We have three games in the Swedish Allsvenskan to enjoy on Monday night, one of which takes place at Behrn Arena as last-place Orebro host title-challenging AIK.
AIK head into Matchday 12 in fourth place – two points ahead of fifth-place Hammarby and six points shy of table-topping Malmo.
Åtta hemmamatcher återstår av Allsvenskan 2021.Mot åtta motståndare som alla har erfarenhet av hur tufft det kan vara att gästa Friends Arena när vi i AIK – lag och läktare – bestämmer oss för att köra. Tillsammans.— AIK Fotboll (@aikfotboll) July 23, 2021
Åtta hemmamatcher återstår av Allsvenskan 2021.Mot åtta motståndare som alla har erfarenhet av hur tufft det kan vara att gästa Friends Arena när vi i AIK – lag och läktare – bestämmer oss för att köra. Tillsammans.
Meanwhile, Orebro find themselves rock bottom of the table – one point adrift of second-bottom Ostersund and a whopping 13 points behind AIK.
Orebro have only managed to win two of their 11 Allsvenskan games this season, recording one draw and eight losses along the way.
They have only scored a measly six goals, too, meaning they are the lowest scorers in Sweden’s top tier by a considerable margin.
Having conceded 23 goals in just 11 matches, Orebro also have the joint-worst defensive record in the division.
Including a couple friendlies last month, Orebro head into Monday’s clash on a dismal seven-game losing streak.
Not only have they lost each of their previous seven matches, but they have also scored just two goals in that time.
To make matters worse, Orebro have also conceded over 1.5 goals in each of their previous six Allsvenskan outings.
Unfortunately for Orebro, AIK are averaging 1.75 goals per game away from home in the Swedish top-flight this season.
They have also managed to score at least one goal in each of their last nine visits to Orebro in the league.
AIK have only lost three of their 11 Allsvenskan games this year, picking up six wins and two draws in the process.
Following two-goal victories over both Varbergs BoIS and Kalmar FF, AIK head into Monday’s match on the back of successive wins.
Head-to-head: It is worth noting that Orebro have only beaten AIK three times in their previous 18 Allsvenskan meetings.
However, in their last six meetings, both teams have picked up two wins, while the other two games ended in a draw.
Team news: Having scored four of his team’s six league goals this year, Deniz Hummet is obviously Orebro’s danger man.
As for AIK, they will look to ex-Premier League star Sebastian Larsson for a creative spark. The 36-year-old midfielder has bagged five goals and two assists in all competitions this season.
Although Orebro’s performances against AIK have improved in recent years, there is no hiding from the fact that they sit rock bottom of the table right now.
Having lost each of their last five league matches, Orebro look set to record a sixth straight Allsvenskan defeat on Monday.
Taking everything into consideration, Forebet predicts that AIK will score over 2.5 goals on their way to seeing off Orebro with ease.