Mora saw off Västerås IK 6:3 in the Allsvenskan on Thursday evening. Both sides had already played three games without finding any points, so this was a chance to break the pattern. The hosts took the win, something I had flagged at 53 per cent beforehand. and here's the thing, when you look at their last meeting back in September, Mora were already showing they could find a way through.
There are no period breakdowns to work with, but eight goals in one game tells you where the attention should fall. Both defences were open, and the result leaned heavily toward the home side. to be fair, neither team has much to show for their opening three fixtures, so this was less about position and more about momentum.
Mora's recent run before this match was mixed — losses to Modo and Leksand, a narrow win over Västerås, and a couple of tighter results. They came out with more teeth tonight. The visitors had been on the wrong side of four straight games, including a 4-0 defeat to Södertälje on the 23rd. by then, you can see the confidence gap opening up.
I called for the hosts earlier, and the scoreline backed that up. Not a dominant display, but enough to settle the uncertainty. Both clubs remain winless after three rounds, so the table still reads the same — 11th and 13th, three points each, nothing to separate them on goals. What matters now is who carries this into the next round.
