2nd position in the Superettan table for Halmstad so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Västerås SK visits Örjans Vall.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Halmstad and Västerås SK.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Västerås SK's home stadium. The visitors last 28 games on grass have ended in 8 wins, 5 draws and 15 losses.
Halmstad form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Örjans Vall as Halmstad, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Superettan, have scored 22 goals to get 25 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Superettan are 8-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Halmstad, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The Halmstad goalkeeper Malkolm Nilsson is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 181 minutes without conceding a goal in the Superettan.
A good away victory last time out for Halmstad, who won 2-0 against Norrby (placed 14th). Before that, Halmstad had a home game versus Brage which ended with a victory 2-0.
The Halmstad fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Halmstad have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Västerås SK form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Västerås SK so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-8 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing from A. Sporrong and V. Prodell secured the home win 2-1 against Akropolis in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ljungskile at their stadium, the result 2-0.
The attacking power of Västerås when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Västerås SK's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Västerås SK - Halmstad 2-3. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - two - zero (Halmstad wins - draws - Västerås SK wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Wiedesheim-Paul 13 goals |  K. Safari 6 goals | S. Kroon 5 goals |
Halmstad missing players
Västerås SK missing players
| Halmstad | Västerås SK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 41 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 31 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 37 |
| 88% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 96% |
| 71% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 75% |
| 42% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 58% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 38% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 62% | 67% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 21% |
| 21% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 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 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 274 | 146 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 118 | 240 |
| 110 | 57 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 51 | 108 |
| 37% | 39% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 20% | 29% |
- 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 (15) in Superettan
- Halmstad has the most clean sheets (8) 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.
- Halmstad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Västerås SK have scored 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 | Degerfors | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 34 | 53 |
| 2 | Halmstad | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 50 |
| 3 | Öster | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 45 |
| 4 | Jonkopings Sodra | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Akropolis | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 6 | GIF Sundsvall | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Brage | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Västerås SK | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 9 | GAIS | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 29 |
| 10 | AFC Eskilstuna | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -14 | 28 |
| 11 | Örgryte | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 12 | Dalkurd | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Trelleborg | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 25 |
| 14 | Norrby | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Umeå | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -20 | 18 |
| 16 | Ljungskile | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -23 | 15 |