Abba Look at This Planning

This is the plan - maybe it will work, maybe it won't.  Maybe I will sneak in another one from a lower league somewhere on the day, who knows.  Thanks for your interest - here's my pre-match research for four meaningful end-of-season fixtures that happen to fall in or near the city of Gothenburg.  It's the first #swedishop for this blog.

Hopperational details
Date & Venue	Saturday 25 October at Ruddalens IP.
Fixture	Utsikten v Kristiansand
Competition	Sweden, D1 South (Third Tier)
Hopping	My first game of a short trip to Sweden.  551 on the lifetime list.  Chosen for the chance of a promotion party!
Pre-match preparation
With two games to go, Utsikten sit five points ahead of Örgryte and with a GD nine better.  Therefore, a win at home today will make them mathematically certain of the title, and even a point should be enough in the end.  Örgryte play against Oddevold on Monday evening and will be hoping for an away win for Kristianstad today.  They are already guaranteed a promotion playoff but can only win the title if Utsikten lose both today and next week while they themselves win both remaining games.  Odds are stacked in favour of some title celebrations today before I head to the hotel.

Hopperational details
Date & Venue	Sunday 26 October 2014 at Nya Gamla Ullevi
Fixture	GAIS v Hammarby
Competition	Superettan (Sweden’s 2nd tier)
Hopping	552 on the lifetime list, chosen for logistic reasons because if all goes to plan this is the first of a double hop today.
Pre-match preparation
This division is tight!  Hammarby went top on goal difference in the last round and only one point separates the top three.  Nothing can be decided today but Hammarby will be looking for a win here at mid-table GAIS. Ljungskile may well by now have taken top spot two nights ago and GIF Sunsvall don’t play till tomorrow.  All to play for, then.

Hopperational details
Date & Venue	Sunday 26 October 2014 at Boräs Arena
Fixture	Elfsborg v Djurgården
Competition	Allsvenskan (Sweden’s Top Tier)
Hopping	Game 3 of this short trip.  553 on the lifetime list.  Chosen for logistic reasons.
Pre-match preparation
Malmö have an unassailable lead at the top but Elfsborg sit 3rd in a Europa League spot.  4th place AIK will just have finished their game just before kickoff here, and 2nd place IFK play on Monday evening.  Onlt two points separate the three teams.  Elfsborg will be playing to win, for sure, and it may all go down to next week’s final round of games.  Opponents Djurgården are in mid-table.

Hopperational details
Date & Venue	Monday 27 October 2014 at Stadparksvallen
Fixture	Jönköpings Södra v Oster
Competition	Superettan (Sweden’s 2nd tier)
Hopping	554 on the lifetime list, chosen for logistic reasons and the last game of this trip.
Pre-match preparation
The significance of this game might depend on results earlier in the weekend.  The home side (at the time of writing, before I left the UK) have a mathematical chance of a promotion playoff place but this will only be alive if Ljungskile lost on Friday evening. It looks like they will finish a noble but frustrated fourth in the table.  Oster, however, really do need the points.  They slipped into a relegation play-off place last week.  Their fans will be looking out for the result from Angelholm.  Two points separate them with one more game after today, so if Angelholm win and Oster lose, then the relegation playoff for the latter is confirmed.  It’s quite likely that nothing will be settled tonight – but a draw will probably not be enough for the visitors.