August 7th features a match where Kalmar will host AIK at Guldfågeln Arena in a clash of these two closely matched Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Kalmar sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Degerfors. Rasmus Örqvist struck first for Degerfors in the 6th minute, then Oliver Berg tied it up for Kalmar in the 45th minute. Kalmar is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while aIK is fresh off their 3-2 win against Värnamo. John Guidetti scored the first goal for AIK in the 23rd minute, then Marcus Antonsson tied it up for Värnamo in the 50th minute , but luckily for AIK it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. AIK should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Friends Arena, AIK was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Mikael Lustig struck first for AIK in the 40th minute on a feed from Eric Ouma, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kalmar couldn’t manage to score, and AIK took the shutout win.
Nicolás Stefanelli has been the most prolific scorer on AIK in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Oliver Berg has been the most prolific scorer on Kalmar in the last five matches with 2 goals.