On the 30th of July, Degerfors hosts Kalmar at Stora Valla in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 16th placed Degerfors is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Mjällby. Dijan Vukojevic struck first for Degerfors in the 77th minute, but Silas Nwankwo got the equalizer for Mjällby in the 85th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Noah Persson to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while kalmar sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Elfsborg. Oliver Berg struck first for Kalmar in the 48th minute on a feed from Shamoun, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Elfsborg couldn’t muster any offence and Kalmar ran away with the shutout win. Kalmar should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Guldfågeln Arena, Kalmar won by a score of 2 to 0. Oliver Berg struck first for Kalmar in the 6th minute, then Davíd Ólafsson added another in the 85th minute In the end, Degerfors couldn’t muster any offence and Kalmar ran away with the shutout win.
Kalmar’s most prolific scorer has been Lars Sætra. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Nikola Đurđić and Justin Salmon are the top scorers for Degerfors in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.