Eskilstuna United W v Kristianstad W — prediction, stats and goal analysis

Damallsvenskan (W) · Saturday, 8 August 2026. Final score 1–0 (half-time 1–0). Before kick-off we rated it 61% over 2.5 goals — the match finished with 1, so that call missed. That rating was frozen into a version-controlled ledger before the game and has not been touched since.

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Our ratings for this match

MarketYesNoOur call
Over 2.5 goals59%41%no pick
Over 3.5 goals35%65%no pick
Both teams to score52%48%no pick

The result model puts Eskilstuna United W at 43%, the draw at 25% and Kristianstad W at 32%, from expected goals of 1.54 and 1.3.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. Damallsvenskan (W) has produced over 2.5 goals in 65% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. Eskilstuna United W have 4 in 12 this season (2 of 6 at home), Kristianstad W 9 in 12 (4 of 5 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 54% and 69%.

Last season still counts, briefly. With 12 and 12 games played this season, last season's rates are still blended in and fade out entirely by game 14 — the point at which our testing showed they stop adding accuracy. That moves the two figures to 54% and 68%.

The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 62%.

Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 54%, from expected goals of 1.54 for Eskilstuna United W and 1.3 for Kristianstad W. Folding in 30% of that view gives 59%.

This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.

Season form

TeamGamesO2.5O3.5BTTS
Eskilstuna United W1233%8%17%
Kristianstad W1275%58%58%

Head to head

2 Oct 22Eskilstuna United W 1–1 Kristianstad WU2.5
18 Apr 22Kristianstad W 2–2 Eskilstuna United WO2.5

More: Eskilstuna United W season stats · Kristianstad W season stats · Damallsvenskan (W) table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.