Fantasy Allsvenskan: DGW13

Gameweek 13 is just around the corner (Tuesday the 25th of June) and it’s another double, with AIK and IFK Norrköping both playing two games. AIK has a double header at home (against Norrköping and Malmö), while Norrköping play away to AIK, and home against IK Sirius. The rest of the teams have just the one fixture, but we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting players from both categories.

AIK options

Goalkeeper Oscar Linnér (6.0m) is doing a solid job just like last season, with 6 clean sheets from 12 games so far. He hasn’t gotten tested that much though, much thanks to AIK’s brilliant defence, he’s currently ranked 7th of the Allsvenskan keepers for saves with 31. He is doing good things for bonus however, netting 10 defensive bonus points.

Given their reputation from previous seasons, AIK’s defence has understandably been popular picks, and with good results this year as well. Barring a couple of experimental games this season, AIK usually lines up with a back three/five with wingbacks helping both in attack and defence, just like Malmö. Unlike Malmö however, AIK tends to (most of the time) utilise defenders for those positions, rather than mids/forwards. Daniel Sundgren (7.2m) is AIK‘s top points scorer so far with 74 points overall (3 goals, 1 assist and 6 clean sheets). On pens and playing for a solid defensive side, he’s rightly owned by 37.7% of all fantasy managers. He has been sold to Greek side Aris but thanks to an agreement between the clubs that he would stay until the first round of Champions League-qualification is done, he’s not leaving until the 18th of July and should be safe to start for the double. On two yellow cards so he’s walking the tightrope but then again so are a lot of players, we’re probably just going to have to take that risk given the huge potential upside.

Central defender Per Karlsson (6.6m) contributes very little in terms of offensive stats but he is absolutely bossing the defensive side of the game, with 13 defensive bonus points and 6 clean sheets, all without a single yellow card, making sure he’s currently at 59 points overall. Just one point behind him is Karol Mets (6.4m) who’s also been a solid option. Panajotis Dimitriadis (5.5m), commonly referred to as just Panos, missed out when AIK tried a different playstyle in GW5-GW6 but has otherwise been nailed and a solid, cheaper way into AIK’s defence. Rasmus Lindkvist (6.3m) has seemingly lost his place as left wingback, ousted by midfielder Anton Salétros (7.3m) in recent weeks.

AIK midfielders haven’t really been fantasy players in general, although Sebastian Larsson (8.9m) has been starting to deliver some good returns, netting 2 goals and 4 assists, with the brace against Hammarby right before the break sealing the deal. He’s a very good player (no doubt) but scoring from open play isn’t really his cup of tea in general, it’s more set pieces and assists.

As for strikers, this isn’t as straight forward as we’d all prefer now with so much talent in the final thirds available to coach Rikard Norling. Tarik Elyounoussi (9.4m) scored 8 goals in 5 games before his GW12 blank, however his positional versatility might work against him in a fantasy sense, as he’s frequently dropped back to midfield when all strikers are fit and available. Henok Goitom (9.7m) plays most games and is on 0 goals, 5 assists from 9 starts. Chinedu Obasi (8.5m), hyped in pre-season by many (myself included) has struggled a bit so far with injuries and loss of form, getting only 1 goal and 1 assist. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (9.4m) hasn’t gotten any real gametime (45 minutes so far) but you’d imagine he will be pushing for more starts now that he is “fit” again. The dark horse in this is Nicolas Stefanelli (not in the game yet) who’s back now after a loan spell during the spring. We’ll have to wait and see if and when he’s integrated back to the squad or what the plan is there but he did score 6 goals and 3 assists (in 18 games) last season, following 9 goals, 3 assists (in 16 games) the year before that.

IFK Norrköping options

Goalkeeper Isak Petterson (5.9m) has 4 clean sheets to his name and is ranked 3rd for saves with 39 in 12 gameweeks. Much like Linnér, he is mopping up defensive bonus points with 13 gathered so far. Norrköping defence throws up a few interesting names to consider, even though away to AIK is a tough prospect for clean sheets. Lars Krogh Gerson (6.1m) seems to be the pick of the bunch if you can stretch that far, the wingback contributing with 2 goals and 1 assist so far. He’s also got 3 offensive and 7 defensive bonus and is in general quite involved in the games. If that’s a bit rich for your taste there is also Kasper Larsen (5.6m) and Rasmus Lauritsen (4.8m) to consider. Filip Dagerstål (5.9m) has gathered 10 defensive bonus points but is a bit like Per Karlsson from AIK in that he isn’t that involved in the attack (not that every defender has to, it’s just a nice fantasy-bonus).

In midfield, Simon Thern (8.9m) is top scorer so far for Norrköping with 1 goal and 3 assists. Not really raking in the bonus, he’s at 1 offensive, 4 defensive bonus points on the season. Alexander Fransson (7.9m) is suspended for the game against AIK but will be back for the second fixture against Sirius, while that is the more favourable game it makes him a single gameweeker from a doubling team, which kind of takes the fun out of it. Bonus point magnet Gudmundur Thorarinsson (8.3m) who’s at 9 offensive, 8 defensive bonus points is a bit of a complex option. He’s only got 2 assists so far and has missed out at times when Norrköping has shifted around players in midfield. If he plays, he’ll get bonus that’s for sure and maybe that’s going to be enough to be an interesting pick for a DGW. Sead Haksabanovic (8.5m) has failed to live up to his reputation and seems completely out of favour, not starting a game since GW5.

Further up the pitch, newly appointed Helsingborg coach Henrik Larsson has a son that most fantasy managers will have noticed by now, Jordan Larsson (7.4m). On 8 goals and 1 assist so far, he looks to be a really good option both for the double gameweek and going forward (assuming Norrköping can hold on to him in the summer transfer window). Christoffer Nyman (9.7m) is on 3 goals, 1 assist and might be a bit pricey for what he’s currently delivering. He has been struggling a bit with injuries and form, both departments that seem to have improved in the final 3 gameweeks before the break. Could be a sneaky doubling up option along with Larsson.

Keep in mind when deciding how much you’re going to commit to the double, that AIK, Norrköping, Malmö, and Sundsvall all have a blank gameweek coming up, in GW18. It might still be far ahead but given that transfers are limited and most will be sporting quite a few players from the first three teams, it is worth considering when planning more long term.

Single gameweekers to target

There are some interesting players if we just drop the double gameweek-blinders for a second, one that springs to mind is Jonathan Ring (7.9m) who’s got 4 goals from his last 4 games, to go along with his 4 assist that came earlier in the season. He’s also good with bonus, getting 8 offensive and 4 defensive points. Djurgården faces off against Kalmar at home and Ring could definitely be in the points yet again.

Alexander Jeremejeff (9.7m) lines up against a Hammarby side that’s only got 3 clean sheets in 12 attempts and who (before the break at least) had quite a number of defenders out injured. Jeremejeff is on 5 goals, 5 assists for the season and could be primed for more on Monday. Göteborg striker Giorgi Kharaishvili (8.4m) is on 3 goals 4 assists and crucially, he’s an absolute monster with bonus, getting 8 offensive and 10 defensive points from 11 games. He travels to Östersund who like Hammarby, only have 3 clean sheets so far.

The long-awaited return of Fantasy Allsvenskan beckons and deadline is already this Tuesday, so make sure you aren’t caught out!

No one wants to miss out on a double gameweek, that’s a terrible way to start the summer off..

So, who are you looking to bring in?

Are you even considering deploying a chip to maximise the double gameweek points?

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