Varberg BoIS and Häcken have both delivered a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golfing expression. Both teams have mid-table positions in the Allsvenskan.
- Häcken have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Allsvenskan
The hosts Varberg BoIS saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Allsvenskan. That game was an away game at Hammarby, so at least Varberg are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Varberg BoIS form and stats
4-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Allsvenskan numbers at home for Varberg BoIS so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Varberg after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Varberg BoIS are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Hammarby. Joakim Lindner, defender, was given a rating of 7.65/10 in that game, top of the team. Lindner won 8 of 11 duels.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Örebro.This is expected to be a close game, with Varberg BoIS perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Varberg BoIS as a small favourite), we find four games. Varberg BoIS has won two of these, drawn one and lost one.
There will be little rest for Varberg BoIS after this match as they are travelling to Norrköping for a Allsvenskan game in only three days.
The Varberg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Varberg's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Häcken form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Häcken so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Häcken in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Norrköping.
Häcken delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Mjallby (placed 14th) in their previous match; a Allsvenskan game. Peter Abrahamsson was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.04. The agile goalkeeper Abrahamsson stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Elfsborg's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Häcken in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Häcken, two draws and two defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hammarby in just three days.
Häcken have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Häcken's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other previously this campaign: Häcken - Varberg 3-1. Previous four meetings between these participants: Varberg won zero, Häcken were winners in four and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Jeremejeff 9 goals |   T. Matthews 4 goals | S. Karlsson Adjei 4 goals |
Varberg BoIS missing players
Häcken missing players
| Varberg BoIS | Häcken | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| 89% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 74% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 84% |
| 53% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 63% |
| 26% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 32% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 26% |
| 63% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 74% |
| 32% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 16% | 11% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 4.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 13.2 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 35% | 30% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 28% | 31% |
- Häcken have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Allsvenskan
- Häcken have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Allsvenskan
- Häcken have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Allsvenskan
- Häcken haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Elfsborg | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 35 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Hammarby | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | Varberg BoIS | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Sirius | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 10 | Häcken | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | IFK Göteborg | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Halmstad | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Degerfors | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -16 | 18 |
| 14 | Mjallby | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Örebro | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -25 | 13 |
| 16 | Östersunds FK | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 19 | -13 | 12 |
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