Allsvenskan match preview: Varberg BoIS believed to be the weaker party when Hammarby pays a visit

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Mon 25.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Varberg Energi Arena (5000 seats)

Varberg BoIS will cross fingers that their home comfort is enough to get a victory from this gruelling duel, vs passionate Hammarby.

Insights:
  • Varberg BoIS have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Hammarby have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Allsvenskan

This pitch has grass, which is not Hammarby's familiar surface at their own football field. When playing on grass Hammarby have performed like this: Played 23 matches producing 10 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats with the goal numbers 35-32 (scored/conceded).

Both contenders have had time to rest since their last game. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face fixture!

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Varberg BoIS form and stats

The complete Allsvenskan stats playing at home this season for Varberg BoIS are 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Varberg haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 184 minutes ago. Júnior scored that one.

The spoils were shared in Varberg BoIS's previous game, also at home. Visiting Helsingborg (placed 16th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Birkfeldt, defender, was given a rating of 7.34/10 in that game, top of the team. Birkfeldt won 11 of 15 duels.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Malmö FF (0-3).

Varberg BoIS are not conceding a lot of goals here at Varberg Energi Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.

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Hammarby form and stats

The visitors are W3-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Allsvenskan. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Hammarby have lost on their last two travels.

The Hammarby goalkeeper Davor Blazevic is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 202 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

The fans enjoyed Hammarby's previous game versus Elfsborg (placed 9th), a 3-0 win played at home. Attacker Ludwigson got a player rating of 9.32 in the game. "Man of the match" Ludwigson scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and hit three key passes.

Before that, Hammarby secured a home win against IFK Göteborg with the score 3-0.

Stats flash: 10 of the latest 12 league games featuring this side have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).

Hammarby has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Hammarby are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Varberg BoIS one win, two draws and Hammarby seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

HammarbyG. Ludwigson
G. Ludwigson
6 goals

Varberg BoIS missing players

Hammarby missing players

Varberg BoIS Hammarby
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 0 Played P 3 6 14
4 3 0 Won W 2 3 8
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 3
7 2 0 Lost L 1 3 3
11 7 0 Scored S 6 9 27
22 6 0 Conceded C 2 5 11
86% 71% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
71% 71% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 71%
50% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 57%
21% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 21%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 14%
29% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 17% 29%
36% 57% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 50%
50% 57% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 29%
 
3.3 4.6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.8 7.1
6.8 4.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2.2 2.6
3.1 3.1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.5 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.6 13.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 13 13.2 15.3
2.6 3.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.8 5.4
30% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 31% 36%
 
17.7 14 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 8.7 8.3
5.7 3.9 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.8 3.2
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Hammarby have created more than twice as many corners as Varberg BoIS.
  • Hammarby have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hammarby have scored more than double the goals of Varberg BoIS.
  • Hammarby have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Allsvenskan
  • Hammarby have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Hammarby have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Hammarby haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Varberg BoIS have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Varberg BoIS have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Häcken 14 9 4 1 32 19 6 4 1 1 15 10 8 5 3 0 17 9 13 31
2 Djurgården 15 9 3 3 33 10 8 7 1 0 25 4 7 2 2 3 8 6 23 30
3 AIK 15 8 4 3 21 17 8 6 1 1 9 3 7 2 3 2 12 14 4 28
4 Hammarby 14 8 3 3 27 11 8 5 3 0 18 6 6 3 0 3 9 5 16 27
5 Malmö FF 15 8 3 4 19 12 7 5 1 1 13 4 8 3 2 3 6 8 7 27
6 Kalmar 14 6 3 5 16 12 7 4 1 2 8 4 7 2 2 3 8 8 4 21
7 IFK Göteborg 14 6 3 5 16 15 7 3 3 1 10 6 7 3 0 4 6 9 1 21
8 Sirius 14 6 3 5 17 20 6 4 0 2 8 6 8 2 3 3 9 14 -3 21
9 Elfsborg 14 5 5 4 26 18 7 4 2 1 16 8 7 1 3 3 10 10 8 20
10 Mjallby 14 5 5 4 14 13 7 3 3 1 10 6 7 2 2 3 4 7 1 20
11 Norrköping 14 4 4 6 16 17 7 2 2 3 10 8 7 2 2 3 6 9 -1 16
12 Varberg BoIS 14 4 3 7 11 22 7 3 2 2 7 6 7 1 1 5 4 16 -11 15
13 Varnamo 14 3 4 7 12 22 6 2 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 6 7 19 -10 13
14 GIF Sundsvall 14 3 1 10 15 36 8 3 0 5 11 21 6 0 1 5 4 15 -21 10
15 Degerfors 14 2 2 10 10 29 7 1 2 4 5 14 7 1 0 6 5 15 -19 8
16 Helsingborg 15 1 4 10 11 23 8 1 2 5 5 12 7 0 2 5 6 11 -12 7

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.