On Wednesday, starting with 18:00, the Helsingborg – Kalmar match will be played, from the 19th round in Sweden, the first league. Kalmar have won 3 of the last 4 direct meetings with Helsingborg, including two of the previous 3 trips. In the tour, Kalmar won with a definite 4-0, on its own field.
After 18 stages in the Swedish first league, Helsingborg and Kalmar are in a direct fight to avoid relegation. The hosts are on the 14th place in the ranking, with 16 points, and the guests are on the 15th, with 14 points. In this situation, only the last ranked, Falkenbergs, which accumulated 13 points, is worse. Helsingborg has 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats at home, at an 11-11 goal difference. An interesting fact, 6 of the last 7 stages of the hosts were “GG – both register”.
Kalmar, 14 points overall, has a record of two wins, two draws and 5 defeats in the away games, with an average score of 11-17. In the previous season, the “red brothers” won only 3 of the 15 trips, but they have a good record on the field of Helsingborg. Kalmar won 1-0 and 2-1 in 2015/2016 and comes after a superb 4-0 recorded in the tour, at home. In case of a new success in Helsingborg, the guests will pass in the ranking over Wednesday’s opponents.
Even if the last 4 direct matches between Helsingborg and Kalmar were with scores in which only one team scored, it is time for a “GG”.
-Helsingborg won 5 Swedish champion titles;
-The “Reds” won 5 times in the Swedish Cup;
-Kalmar won the Swedish title in 2008;
-The “red brothers” won 5 times in the Swedish Cup;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,67
