There is optimism in Häcken so far this season, with the 3rd position in the Allsvenskan table and welcoming Halmstad (who are placed 10th).
- Häcken have the most scored goals (52) in Allsvenskan
- Häcken have scored more than double the goals of Halmstad.
This could be an engaging fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Häcken form and stats
Home games in the Allsvenskan have been a walk in the park for Häcken so far, with 30 points won from 11 matches; 10 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Ever since the Kalmar game Häcken has been unbeatable here at Bravida Arena producing nine straight wins.
No payout for Häcken in their previous match, an away game at Degerfors that ended in defeat 0-1. Midfielder Gustafson was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.62 (out of ten) in that game. Gustafson hit three key passes and had 75 successful passes (of 85 total).
Before that one, a strong away victory at Aberdeen. A Europa League match. The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Häcken home games with this odds we find 9 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 8 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 7 matches were won by at least two goals.
Häcken are traveling soon after this match as the Europa League match at Bayer Leverkusen awaits in four days.
Häcken always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Bravida Arena with 36 goals in 11 league games. Häcken have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Halmstad form and stats
As the visiting team in Allsvenskan matches, Halmstad have produced an overall stat of 4-2-5 so far.
Halmstad won their last game, 2-1 versus Sirius played at home. Yippee; their first victory in the league after seven games not winning. The attacker Love got a match rating of 8.13 in that game. Love scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Varnamo that ended 0-0.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Halmstad played away with similar odds. This revealed 4 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 2 times.
Halmstad's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
These sides played each other earlier this campaign: Halmstad - Häcken 1-0. Last ten meetings with these sides: Häcken won seven, Halmstad triumphed in three and we saw zero draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Rygaard Jensen 6 goals | ![]() V. Granat 6 goals | ![]() E. Hovland 5 goals |
Häcken missing players
Halmstad missing players
| Häcken | Halmstad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 52 | 36 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 21 |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 73% |
| 68% | 91% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 55% |
| 59% | 82% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 27% |
| 32% | 45% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 9% | 9% |
| 64% | 82% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 45% |
| 18% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 32% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 41% |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 0.9 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.4 | 17.4 | 18.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 38% | 46% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 25% | 27% |
| 14.7 | 15.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 17.7 | 16.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 12.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
- All of Häcken's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Halmstad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Häcken have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Häcken have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Häcken have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Häcken have scored more than double the goals of Halmstad.
- Häcken have the most points (30) at home in Allsvenskan
- Häcken have the most points from losing position (13) in Allsvenskan
- Häcken have the most scored goals (36) at home in Allsvenskan
- Häcken have the most scored goals (52) in Allsvenskan
- Häcken have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Allsvenskan
- Häcken have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Allsvenskan
- Häcken have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Allsvenskan
- Häcken haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Elfsborg | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | Häcken | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 44 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Hammarby | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Norrköping | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Mjallby | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Kalmar | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Varnamo | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Halmstad | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 29 |
| 11 | Brommapojkarna | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Degerfors | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | -25 | 23 |
| 14 | AIK | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 22 |
| 15 | Sirius | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Varberg | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -24 | 14 |
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