Points have been hard to come by for Halmstad so far, and you could say the same about Degerfors. These struggling sides would trade their mothers for some crucial points here.
- Degerfors have the most conceded goals (54) in Allsvenskan
Both contenders have had adequate rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face game!
Halmstad form and stats
Halmstad have played 12 Allsvenskan games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Halmstad hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like AIK, Varberg, Halmstad, Brommapojkarna and Sirius), they have won 2 of 4 matches! Halmstad has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Haglund and the players.
Karlsson was the last player to score a league goal for Halmstad and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Halmstad haven't scored in 217 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager Haglund led his Halmstad to a defeat away at Djurgården. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Örjans Vall.
Preceding that match was the home game against Elfsborg that was lost 0-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Halmstad handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Halmstad have scored {10 league goals} here from 12 matches, not a lot. Halmstad's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Degerfors form and stats
There's been little loot from Degerfors's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 12 away games in the Allsvenskan. Degerfors only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 0 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Solberg, the Degerfors manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Degerfors as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 2-3 against Sirius. A huge disappointment for Degerfors in their last match (vs Sirius). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat. Late heartbreak for Degerfors in the Sirius match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Gravius got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. Gravius hit two key passes.
A 1-2 loss hosting Malmö FF before that.We have checked recent matches where Degerfors have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 1 victory, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
The attacking power of Degerfors when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Degerfors's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 35 goals in 12 travels. When Degerfors is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Degerfors, AIK, Varberg, Brommapojkarna and Sirius.
Head 2 Head
Degerfors have not lost in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) facing Halmstad.These opponents have battled before this season: Degerfors - Halmstad 3-1.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Granat 6 goals |   D. Campos 6 goals | N. Mohammed 4 goals |
Halmstad missing players
Degerfors missing players
| Halmstad | Degerfors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 23 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 40 | 16 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 35 | 54 |
| 84% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 58% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 52% | 42% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 32% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 42% | 20% |
| 44% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 56% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 42% | 32% |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 11.1 | 12.3 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 27% | 29% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 24% | 27% |
| 16.3 | 14.2 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.7 | 20.1 | 16.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
- Degerfors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Degerfors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Degerfors have the fewest points (6) away in Allsvenskan
- Degerfors have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Allsvenskan
- Degerfors have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Allsvenskan
- Degerfors have the most conceded goals (35) away in Allsvenskan
- Degerfors have the most conceded goals (54) in Allsvenskan
- Degerfors have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in Allsvenskan
- Degerfors have the the worst goal difference (-26) away in Allsvenskan
- Degerfors 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 | Malmö FF | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 30 | 52 |
| 2 | Elfsborg | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 51 |
| 3 | Häcken | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 50 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 43 |
| 5 | Hammarby | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| 6 | Norrköping | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 36 |
| 8 | Varnamo | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Mjällby | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | IFK Göteborg | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Sirius | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Halmstad | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -17 | 29 |
| 13 | AIK | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Brommapojkarna | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -9 | 27 |
| 15 | Degerfors | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 54 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 35 | -29 | 23 |
| 16 | Varberg | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -32 | 14 |
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