Allsvenskan preview: Can Häcken edge out victory against IFK Göteborg?

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Date: Sat 25.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bravida Arena (7000 seats)

The managers A. Alm and P. Asbaghi are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Allsvenskan league table.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Häcken form and stats

When playing at home, Häcken have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Häcken, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Happy days for Häcken in their previous game, a Allsvenskan match away at Sirius that ended with a 4-3 victory. Ahead of that match, Häcken won a home game hosting Kalmar (1-0).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Häcken have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won 3 times, drawn 0 and lost 1.

Häcken are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 7 goals in 5 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Häcken have only let in 2 goals at home.

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IFK Göteborg form and stats

The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. IFK Göteborg love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

There were no winners in IFK Göteborg's previous match, a Allsvenskan home game that ended 0-0 vs Hammarby. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Malmö FF.

We have checked recent matches where IFK Göteborg have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were W1-D0-L1.

IFK Göteborg are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as IFK Göteborg have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 2 - 6 (Häcken wins - draws - IFK Göteborg wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Paulinho
5 goals / 1 assists
A. Jeremejeff
4 goals / 2 assists
P. Karlsson-Lagemyr
4 goals / 2 assists

Häcken missing players

IFK Göteborg missing players

Häcken IFK Göteborg
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
10 5 1 Played 1 5 10
6 4 0 Won 0 2 5
2 0 0 Drew 0 1 3
2 1 1 Lost 1 2 2
16 7 0 Scored 1 9 18
8 2 1 Conceded 2 9 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 80%
60% 40% 0% Over 1.5 100% 100% 80%
40% 40% 0% Over 2.5 100% 80% 70%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 40% 30%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 20% 10%
40% 20% 0% BTTS 100% 100% 60%
40% 60% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 40%
20% 20% 100% Failed To Score 0% 0% 20%
 
5.4 5.8 4 Corners For (avg) 1 3.2 3.4
4.8 5.4 6 Corners Against (avg) 3 3.6 3.4
2.1 1.8 5 Yellow Cards (avg) 4 1.8 1.7
1 0 0 Red Cards 1 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of IFK Göteborg's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Häcken have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Häcken haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • IFK Göteborg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • IFK Göteborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • IFK Göteborg have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • IFK Göteborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Häcken
All Svenska Cupen Europa League Club Friendlies Allsvenskan
All Home Away
28-04-19 AL Häcken 3 - 0 AFC Eskilstuna
05-05-19 AL Häcken 1 - 0 GIF Sundsvall
11-05-19 AL Östersunds FK 1 - 1 Häcken
15-05-19 AL Häcken 1 - 0 Kalmar
19-05-19 AL Sirius 3 - 4 Häcken
25-05-19 AL Häcken 14:00 IFK Göteborg
30-05-19 SC Häcken 13:00 AFC Eskilstuna
02-06-19 AL Elfsborg 13:00 Häcken
01-07-19 AL Häcken 17:00 Hammarby
07-07-19 AL Norrköping 13:00 Häcken
IFK Göteborg
All Svenska Cupen Club Friendlies Allsvenskan
All Home Away
29-04-19 AL IFK Göteborg 3 - 0 AIK
04-05-19 AL Sirius 2 - 4 IFK Göteborg
13-05-19 AL Norrköping 1 - 2 IFK Göteborg
16-05-19 AL IFK Göteborg 0 - 0 Malmö FF
20-05-19 AL IFK Göteborg 0 - 0 Hammarby
25-05-19 AL Häcken 14:00 IFK Göteborg
01-06-19 AL IFK Göteborg 14:00 Örebro
29-06-19 AL Östersunds FK 14:00 IFK Göteborg
06-07-19 AL IFK Göteborg 14:00 GIF Sundsvall
13-07-19 AL Falkenberg 14:00 IFK Göteborg

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Malmö FF 10 6 3 1 17 8 5 4 1 0 12 3 5 2 2 1 5 5 9 21
2 Häcken 10 6 2 2 16 8 5 4 0 1 7 2 5 2 2 1 9 6 8 20
3 AIK 10 6 2 2 13 8 5 4 1 0 7 2 5 2 1 2 6 6 5 20
4 IFK Göteborg 10 5 3 2 18 10 5 3 2 0 9 1 5 2 1 2 9 9 8 18
5 Djurgården 10 5 3 2 16 9 5 2 2 1 7 6 5 3 1 1 9 3 7 18
6 Hammarby 10 5 3 2 18 12 5 4 1 0 12 3 5 1 2 2 6 9 6 18
7 Elfsborg 10 4 3 3 15 16 5 3 2 0 9 4 5 1 1 3 6 12 -1 15
8 Norrköping 10 3 5 2 14 13 5 2 2 1 8 6 5 1 3 1 6 7 1 14
9 Östersunds FK 10 3 4 3 11 14 5 2 2 1 9 7 5 1 2 2 2 7 -3 13
10 Kalmar 10 2 5 3 9 11 5 1 3 1 5 6 5 1 2 2 4 5 -2 11
11 Örebro 10 3 2 5 14 18 5 1 1 3 6 10 5 2 1 2 8 8 -4 11
12 Sirius 10 3 1 6 14 19 6 2 0 4 11 15 4 1 1 2 3 4 -5 10
13 Helsingborg 10 2 3 5 11 17 5 2 2 1 8 7 5 0 1 4 3 10 -6 9
14 GIF Sundsvall 10 2 2 6 12 16 4 2 0 2 8 6 6 0 2 4 4 10 -4 8
15 AFC Eskilstuna 10 1 3 6 9 16 5 1 3 1 5 4 5 0 0 5 4 12 -7 6
16 Falkenberg 10 1 2 7 8 20 5 1 1 3 2 8 5 0 1 4 6 12 -12 5

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