Saturday 004 Swedish Super League Round 14
[14] AIK Solner vs Horgan[3]
Time: July 8, 21:00
Horgan
All three Swedish Premier League games on Saturday were on the playing schedule, with AIK Solna hosting defending champion Horgan in the spotlight. Solna's form has improved since his return from international competitions and a new manager is also welcome this week, while Horgan will be distracted from next week's Champions League qualifiers.
In this season's Swedish Premier League, AIK Solna is the team with the biggest regression, not even one, last season can finish fifth, now only in the bottom three, this is the need to participate in the relegation play-offs. Ahead of the international break, Solna lost 2-1 at home to this season's strong Elfsborg and entered a short hiatum with a nine-game winless run and just one win, four draws and seven defeats in the first 12 rounds. But after a break, the team actually improved, first beating Norrköping 2-1 away in the warm-up matches, and then beating Bruma Pokana 2-0 away in the league, earning their second league win of the season and their first away win. Angolan knife-carrying defender Rui Modesto has scored twice and scored the most goals in a team this season.
Solna has clearly improved since returning from the break, but Branström has not been able to keep his job, with the coach who managed Varberg last season to give way to Norwegian Henning Borg, a former Manchester United defender. Henning Borg has also accumulated a relatively rich coaching experience, but it is the first time to manage a Swedish Premier team, and no one can guarantee the effect of it. Both experiences in the Norwegian league were unsuccessful, Lilleström and Stabeck did not make a name for themselves, and his short stint in charge of Blackburn was a disaster, leaving class in 57 days. Relatively successful was in Eastern and Southern Europe, leading Warsaw to both domestic league titles and Omonia.
Solna has won 1, drawn 3 and lost 2 at home this season, beating Hammarby 2-0, losing two games against Norrköping and Elfsborg, the latter two of which are more attacking opponents.
Horgan ended a three-game winning streak with a 2-2 draw with Norrköping after an international break, and is now five and three points behind Malmo and Elfsborg respectively, and has already played one more game, and the situation to defend his title is still tough. Horgan will also welcome a new venue in mid-week, with the first round of Champions League qualification kicking off against the New Saints of Wales and the first leg at home. The strength of the opponents in the early stage is limited, Horgan's European pressure is not great, and the rest time is also enough, and the Champions League will not allow Horgan to make a rotation.
Horgan's dominance in the Swedish Premier League is still attacking power, currently ranking first with 36 goals, and in terms of statistics, striker Traore leads the top scorers list with 12 goals, while midfielder Rigard is first in the assists list (8). In last week's game against Norrköping, both were actually turned off, but midfielder Gustafson still contributed a pass, and overall Horgan's goals were still normal. Looking at the match statistics, Horgan also created 19 shots away from home in the last round, and there is no problem with his form.
Last season, Horgan beat Solna 4-2, 2-1, and won five of the last three seasons in six meetings, and in recent years there has been a clear advantage in the dialogue, with the away direction preferred.