Norrkoeping – Malmoe

Rivals will traditionally score no less than three goals

The football club Norrköping is one of the most stable in Allsvenskan. This season marks the club's fifteenth consecutive year in Sweden's elite division. However, the stability of Norrköping in recent years has not pleased its fans. Exactly ten years ago, the "white-blues" won the championship title for the thirteenth time in their history, but for the last five years, they have been finishing in the lower half of the league table. The systematic changing of coaches has not brought the expected results. While Norrköping has long been accustomed to not achieving high results, Malmö is currently going through a very painful period. The "sky-blues" started the season as the reigning champions and the main favourites for another trophy. However, after a few rounds into the championship, Malmö began to falter. Currently, this club sits in seventh place in the league table and has a high chance of missing out on European competition next season, despite having the most expensive squad of players in Allsvenskan. A few weeks ago, Malmö sacked their head coach and has yet to find a replacement. The team is currently being coached by Anes Mravac, who is serving as the caretaker. Both teams in the match in Norrköping have something to prove to their fans. Bookmakers have made the visitors the favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 1.67 for their victory. Regarding tournament motivation - Norrköping is certainly not lacking in it. The team is situated in twelfth place, just four points ahead of the relegation play-off spots. Should the "white-blues" falter in the last four matches and if Östersunds picks up pace, they could find themselves in a very unpleasant position. Malmö, after the dismissal of their head coach, has completely stopped performing. The "sky-blues" are facing enormous systemic problems. In October, last year's champions lost their Europa League match against Viktoria Plzeň with a score of 0:3 and suffered a humiliating 1:5 defeat to Sirius in the league. If the players of Malmö still have any respect for themselves, they will come to Norrköping looking to win. The last four matches between the opponents have consistently featured three goals or more. The upcoming match is set to continue this trend.