A cursory glance at the Allsvenskan standings imply an upper hand to Hammarby when they visit Varberg BoIS. However; let's wait for the game before we pick a winner!
- Varberg BoIS have the fewest scored goals (20) in Allsvenskan
Varberg BoIS's stadium, Varberg Energi Arena, has a grass surface. Hammarby have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Hammarby when playing on grass; 11 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses from 26 matches. They have scored {32 goals} in these games and conceded 21.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Varberg BoIS form and stats
Varberg BoIS's results here at Varberg Energi Arena in the Allsvenskan have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
Varberg lost their last game at Sirius (placed 13th) after a 0-7 scoreline. Varberg BoIS were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Varberg BoIS's goalkeeper Olsson was extremely busy against Sirius, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Ronnberg, defender, was given a rating of 6.8/10 in that game, top of the team. Ronnberg won 2 of 3 duels.
Before that game, the 4-3 home victory against Brommapojkarna.Lots of goals and action? We don't know the future, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league games with this side has contained three goals or more.
Varberg BoIS have scored {8 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Varberg have conceded 25 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Hammarby form and stats
Hammarby have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Allsvenskan, after 2-4-6 (12 played).
Hammarby failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Malmö FF (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-3. That loss was their first after five consecutive league fixtures winning points. Which player has bagged at least one goal four matches in a row for the away side? The correct answer is Đukanović and that is impressive stuff! Đukanović, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.85. Đukanović scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
That result followed a home victory 4-2 versus AIK.The attacking power of Hammarby when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Hammarby have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Hammarby have been victorious in all of the 5 most recent battles versus this team. Will the streak continue?The latest head-to-head game ended Hammarby - Varberg 2-0, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Đukanović 9 goals | N. Besara 6 goals | J. Erabi 5 goals |
Varberg BoIS missing players
Hammarby missing players
| Varberg BoIS | Hammarby | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| 51 | 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 32 |
| 91% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 87% |
| 87% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 78% |
| 61% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 42% | 52% |
| 30% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 25% | 35% |
| 17% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 13% |
| 43% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 42% | 52% |
| 13% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 52% | 55% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 35% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 5.9 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 12.7 | 12.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 13.2 | 14.8 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 24% | 30% |
| 14.8 | 12.1 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
| 5.9 | 5.5 | 7.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
- Varberg BoIS have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Varberg BoIS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Varberg BoIS have the fewest points (6) at home in Allsvenskan
- Varberg BoIS have the fewest scored goals (20) in Allsvenskan
- Varberg BoIS have the most conceded goals (25) at home in Allsvenskan
- Varberg BoIS have the most conceded goals (51) in Allsvenskan
- Varberg BoIS have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Allsvenskan
- Varberg BoIS have the the worst goal difference (-17) at home in Allsvenskan
- Varberg BoIS have the the worst goal difference (-31) in Allsvenskan
- Varberg BoIS is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Elfsborg | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 48 |
| 3 | Häcken | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 55 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 47 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Hammarby | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | Norrköping | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 33 |
| 8 | Varnamo | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Mjallby | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Halmstad | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 11 | IFK Göteborg | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Brommapojkarna | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Sirius | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | -25 | 23 |
| 15 | AIK | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Varberg BoIS | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -31 | 14 |
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