Häcken vs Elfsborg betting preview: Even match expected

This pitch uses grass, unlike Elfsborg's home arena. The previous 23 games by the guests on grass have produced 14 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses.

Both squads have had adequate rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic fixture!

Häcken form and stats

When playing at home in the Allsvenskan, Häcken have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. Häcken are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Häcken shared the glory with Hammarby in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. A disappointing finish for Häcken in their match versus Hammarby as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. Midfielder Jensen was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Jensen scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).

Before that game, the 4-3 home victory against Sirius.

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 Häcken have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 1 and lost 1.

An interesting fact: 10 of the latest 11 league matches from these players have had goals from both sides.

Häcken are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Bravida Arena in their league games, having scored an impressive 14 goals in 5 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Häcken defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Elfsborg form and stats

As the visiting team in Allsvenskan matches, Elfsborg have produced an overall stat of 1-2-2 so far.

The fans enjoyed Elfsborg's previous match versus Varberg BoIS (placed 13th), a 4-1 win played at home. Larsson was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.85. The defender Larsson scored one goal, hit six key passes and won 8 of 11 duels.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against IFK Göteborg.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Elfsborg in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Elfsborg, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Elfsborg are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Elfsborg have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the prior ten meetings between these two squads are: three wins for Häcken, three draws and four wins for Elfsborg. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

A. Jeremejeff 11 goals

R. Alm 5 goals

M. Rygaard Jensen 4 goals

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