Goeteborg – Djurgarden

Stockholm club can't win in Gothenburg

Gothenburg have finished in the middle of the standings for several previous seasons. To date, the team is hardly the first time the maximum serious threat of departure to Superettan. Eighteen rounds have led the "blue and white" to win thirteen points, which is the second bottom of the championship after Varberg. On the one hand, nothing is yet lost for the two-time UEFA Cup winner and eighteen-time Swedish champions, as only four points separate them from the relegation places. On the other hand, Gothenburg's players urgently need to get their heads together. In order to carry out crisis measures and save the club, the management appointed head coach Jens Askou two months ago. The Danish coach a few days before signing a contract with Gothenburg fell out of Denmark's elite division with club Horsens. In the last round, the team took a small step towards getting out of their predicament. At home, Gothenburg got their second win of the season by beating Kalmar, who were distracted by Conference League qualification. However, Gothenburg suffered a crushing defeat on the road to Norrköping last week. Bookmakers have the visitors as favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 2.02 on their victory. Djurgården have had an unexpectedly bad start to the season. Already from the first rounds, the Stockholm club systematically lost outside their stadium. The dangerous trend for the ambitious club stopped only in the summer part of the season, but another affliction occurred - the distraction of playing in the Conference League. Jurgården had performed well in the previous edition of the tournament, so the players were looking forward to the start of qualification for Europe's third-tier tournament. After a 1-0 defeat to Lucerne in the first leg, the capital team won the away game against Mjölby, but failed to turn the tide of the European Cup duel in Switzerland. The bad situation regarding Jurgården's failures in away matches remained unchanged. For this reason, as well as due to fatigue after the Conference League match, you should bet in favour of the home team.