It's advantage Halmstad so far with their 2nd position in the Superettan table, welcoming Brage who are placed 6th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Halmstad form and stats
Halmstad, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Superettan, are steadily winning Superettan games and points here at Örjans Vall. 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 11 games. Halmstad has recorded two wins in a row here at Örjans Vall, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A strong away win for Halmstad against GAIS the last match, as Andreas Johansson and M. Boman (2) were on target. Before that match, a Svenska Cupen win away at Hassleholms IF.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Halmstad matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, zero draws and zero defeats (from one game).
The manager M. Haglund will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Norrby in only four days.
Halmstad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Örjans Vall with 20 goals in 11 league matches. Halmstad have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Brage form and stats
5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Brage playing as the away team in the Superettan this season.
Brage's last game was the home draw against Degerfors (0-0). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Örgryte at their stadium, the result 3-1.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Brage when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning two games.
Brage find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Brage have conceded 17 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Halmstad and Brage have met before this season: Brage - Halmstad 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Halmstad won three games, one match ended with a draw and Brage has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / threeTop Goalscorers
  R. Wiedesheim-Paul 13 goals |  L. Pllana 7 goals | S. Kroon 5 goals |
Halmstad missing players
Brage missing players
| Halmstad | Brage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 37 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 30 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 10 | 17 | 28 |
| 86% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 68% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 77% |
| 45% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 55% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 36% | 23% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 18% | 14% |
| 32% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | 68% |
| 59% | 64% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 23% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 9% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 255 | 135 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 110 | 229 |
| 100 | 51 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 42 | 91 |
| 37% | 39% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 38% | 33% |
- Brage haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Halmstad has the fewest conceded goals (15) in Superettan
- Halmstad has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Superettan
- Halmstad has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Superettan
- Halmstad has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superettan
- Halmstad has the most clean sheets (13) in Superettan
- Halmstad has the most clean sheets (7) at home in Superettan
- Halmstad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Halmstad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Degerfors | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 34 | 50 |
| 2 | Halmstad | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | Jönköpings Södra | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 | Öster | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Akropolis | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Brage | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | GIF Sundsvall | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | GAIS | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 28 |
| 9 | Örgryte | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 10 | AFC Eskilstuna | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -14 | 25 |
| 11 | Norrby | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Västerås SK | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -9 | 23 |
| 13 | Dalkurd | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Trelleborg | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Umeå | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Ljungskile | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -21 | 15 |