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Umeå FC vs FBK Karlstad Prediction

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Match prediction

The existing model leans toward a double chance on Umeå FC or draw, but its own probabilities are nearly flat at 35% home, 35% draw and 30% away, so the advice reflects a marginal edge rather than a clear favourite. The comparison metrics reinforce that tension: Umeå FC leads on form (52.00 vs 48.00), attack (53.00 vs 47.00), head-to-head (88.00 vs 13.00) and goals (67.00 vs 33.00), yet FBK Karlstad dominates the Poisson measure (67.00 vs 33.00) and holds a large defensive advantage (64.00 vs 36.00). That split matters because Umeå FC's season record of 8 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses across 23 matches is visibly weaker than FBK Karlstad's 11 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, even though the total comparison still tilts slightly to the home side at 54.80 versus 45.30. Umeå FC's goals profile is the more porous one, with 31 scored and 37 conceded at 1.30 and 1.60 per game, while FBK Karlstad has 36 scored and 32 conceded at 1.60 and 1.40, suggesting the visitors combine a better defensive floor with a comparable attacking output. Both teams' scoring is heavily back-loaded, as Umeå FC netted 30.30% of their goals in the 76-90 window and conceded 31.43% there, while FBK Karlstad scored 22.86% in the 46-60 band and conceded 21.21% late, so the closing stages could be where the match is decided. The last-five records add a conflicting short-term signal: Umeå FC have won four of five, including 3-0 at Stocksund and 2-0 at Piteå, but that run is punctured by a 0-4 home loss to Stockholm Internazionale, whereas FBK Karlstad are unbeaten in five with three wins and two 0-0 draws. The head-to-head record is the strongest single argument for the home side, since Umeå FC won 2-1 in Umeå in 2024 and 3-1 away in Karlstad later that year, with the most recent meeting in May 2026 finishing 1-1, giving Umeå FC two wins and a draw from three. Taken together, the head-to-head and form evidence support the double chance, but the Poisson and defensive metrics, plus FBK Karlstad's superior league record and current unbeaten run, qualify it enough that the draw component looks genuinely important rather than merely protective.

Predicted winner
Umeå FC
Betting advice
Double chance : Umeå FC or draw
Home win probability
35%
Draw probability
35%
Away win probability
30%
Goals market
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Prediction comparison

FactorUmeå FCFBK Karlstad
Form52.0%48.0%
Attack53.0%47.0%
Defence36.0%64.0%
Poisson33.0%67.0%
H2h88.0%13.0%
Goals67.0%33.0%
Total54.8%45.3%

Team form and goal analysis

Umeå FC

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Average goals scored: 1.30 per match.

FBK Karlstad

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Average goals scored: 1.60 per match.

Head-to-head record

  1. FBK Karlstad 1–1 Umeå FC (17 May 2026)
  2. FBK Karlstad 1–3 Umeå FC (12 Oct 2024)
  3. Umeå FC 2–1 FBK Karlstad (04 May 2024)
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