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Skara won only 7 points last year. They are still a bit weakened this season and will struggle to avoid relegation. Skara beat only Eslov (draw away) and the good thing is their home win over Vasteras. They lost all the other relevant games home - Heid 20:27, Skövde 19:28, Kristianstad 24:28, Boden 23:28. Last season they lost 18 games, only two of which by less than 4 goals when the opponents didn't care.

Skara beat only second-tiers in test games. They lost 30-10 to Vasteras on neutral grounds and 24-21 home to Heid. Those are teams close to Boden. They played Boden early September and lost 25-17 in neutral grounds. That was the second game of the day for Skara. They opened the championship with a game against Skuru. They were down 19-20 with some 15 minutes left on the clock but that was mostly because Skuru were holding back. When Skuru started doing better late in the game, Skara once against struggled to score a goal.

Last season in two h2h games, Skara won. That was when Boden were in a crisis that got their coach sacked. Boden won 5 out of the last 6 game, including 28-23 against Skara here. While Skara lost some key players in the meantime, Boden kept key players and now have a team for the playoff.

They beat Vasteras at the same tournament at which they demolished Skara and opened the championship with a home win over Heida. They played draws with Friedrikstad from Norway, who opened the championship with three wins, one of them over Larvik. They played two preseason games with Skura and won one. They also beat Skovde easily and played a draw with Savehof. Boden's draw against Kungalvs a few days later is a slip but they trashed them too later on. Team under at Skara is a good option as well but the handicap is better becazse Skara conceded at least 27 in 5 relevant games of similar quality. IN the entire season, they conceded under 25 in only two out of 22 games. Details

This margin is the consequence of last season's results but Benidorm are no longer the team from early last season when they struggled in offense. Their game got faster in early in 2017 and they became more efficient. They created a game to their coach's taste during the summer. He and the players talked about better offense during the preseason.

Their numbers in preseason games weren't stable (some unders, but no game under 52, dress rehearsal against tough Sagunto at 60 goals). That isn't too strange since the three Cuban players joined later on and they need time to get everything going. At the start, they had 50 with Valladolid, which can be considered a problems even though there was quite a lot of nervousness there and 32 saves by goal keepers. 7

They are now to face fast-paced Morrazo, who are not as good in defense as Valladolid. Last year they had the worst defense in the league and played at 56,5 on average. They had 21 overs at 53,5 in 30 games (most under against top teams or toughest teams). Benidorm were among those toughest so they played at 51. This season Morrazo have only the first test game under 55 (51 with Braga, 11-8 HT):

Garcia said it's crucial that they set their pace today. Last year, when they were struggling to avoid relegation, both teams were bottom-table, they played at 30-24. The circumstances are more comfortable now and I see this at +55 goals. Details