Soccer betting preview: Halmstad welcomes Mjällby in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sun 22.Oct
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Örjans Vall (15500 seats)

Allsvenskan: Halmstad are 4 points behind Mjällby, but intend to go full force. Game on!

Insights:
  • Mjällby have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Allsvenskan

Both participants have had a decent time to rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's trust this will be an animated match!

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Halmstad form and stats

The Allsvenskan results playing at home this season for Halmstad are 4-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Halmstad are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 307 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Karlsson).

Halmstad drew their last game, also a home match. Degerfors (placed 15th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Halmstad were only inches away from victory, versus Degerfors, as they hit the woodwork three times in the 0-0 draw. Ofosu-Ayeh, defender, was given a rating of 7.61/10 in that game, top of the team. Ofosu-Ayeh hit the woodwork once and won 10 of 11 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Djurgården.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Halmstad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 3 and lost 3.

Halmstad aren't scoring a lot here at Örjans Vall in the league, with only {10 goals} from 13 games. Halmstad have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Mjällby form and stats

As the visiting team in Allsvenskan matches, Mjällby have produced an overall stat of 7-1-5 so far. Recent form does not give Mjällby much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Halmstad will be a tough nut to crack.

There might be some fixture complaints from Mjällby as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-1 against AIK. Attacker Johansson got a player rating of 7.31 in the game. "Man of the match" Johansson hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

A 2-3 loss hosting Varnamo before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Mjällby in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Mjällby, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

Take note: 9 of the latest 10 league matches featuring this team have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

The visiting Mjällby have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 13 games.

Head 2 Head

Mjällby - Halmstad 0-2 was the product when these squads last met, earlier this season. Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two teams are: three wins for Halmstad, three draws and four wins for Mjällby. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

HalmstadV. Granat
V. Granat
6 goals
MjällbyM. Fenger
M. Fenger
6 goals
HalmstadN. Mohammed
N. Mohammed
4 goals

Halmstad missing players

Mjällby missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Halmstad Mjällby
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 13 26
8 4 1 Won W 2 7 10
6 4 1 Drew D 0 1 4
12 5 1 Lost L 2 5 12
23 10 5 Scored S 4 14 26
40 16 6 Conceded C 3 13 29
81% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
65% 54% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 65%
50% 38% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 31% 35%
27% 23% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 12%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
42% 31% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 15% 23%
31% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 46% 38%
46% 54% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 46%
 
4.5 4.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 3.8 4.6
5.6 4.5 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2 5.5 5.1
1.7 2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.7 1.8
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 9.7 12 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.2 11.4
3.5 3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.1 3.8
26% 26% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 26% 26%
 
16.1 13.9 14.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9 13.6 12.8
5.3 4.3 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.2 4.1
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Mjällby have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Allsvenskan
  • Mjällby have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Allsvenskan
  • Mjällby have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 26 18 3 5 52 22 13 9 2 2 28 11 13 9 1 3 24 11 30 57
2 Malmö FF 26 17 4 5 53 23 13 9 3 1 32 11 13 8 1 4 21 12 30 55
3 Häcken 26 16 3 7 59 32 13 12 0 1 41 15 13 4 3 6 18 17 27 51
4 Djurgården 26 14 4 8 36 29 13 10 1 2 23 11 13 4 3 6 13 18 7 46
5 Hammarby 26 11 7 8 37 35 13 8 3 2 25 17 13 3 4 6 12 18 2 40
6 Kalmar 26 11 6 9 29 32 13 7 3 3 15 14 13 4 3 6 14 18 -3 39
7 Norrköping 26 11 5 10 40 35 13 6 2 5 17 15 13 5 3 5 23 20 5 38
8 Varnamo 26 12 2 12 30 29 13 5 1 7 10 12 13 7 1 5 20 17 1 38
9 Mjällby 26 10 4 12 26 29 13 3 3 7 12 16 13 7 1 5 14 13 -3 34
10 Sirius 26 9 5 12 40 38 13 5 1 7 26 21 13 4 4 5 14 17 2 32
11 AIK 26 8 7 11 29 32 13 5 5 3 17 12 13 3 2 8 12 20 -3 31
12 IFK Göteborg 26 7 9 10 28 30 13 5 3 5 18 11 13 2 6 5 10 19 -2 30
13 Halmstad 26 8 6 12 23 40 13 4 4 5 10 16 13 4 2 7 13 24 -17 30
14 Brommapojkarna 26 8 3 15 33 46 13 4 2 7 15 20 13 4 1 8 18 26 -13 27
15 Degerfors 26 7 3 16 25 54 13 5 2 6 16 19 13 2 1 10 9 35 -29 24
16 Varberg BoIS 26 3 5 18 21 55 13 1 3 9 8 27 13 2 2 9 13 28 -34 14

Table
  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 26 18 3 5 52 22 13 9 2 2 28 11 13 9 1 3 24 11 30 57
2 Malmö FF 26 17 4 5 53 23 13 9 3 1 32 11 13 8 1 4 21 12 30 55
3 Häcken 26 16 3 7 59 32 13 12 0 1 41 15 13 4 3 6 18 17 27 51
4 Djurgården 26 14 4 8 36 29 13 10 1 2 23 11 13 4 3 6 13 18 7 46
5 Hammarby 26 11 7 8 37 35 13 8 3 2 25 17 13 3 4 6 12 18 2 40
6 Kalmar 26 11 6 9 29 32 13 7 3 3 15 14 13 4 3 6 14 18 -3 39
7 Norrköping 26 11 5 10 40 35 13 6 2 5 17 15 13 5 3 5 23 20 5 38
8 Varnamo 26 12 2 12 30 29 13 5 1 7 10 12 13 7 1 5 20 17 1 38
9 Mjällby 26 10 4 12 26 29 13 3 3 7 12 16 13 7 1 5 14 13 -3 34
10 Sirius 26 9 5 12 40 38 13 5 1 7 26 21 13 4 4 5 14 17 2 32
11 AIK 26 8 7 11 29 32 13 5 5 3 17 12 13 3 2 8 12 20 -3 31
12 IFK Göteborg 26 7 9 10 28 30 13 5 3 5 18 11 13 2 6 5 10 19 -2 30
13 Halmstad 26 8 6 12 23 40 13 4 4 5 10 16 13 4 2 7 13 24 -17 30
14 Brommapojkarna 26 8 3 15 33 46 13 4 2 7 15 20 13 4 1 8 18 26 -13 27
15 Degerfors 26 7 3 16 25 54 13 5 2 6 16 19 13 2 1 10 9 35 -29 24
16 Varberg BoIS 26 3 5 18 21 55 13 1 3 9 8 27 13 2 2 9 13 28 -34 14

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