Superettan preview: Can Halmstad edge out victory against Degerfors?

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Competition: Sweden Superettan
Date: Sat 25.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Örjans Vall (15500 seats)

Halmstad hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 7 points and a 15th position in the Superettan table. Visiting Degerfors holds 6th place with 14 pts.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Superettan.

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Halmstad form and stats

Halmstad have collected 1 point from their home games so far after 0-1-3. Halmstad are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Örjans Vall, having lost their two previous games here.

Halmstad lost their last game at Varberg after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against GAIS with the scoreline 1-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Halmstad handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W1-D1-L4.

Halmstad has scored 4 goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Halmstad have conceded 8 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Degerfors form and stats

As the visiting team Degerfors have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Superettan home defeat versus Dalkurd with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Norrby.

We have checked recent matches where Degerfors have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were W0-D2-L3.

The Degerfors manager S. Jacobsson has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 matches. Degerfors have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Halmstad, 1 draw and 1 win for Degerfors. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

N. Ladan
4 goals
R. Wiedesheim-Paul
3 goals
E. Björndahl
3 goals

Halmstad missing players

Degerfors missing players

Halmstad Degerfors
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
9 4 2 Played 3 4 9
2 0 0 Won 2 2 4
1 1 0 Drew 1 1 2
6 3 2 Lost 0 1 3
7 4 2 Scored 8 8 13
13 8 5 Conceded 4 5 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 89%
56% 75% 100% Over 1.5 100% 75% 67%
44% 75% 100% Over 2.5 67% 50% 56%
22% 50% 50% Over 3.5 67% 50% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 67% 50% 22%
44% 75% 100% BTTS 100% 75% 67%
22% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 22%
33% 25% 0% Failed To Score 0% 25% 22%
 
6.1 7 6.5 Corners For (avg) 6.7 6.8 6.3
3.2 2.2 2 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 5.5 4.7
1.1 0.8 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0.2 0.7
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Degerfors have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Degerfors haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Halmstad have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Halmstad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Halmstad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Halmstad have yet to win a game at home.
  • Halmstad haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Halmstad
27-04-19 SU Brommapojkarna 2 - 1 Halmstad
05-05-19 SU Halmstad 0 - 1 Oster
11-05-19 SU Trelleborg 0 - 1 Halmstad
14-05-19 SU Halmstad 1 - 2 GAIS
18-05-19 SU Varberg 1 - 0 Halmstad
25-05-19 SU Halmstad 14:00 Degerfors
01-06-19 SU Halmstad 14:00 Västerås SK
09-06-19 SU Dalkurd 15:30 Halmstad
16-06-19 SU Halmstad 15:30 Mjallby
23-06-19 SU Halmstad 15:30 Frej
Degerfors
27-04-19 SU Mjallby 1 - 0 Degerfors
07-05-19 SU Degerfors 1 - 0 Brage
11-05-19 SU Brommapojkarna 2 - 3 Degerfors
16-05-19 SU Degerfors 0 - 0 Norrby
21-05-19 SU Degerfors 1 - 2 Dalkurd
25-05-19 SU Halmstad 14:00 Degerfors
01-06-19 SU Degerfors 14:00 Frej
08-06-19 SU Trelleborg 14:00 Degerfors
15-06-19 SU Degerfors 16:00 Västerås SK
24-06-19 SU GAIS 17:00 Degerfors

  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 Varberg 9 8 1 0 20 5 4 4 0 0 9 1 5 4 1 0 11 4 15 25
2 Mjällby 9 6 0 3 12 9 5 4 0 1 7 4 4 2 0 2 5 5 3 18
3 Brage 9 5 2 2 13 5 5 3 1 1 6 2 4 2 1 1 7 3 8 17
4 Norrby 9 4 4 1 11 10 4 3 0 1 8 8 5 1 4 0 3 2 1 16
5 Jönköpings Södra 9 4 2 3 15 7 4 2 1 1 4 2 5 2 1 2 11 5 8 14
6 Degerfors 9 4 2 3 13 10 5 2 1 2 5 5 4 2 1 1 8 5 3 14
7 GAIS 9 3 4 2 9 10 5 1 2 2 3 6 4 2 2 0 6 4 -1 13
8 Örgryte 9 3 3 3 12 11 5 1 3 1 5 5 4 2 0 2 7 6 1 12
9 Västerås SK 9 2 5 2 8 7 4 0 3 1 2 3 5 2 2 1 6 4 1 11
10 Trelleborg 9 2 4 3 12 13 5 2 2 1 7 5 4 0 2 2 5 8 -1 10
11 Dalkurd 9 3 1 5 9 15 4 2 0 2 7 9 5 1 1 3 2 6 -6 10
12 Frej 9 2 3 4 9 17 4 1 2 1 7 9 5 1 1 3 2 8 -8 9
13 Öster 9 1 4 4 5 9 5 0 3 2 1 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 -4 7
14 Brommapojkarna 9 2 1 6 11 16 5 1 0 4 6 10 4 1 1 2 5 6 -5 7
15 Halmstad 9 2 1 6 7 13 4 0 1 3 4 8 5 2 0 3 3 5 -6 7
16 Syrianska 9 1 3 5 9 18 4 0 1 3 3 11 5 1 2 2 6 7 -9 6