Hammarby receive Degerfors as odds-on favourites: Big match preview Degerfors looking for adventure and three points in Allsvenskan trip to Hammarby

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sun 02.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tele2 Arena (40000 seats)

This match was marked in the calendar a long time ago by supporters of both teams, as it's the first Allsvenskan game of the season. Both Hammarby and Degerfors are ready for a positive start to their league season.

This ground has artifical turf, which is not Degerfors's regular surface at their own ground. When appearing on artifical turf Degerfors have performed like this: Played eleven matches with the outcome 3 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats with the goal data 13-30 (scored/conceded).

Both sides have had adequate rest since their last match. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic match!

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Hammarby form and stats

In the previous season, Hammarby's league statistics were 16 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses, providing 3rd spot in the Allsvenskan. From these 30 matches they scored {60 goals} and conceded 27. Appearing as the host team in the last season Hammarby managed 9-5-1 (win-draw-lost) with {37 goals} and 13 conceded.

Hammarby are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 5 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 4, drew 0 and lost 1.

Hammarby have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and eleven practice matches played. These training games have ended with 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Hammarby scored {24 goals} and let in {18 goals} during these eleven games.

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Degerfors form and stats

Let's have a look at how Degerfors performed last season in the Allsvenskan: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 10 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 32 and conceded {49 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 4 and lost 9 with 15/31 goals scored/conceded.

It's a day of discovery for Degerfors as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Degerfors have played seven with the results W1-D2-L4 (win-draw-lost). In these games Degerfors has scored {6 goals} and conceded 12 times.

Head 2 Head

The 7 most recent meetings involving these teams have all ended as Hammarby victories. More of the same or streak broken?

Hammarby missing players

Degerfors missing players

Hammarby Degerfors
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Hammarby Last season Degerfors
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
16 9   Won W   2 7
8 5   Drew D   4 10
6 1   Lost L   9 13
60 37   Scored S   15 32
27 13   Conceded C   31 49
90% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 90%
77% 87%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 87%
60% 73%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 50%
27% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 27%
20% 27%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 10%
43% 53%   BTTS BTTS   67% 60%
47% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 13%
20% 13%   Failed to Score F T   33% 37%
 
7 8.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5.2
3.5 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 5.3
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2.1
0 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
15.3 17.8   Shots (avg) S (   13.8 13.6
5.5 6.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4.1
37% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 26%
 
9.2 8.6   Shots against (avg) S A   17 15.2
3 2.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.1 5.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AIK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brommapojkarna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Degerfors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Djurgården 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Elfsborg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Häcken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Halmstad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Hammarby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 IFK Göteborg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kalmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Malmö FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mjallby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Norrköping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sirius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Varberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Värnamo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Häcken 30 18 10 2 69 37 15 9 4 2 38 21 15 9 6 0 31 16 32 64
2 Djurgården 30 17 6 7 55 25 15 11 1 3 38 11 15 6 5 4 17 14 30 57
3 Hammarby 30 16 8 6 60 27 15 9 5 1 37 13 15 7 3 5 23 14 33 56
4 Kalmar 30 15 6 9 41 27 15 10 2 3 20 7 15 5 4 6 21 20 14 51
5 AIK 30 14 8 8 45 36 15 8 4 3 21 11 15 6 4 5 24 25 9 50
6 Elfsborg 30 13 10 7 55 35 15 8 5 2 33 19 15 5 5 5 22 16 20 49
7 Malmö FF 30 13 7 10 44 34 15 8 4 3 25 13 15 5 3 7 19 21 10 46
8 IFK Göteborg 30 14 3 13 42 39 15 7 3 5 19 18 15 7 0 8 23 21 3 45
9 Mjallby 30 11 10 9 33 33 15 5 6 4 21 20 15 6 4 5 12 13 0 43
10 Värnamo 30 9 10 11 34 47 15 5 6 4 17 18 15 4 4 7 17 29 -13 37
11 Sirius 30 9 8 13 31 42 15 6 2 7 17 17 15 3 6 6 14 25 -11 35
12 Norrköping 30 8 10 12 40 42 15 5 4 6 24 20 15 3 6 6 16 22 -2 34
13 Degerfors 30 7 10 13 32 49 15 5 6 4 17 18 15 2 4 9 15 31 -17 31
14 Varberg 30 8 7 15 31 57 15 4 5 6 15 25 15 4 2 9 16 32 -26 31
15 Helsingborg 30 4 5 21 22 52 15 2 3 10 9 22 15 2 2 11 13 30 -30 17
16 GIF Sundsvall 30 4 2 24 28 80 15 4 0 11 20 38 15 0 2 13 8 42 -52 14

Read more about Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan (meaning All Swedish in English) is the top level division in Swedish football. Seasons run from late March or early April to November, with 16 teams playing a total of 240 fixtures. The best placed team in the league table after this is called the Swedish champion.