Kalmar have not been in very good shape lately, as they have lost each of their last two matches that were actually on the road. They will be happy to return home for their next match, but not so happy that they will have to play host to league leaders Hammarby. Hammarby are coming off their first loss of the season, so they will be looking to bounce back.
Kalmar (5-4-1) are coming into this match after having lost each of their last two matches, both on the road and both by the same 1-2 score. However, prior to that they had four consecutive wins, having conceded just a single goal in that span. They are now sitting at the 6th spot of the Allsvenskan with 16 points, having scored 12 goals against 10 conceded. They are actually undefeated at home so far (3-0-1), where they have scored 6 while conceding just one.
Hammarby (8-1-1) finally met their match last week, when they suffered their first loss of the season against AIK Stockholm by 1-0 at home. Hammarby have actually kept just a single clean sheet so far, but their offense has been firing in all cylinders. They are still sitting at the top of the league table with 25 points despite the loss, one point ahead of AIK Stockholm who have played two more matches. They have been really good on the road so far (3-0-1), where all their wins have come by the same 2-1 score-line.
