In this week 29 match, on Mon Oct 31st, Norrköping plays host to Djurgården in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Norrköping sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Värnamo. Laorent Shabani struck first for Norrköping in the 14th minute, then Marcus Antonsson tied it up for Värnamo in the 89th minute earning Värnamo at least a draw. Norrköping is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Djurgården, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against GIF Sundsvall. Gustav Wikheim struck first for Djurgården in the 6th minute, then Hampus Finndell added another in the 16th minute In the end, GIF Sundsvall couldn’t muster any offence and Djurgården ran away with the shutout win. Djurgården should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Norrköping and Djurgården last played eachother at the Tele2 Arena on Apr 16th. Djurgården was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Jonathan Levi struck first for Norrköping in the 29th minute, but Emmanuel Banda got the equalizer for Djurgården in the 68th minute But luckily in the 85th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Joel Asoro.
Djurgården’s most prolific scorer has been Karl Holmberg. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Norrköping’s top weapon lately has been Christoffer Nyman, who has three goals in the last five matches.