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Value VinnyThe numbers don't need much translating here. IFK Norrkoping have kept clean sheets in 14 of their last 20 home games, conceding just 0.55 goals per game at their ground. On the other side of the pitch, GIF Sundsvall have failed to score in 11 of their last 20 away fixtures, managing a meagre 0.65 goals per game on the road. Stack those two records side by side and the case for at least one team to go scoreless is hard to argue against.
Norrkoping's home form over the last 20 games reads 13 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, with 15 of those 20 ending without both teams finding the net. Sundsvall's away record over the same span is 5 wins, 2 draws and 13 losses, with 13 of those 20 also seeing at least one side score nothing. Their most recent five matches have been even more telling: Sundsvall failed to score in three of those five, including a 0-4 defeat at Landskrona BoIS and a 0-3 loss to Orebro SK at home. Norrkoping, for their part, have gone 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses in their last five, conceding just 3 goals in that stretch.
The head-to-head adds colour, though it's mostly historical. Across 12 meetings spanning nine years, Norrkoping have won 8, drawn 4 and never lost. The only meeting within the last 12 months was in May 2026 at Sundsvall's ground, which Norrkoping won 3-1. There have been no meetings at Norrkoping's ground in the recent window, so the venue-specific records carry more weight here than the older Allsvenskan and cup fixtures.
The counter-argument is that Norrkoping's last five games include three draws, two of them 0-0, and their most recent match was a goalless stalemate against Kalmar FF. That suggests a side capable of going quiet. Sundsvall did pick up a 3-2 win over Ljungskile SK three weeks ago, showing they can score when it counts. The full head-to-head also shows both teams scoring in 8 of 12 meetings, though those games reach back to 2016 and dilute the current picture considerably.
Key Points:
- Norrkoping have kept clean sheets in 14 of 20 home games and failed to concede in 70% of those fixtures
- Sundsvall have failed to score in 11 of 20 away games, averaging just 0.65 goals per game on the road
- Norrkoping's last 10 games: 6 wins, 4 draws, 0 losses; Sundsvall's last 10: 3 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses
- The only recent head-to-head meeting (May 2026) ended 3-1 to Norrkoping
- In their last five games, at least one side scored zero in 3 of 5 for Norrkoping and 4 of 5 for Sundsvall
The bookies are pricing this at 1.85 for both teams not to score, implying just over a coin-flip. The venue records and recent form tell a different story — one where the scoreless outcome is the more likely one. I'm backing both teams not to score.