras have also struggled for results and we predict both sides will settle for a share of the spoils at the Hitachi Energy Arena.
Prediction: Vasteras 1-1 Norrkoping
Vasteras vs Norrkoping Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in five of Vasteras’ last seven matches)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in the hosts' last 10 games)
