Sirius travel to Gamla Ullevi to face Orgryte IS on Saturday holding a strong league position and riding a two-game winning streak. The Uppsala side leads Allsvenskan with 48 points from 21 games and sits seven points clear of second-placed Djurgården.
The last meeting between the teams ended in a 2-0 victory for Sirius at home in May. Their recent form is solid with three wins in their last five matches, including a 2-0 win over Degerfors IF last weekend. Orgryte IS are coming off a 1-4 away loss to Malmö FF and occupy 15th place in the table.
Sirius's most recent starting XI against Degerfors featured D. Celic, H. Castegren, Mohamed Soumah, T. Anker, O. Krusnell, V. Svensson, M. Heier, M. Lindberg, Z. Vancsa, J. Uneken, and I. Bjerkebo. Melker Heier scored one of the goals in that match. For a full squad overview, visit our squad page.
Orgryte IS often deploy a 5-4-1 formation, as they did against Malmö with H. Gustafsson in goal. Sirius have scored 50 goals this season, the most in the league, and have a +23 goal difference. The team's top scorer is R. Ure with 15 goals in 15 appearances. To follow the team's upcoming schedule, check the fixtures.
The match kicks off on Saturday, 19 September at 15:30 and is the 22nd round of Allsvenskan.
