Goeteborg – GAIS

Teams from the same city will shine with a productive game

Despite the fact that Gothenburg and GAIS are currently at different poles of the Allsvenskan standings, their match is one of the centrepieces of the upcoming round for many reasons. Firstly, the teams from the same city meet, which always attracts a lot of attention. Secondly, the clubs' ambitions and their tournament motivation are different, but high in both cases. Gothenburg needs to keep their place in Sweden's elite division in order to try to overcome the crisis of recent years next season. GAIS is trying to break into the European Cup zone after promotion and has every opportunity to do so. Interestingly, the rivals have won 24 league titles together in Sweden, but the last club from Gothenburg to become national champions is Hecken. "Wasps" won the gold medals the year before last. Bookmakers have identified the hosts of the field as favourites of the meeting, but made in favour of them the minimum slope of the odds. Gothenburg approaches the home match in two points from the zone of direct departure and one point from the position of transition matches for the right to retain a place in the Allsvenskan. No matter how hard the team has tried in recent months, since mid-July they have not won in any of the ten rounds, gaining a total of seven tournament points. In other words, Gothenburg is both not winning on its own and not letting opponents of different class win. GAIS is also one of the most stable teams in the Allsvenskan. The club, currently in fifth place, has never won three in a row this season and has only once lost two in a row. In recent weeks, GAIS have started to lean towards compromising like their aforementioned countrymen. Previously, this club mostly alternated between wins and losses. In Gothenburg, the team won the absolute majority of matches, losing only in the first and seventeenth rounds. It is no secret that Gothenburg and GAIS play at the same stadium - Gamla Ullevi. Over the past month, the "mackerels" have finally established themselves as a strong team, having drawn with Malmo and Hammarby, as well as beating Jurgården 3-0 last round. We bet that the rivals will exchange goals in a hard-fought game.