Almost two weeks ago, on August 17, Djurgården and Rosengård played goalless at Stockholm Stadium.
It was the first of three straight games without an conceded goal for Djurgården, who established themselves as a central team in good shape.
- Djurgården managed to shut down Rosengård on its natural grass and has found the right one with a game that looks stable, says Markus Johannesson.
For Rosengård, the meeting in Stockholm was of course disappointing, with two points lost in the hunt for the Swedish Championship gold.
But this weekend's return meeting in Malmö, which is broadcast on SVT, will be a completely different match than last time, Johannesson believes:
- Rosengård will play at a higher tempo on the artificial turf in Malmö.
They are also the best in the series at tactically changing their offensive depending on resistance.
And they probably learned a lot in the last meeting with Djurgården.
"Vulnerable in the defense"
Rosengård tops the damallsvenskan after only a loss in 13 matches and was already before the season favorites to become champion, says Johannesson:
- But I think that both Rosengård and chasing Gothenburg can go clean the rest of the series, and that means that the matches in the future will have a little cup character.
But Rosengård has an advantage in a good goal difference.
Do you see any weaknesses in Rosengård's game?
- They are vulnerable in the defense when they become arrogant in their offensive.
They become vulnerable behind the back line.
Djurgården must use this if they want to take points on Sunday.
The league runner-up Gothenburg meets Eskilstuna already on Saturday and can then, albeit temporarily, go up on the same points as Rosengård.