Halmstad and Degerfors are both riding high in the Superettan with their 2nd and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Halmstad form and stats
Halmstad, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Superettan, have performed here at Örjans Vall this season with 5 wins from 8 Superettan matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Two home wins in a row for Halmstad bring valid hopes of a third.
The Halmstad goalkeeper Malkolm Nilsson is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 202 minutes without conceding a goal in the Superettan.
Halmstad enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Degerfors's place. The match ended 2-0 with Andreas Johansson and T. Boakye scoring. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against GIF Sundsvall.
This is expected to be a close game, with Halmstad perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Halmstad as a small favourite), we find five games. Halmstad has won two of these, drawn one and lost two.
The Halmstad fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. From these home matches, Halmstad have conceded only 5 goals.
Degerfors form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (29) in Superettan, are W3-D4-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Superettan. Degerfors are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Superettan home defeat versus Halmstad with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Before that, Degerfors travelled to Akropolis and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Degerfors in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Degerfors, three draws and three defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Degerfors's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Degerfors are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Degerfors - Halmstad 0-2. Halmstad-Degerfors H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Halmstad seven wins, Degerfors two wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Bertilsson 9 goals |  R. Wiedesheim-Paul 8 goals | V. Edvardsen 7 goals |
Halmstad missing players
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| Halmstad | Degerfors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 80% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 60% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 67% |
| 40% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 47% |
| 13% | 12% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 40% |
| 13% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 27% |
| 27% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 53% |
| 67% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 33% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 163 | 88 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 88 | 181 |
| 62 | 35 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 31 | 77 |
| 37% | 37% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 38% |
- Degerfors has the most scored goals (29)
- Degerfors has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
- Degerfors has the the best goal difference (+17)
- Degerfors have not yet lost a game away.
- Degerfors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Degerfors have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Halmstad has the fewest conceded goals (8)
- Halmstad has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4)
- Halmstad has the most clean sheets (10)
- Halmstad has the most clean sheets (5) at home
- 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.
- Halmstad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Halmstad | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Akropolis | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Jönköpings Södra | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | GIF Sundsvall | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
| 6 | Oster | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Brage | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Trelleborg | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | Orgryte | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | Dalkurd | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Norrby | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Västerås SK | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 | Umeå | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | GAIS | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -12 | 13 |
| 15 | AFC Eskilstuna | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -14 | 12 |
| 16 | Ljungskile | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 10 |