Varberg supporters put their faith in manager J. Persson to deliver victory against Halmstad

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Competition: Sweden Superettan
Date: Sat 18.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Påskbergsvallen (5000 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Påskbergsvallen clash with Halmstad, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Superettan table.

It's no vacation for neither Varberg nor Halmstad as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Varberg form and stats

As mentioned below, Varberg are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Påskbergsvallen after three straight home wins.

The home team returns to Påskbergsvallen after sharing the points with Örgryte on their last time out; the Superettan game ended 1-1. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Dalkurd.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Varberg have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found three games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.

Goals are plentiful at Påskbergsvallen this season as Varberg has scored 8 goals here in 3 attempts. Varberg have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.

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Halmstad form and stats

Playing away, Halmstad have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 2 defeats so far this season.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Superettan home defeat versus GAIS with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Trelleborg at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Halmstad are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of three matches.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games, an average of less than one per game. Halmstad have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Varberg won 0 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Halmstad has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 3

Top Goalscorers

A. Seljmani
8 goals
D. Krezic
3 goals
R. Wiedesheim-Paul
3 goals

Varberg missing players

Halmstad missing players

Varberg Halmstad
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
8 3 3 Played 0 4 8
7 3 3 Won 0 2 2
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost 0 2 5
19 8 8 Scored 0 3 7
5 1 1 Conceded 0 4 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 50% 62%
62% 67% 67% Over 2.5 0% 25% 50%
25% 33% 33% Over 3.5 0% 0% 25%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 33% 33% BTTS 0% 25% 50%
38% 67% 67% Clean Sheets 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 25% 25%
 
6.2 6.7 6.7 Corners For (avg) 0 5.2 6.1
5.9 6 6 Corners Against (avg) 0 4 3.1
1.4 0.7 0.7 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 0.9
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Varberg's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Halmstad haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Varberg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Varberg have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Varberg have scored more than double the goals of Halmstad.
  • Varberg have won all their home matches so far.
  • Varberg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Varberg
All Svenska Cupen Superettan Club Friendlies
All Home Away
22-04-19 SU Varberg 3 - 0 Brommapojkarna
28-04-19 SU Brage 1 - 2 Varberg
04-05-19 SU Västerås SK 1 - 2 Varberg
11-05-19 SU Varberg 2 - 0 Dalkurd
15-05-19 SU Örgryte 1 - 1 Varberg
18-05-19 SU Varberg 14:00 Halmstad
25-05-19 SU Frej 14:00 Varberg
02-06-19 SU Varberg 13:00 GAIS
08-06-19 SU Jönköpings Södra 14:00 Varberg
15-06-19 SU Varberg 14:00 Norrby
Halmstad
All Svenska Cupen Superettan Club Friendlies Allsvenskan
All Home Away
22-04-19 SU Halmstad 2 - 2 Syrianska
27-04-19 SU Brommapojkarna 2 - 1 Halmstad
05-05-19 SU Halmstad 0 - 1 Öster
11-05-19 SU Trelleborg 0 - 1 Halmstad
14-05-19 SU Halmstad 1 - 2 GAIS
18-05-19 SU Varberg 14:00 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 Mjällby

  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 8 7 1 0 19 5 3 3 0 0 8 1 5 4 1 0 11 4 14 22
2 Mjällby 8 5 0 3 11 9 5 4 0 1 7 4 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 15
3 Degerfors 7 4 1 2 12 8 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 2 1 1 8 5 4 13
4 Örgryte 8 3 3 2 11 9 5 1 3 1 5 5 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 12
5 GAIS 8 3 3 2 8 9 4 1 1 2 2 5 4 2 2 0 6 4 -1 12
6 Norrby 7 3 3 1 8 10 3 2 0 1 5 8 4 1 3 0 3 2 -2 12
7 Brage 7 3 2 2 10 5 4 2 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 4 2 5 11
8 Västerås SK 7 2 3 2 7 6 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 5 3 1 9
9 Frej 8 2 3 3 9 14 4 1 2 1 7 9 4 1 1 2 2 5 -5 9
10 Jönköpings Södra 7 2 2 3 11 7 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 9 5 4 8
11 Öster 7 1 4 2 5 6 4 0 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 -1 7
12 Trelleborg 8 1 4 3 10 12 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 0 2 2 5 8 -2 7
13 Brommapojkarna 8 2 1 5 11 14 4 1 0 3 6 8 4 1 1 2 5 6 -3 7
14 Dalkurd 7 2 1 4 7 12 3 2 0 1 6 6 4 0 1 3 0 5 -5 7
15 Halmstad 8 2 1 5 7 12 4 0 1 3 4 8 4 2 0 2 3 4 -5 7
16 Syrianska 7 1 2 4 9 17 4 0 1 3 3 11 3 1 1 1 6 6 -8 5

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