OSTERSUND v SUNDSVALL – Pick: 2 AH0 – 18 July 2014

Sundsvall look for 'double' over Ostersund

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Football – Sweden – Superettan

Friday 18th July 2014 – Kickoff: 1920hrs

Mid-table Ostersund take on second placed GIF Sundsvall who are actually joint top of the Superettan, at their Jamtkraft Arena on Friday night.

Ostersund will be looking to avoid a third successive league defeat tonight following losses against Angelholm 1-2 at home and interestingly, a 0-2 home loss to tonight’s opponents GIF Sundsvall last time out a couple of weeks ago.

Ostersund’s overall home record stands at  3-2-2  11/9 which includes wins over Varberg, Landskrona and Jonkopings Sodra but in their last two on home turf they’ve taken just one point courtesy of a draw with Hammarby while they lost to Angelholm in their last home match.

Up front, the goal threats are likely to come from Barrow and Hopcutt who have scored 11 goals between them so far this season.

 

Visitors GIF Sundsvall will be looking for back to back wins over tonight’s hosts on the back of a 2-0 home win over Ostersund in their last match in the Superettan. Goals from Chennoufi and Eklund (7 goals) secured the points for Sundsvall, and along with Dibba (5 goals), the visitors also carry their own threats in the final third.

Sundsvall have also registered back-to-back wins in their last two Superettan matches with wins over Landskrona 2-1 away and the win over Ostersund, and a win tonight would see them leapfrog current league leaders Ljungskile into top spot ahead of this weekend’s fixtures.

Sundsvall’s overall away record stands at  4-0-3  10/6 which includes wins at Oster, Assyriska, Husqvarna and Landskrona but have experienced defeats at GAIS, Varnamo and Varberg.

 

However, recent form appears to be on the visitors’ side for this encounter, and with a 2-0 win in their last encounter against today’s hosts Ostersund, I’ll give the nod for Sundsvall to grab the points in this one as well. But, as they’ve lost three on the road already, I recommend backing the visitors with the round ball (draw no bet option) to be on the safe side. Sundsvall may edge this perhaps 2-1 as a possible scoreline.

Pick: GIF Sundsvall AH0 @ 1.90 Pinnacle