Örebro SK - Malmö FF, Swedish Allsvenskan
2004-09-23 19.00 CET
Pick: Malmö
Stake: 3%
Odds: 1,90
Final reasons
Malmö FF are going for gold!
In their latest games they have shown that they are capable of going all the
way and that they definitely are one of the best sides in Swedish football for
the moment. They are strong all over the field and boosted by confidence.
However, their toughest rival IFK Göteborg
is also showing great form for the moment with seven straight victories and is
breathing heavily down the Malmö players necks. Only
goal difference separates the two with Malmö the current leader. This means
that a win against relegation candidate Örebro is necessary to keep the chasers
behind them. If Malmö can keep up the kind of play they have done recently they
will win comfortable today. We believe they will do that and therefore we stake
3% on Malmö.
General comment about the game
Today gold favourites Malmö FF travels north to face relegation
candidates Örebro in Swedish Allsvenskan. Malmö is in the driving seat to win
the title this year with only six rounds left. The last couple of rounds have
seen them play tremendous football. In their latest game they totally
outclassed reigning Champions Djurgården with 2-0 at
home. The figures were nearer 10-0 than 2-1. During spells they created clear
goal scoring opportunities in every attempt. Only good goalkeeping and lack of
cutting edge from the strikers in Malmö prevented the bigger figures. Also in
the game before, away against fellow title chasers Halmstad,
Malmö showed their class. This must have been one of the best games so far this
year in Allsvenskan. Both teams made very good performances and showed great
attacking skills. The hosts were slightly better in the first half and were
also 2-0 up. In second half Malmö took over the game and managed too score
twice to set the final result to 2-2, which was a fair result. Since our last
recommendation on Malmö they have made three changes in the squad; central
defender Daniel Majstorovic has left for Dutch side Twente. To replace him they have bought Peter Abelsson from Trelleborg. Also former Swedish international
Yksel Osmanovski has joined
the club. Abelsson has played in the last two games
and has performed quite well. Today Malmö will have the benefit to be able to
field an unchanged side since previous matches. Skipper Hans Mattisson is still missing together with long term injury
victims Patrik Andersson
and Jörgen Ohlsson.
Örebro is struggling near the relegation zone. The
club has all kinds of problems, both off and on the pitch. They are having
financial problems which have forced them too sell their best player Petter Furuseth Olsen to Hammarby
recently. On the pitch they have struggled all season. Örebro is known to play
tight defensively and often boring. This season they tried to change that by
playing much more attacking minded. However, they could not manage that because
their defence were left alone and big defeats in the beginning of the season
forced them to change tactic again. This has not worked out so well either
since they have only five victories during all season. Before last rounds
surprise victory against
Recent games for home team
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2004-09-20 |
Örebro-Helsingborg |
3-1 |
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2004-09-12 |
Sundsvall-Örebro |
1-0 |
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2004-08-30 |
Örebro-Djurgården |
0-2 |
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2004-08-22 |
Örebro-Elfsborg |
2-2 |
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2004-08-15 |
Göteborg-Örebro |
1-0 |
Recent games for away team
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2004-09-20 |
Malmö-Djurgården |
2-0 |
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2004-09-14 |
Halmstad-Malmö |
2-2 |
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2004-08-30 |
Örgryte-Malmö |
0-2 |
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2004-08-24 |
Malmö-Helsingborg |
1-1 |
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2004-08-14 |
Sundsvall-Malmö |
3-2 |
Home table
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Örebro |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
15-18 |
12 |
Away table
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Malmö |
10 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
19-9 |
18 |
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