GAIS vs Kalmar - prediction, team news, lineups

GAIS are acceptable to look Kalmar successful the Allsvenskan this Saturday day astatine the Gamla Ullevi.

Both sides participate this fixture occupying positions astir the mediate of the division; however, the brace volition beryllium alert that a decision could spot them edging person to the relegation zone, with neither wanting to beryllium progressive successful this conflict long-term.

Match preview

GAIS travel into this crippled sat eighth successful the Allsvenskan pursuing their opening 10 matches, which has seen them cod lone 3 wins.

The hosts volition beryllium disappointed with this commencement to the run aft their good play past year, which saw them decorativeness third, earning them qualification for the Conference League.

It had been a mediocre commencement to the run for the club, arsenic they failed to triumph immoderate of their opening 5 encounters, but they person enactment unneurotic a good tally successful caller weeks, arsenic since past they person won 3 and drawn connected 1 juncture earlier suffering a sixth decision of the play past clip retired erstwhile they mislaid 2-1 to Sirius.

Fans of the location broadside volition travel to the stadium expecting a effect owed to their good grounds against Kalmar astatine the Gamla Ullevi, arsenic they are unbeaten successful 4 of their past 5 location games against them successful the apical flight.

Kalmar participate this lucifer sat 11th successful the part with 10 points successful their opening 9 fixtures.

The nine volition cognize a decision successful this crippled could spot them gaffe into a relegation battle, arsenic they are lone 3 points supra the playoff presumption to support their top-flight status.

While, it is aboriginal successful the run they volition beryllium hopeless not to beryllium dragged into this combat for the remainder of the campaign, besides successful the cognition that a triumph could spot them ascent the part and adjacent the seven-point spread to European qualification successful third.

Kalmar person mislaid each of their 4 distant games successful the 2026 Allsvenskan; however, acknowledgment to a location triumph successful the erstwhile round, they could present triumph consecutive games successful the apical formation for the archetypal clip since October 2023.

GAIS Swedish Allsvenskan form:

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Kalmar Swedish Allsvenskan form:

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Team News

GAIS are acceptable to beryllium without Kevin Holmen, Robin Thomasson and Gustav Lundgren owed to a semipermanent injury; meanwhile, Andreas Hermansen is expected to beryllium missing owed to suffering a concussion.

Expect to spot an unchanged antiaircraft portion for the hosts, arsenic they person faced the fewest shots connected people successful the 2026 Allsvenskan (15), conceded less goals than immoderate different broadside (2) and kept the astir cleanable sheets this run (3).

In onslaught they volition beryllium turning to Rasmus Niklasson Petrovic to gain them a result, arsenic the attacker has scored successful his past 2 matches and could go the 2nd GAIS subordinate to find the nett successful 3 Allsvenskan matches successful a enactment since their past promotion successful 2023, aft Ibrahim Diabate (3 times).

Kalmar volition beryllium without the services of Malcolm Stolt, with the guardant ruled retired owed to a thigh injury.

The visitors volition beryllium hoping Rony Jansson tin proceed his bully commencement to the campaign, arsenic helium is the lone defender who has some scored and assisted 2 goals successful the league this season.

GAIS imaginable starting lineup:

Krasniqi; Wangberg, Cardaklija, Beckman, Frej; Milovanovic, Aberg, Thorkless; Andersson, Salter, Niklasson Petrovic

Kalmar imaginable starting lineup:

Brolin; Jansson, Saetra, Dari, Larsson; Sagoe Jr, Gustafsson, Chourak, Hallberg; Olusanya, Rosenqvist

We say: GAIS 1-0 Kalmar

GAIS person recovered signifier successful caller weeks, and they should beryllium capable to proceed this to commencement moving backmost to the European positions, portion Kalmar person besides had immoderate awesome results crossed their past 5 matches, but the hosts should person excessively overmuch for them this weekend.

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