In a mid week match on Monday Jul 4th, in week 12, IFK Göteborg hosts Degerfors at Nya Ullevi in a clash of these two mismatched Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 8th placed IFK Göteborg, recorded a 2-1 win against Sirius. Christian Kouakou struck first for Sirius in the 36th minute on a feed from Patrik Karlsson Lagemyr, but Gustaf Norlin got the equalizer for IFK Göteborg in the 41st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 61st minute on a goal by Kevin Yakob. IFK Göteborg is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Degerfors recorded a 1-1 draw against AIK. Nikola Đurđić struck first for Degerfors in the 13th minute, then in the 44th minute, Ayari sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by earning AIK a comeback draw. Degerfors looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Abdelrahman Saidi has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Degerfors. Marcus Berg has been the most prolific scorer on IFK Göteborg in his last five matches with 3 goals.