Soccer betting preview: Värnamo welcomes Helsingborg in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Sweden Superettan
Competition: Sat 06.November
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Finnvedsvallen (5000 seats)

Värnamo and Helsingborg are both high-flying in the Superettan with their 1st and 3rd spots respectively. This could be a fun match!

Insights:
  • Värnamo is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Helsingborg have the most scored goals (43) in Superettan

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.

Helsingborg are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Värnamo form and stats

32 points is a decent return from 13 Superettan games here at Finnvedsvallen for Värnamo. The data says 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Värnamo after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Värnamo enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at AFC Eskilstuna's place. The match ended 2-0 with F. de Vries and V. Larsson scoring.

Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Falkenberg.

This is expected to be a close game, with Värnamo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Värnamo as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Värnamo has won five of these, drawn three and lost four.

A decent goal production from Värnamo in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. Värnamo have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Helsingborg form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (43) in Superettan, on their Superettan travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

Helsingborg go into this game after a win, the home game against Brage that ended 3-0.

A loss against GAIS was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Helsingborg in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Helsingborg, three draws and six defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Helsingborg's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 13 league matches away. Helsingborg are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Helsingborg - Värnamo 2-3. Head to head numbers (for the preceeding six meetings): Värnamo won three games, one match ended with a draw and Helsingborg managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three

Top Goalscorers

HelsingborgA. van den Hurk
A. van den Hurk
14 goals
VärnamoO. Johansson
O. Johansson
7 goals
VärnamoO. Uddenäs
O. Uddenäs
5 goals

Värnamo missing players

Helsingborg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Värnamo Helsingborg
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 2 Played P 3 13 27
17 10 1 Won W 0 6 13
5 2 0 Drew D 2 5 7
5 1 1 Lost L 1 2 7
39 20 2 Scored S 4 21 43
23 8 2 Conceded C 6 11 23
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 89%
74% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 63%
33% 23% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 54% 52%
15% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 38% 30%
15% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 11%
37% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 37%
44% 54% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 54% 48%
26% 8% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 23% 26%
 
6.6 6.6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4.8 5.1
4.4 4.5 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.6 5.7
1.5 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.1 10 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 9.7 10.7
4.4 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.9 4.8
32% 36% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 41% 33%
 
8.8 8 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 11.2 9.3
3.5 2.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 4.4 3.6
Key stats in Superettan this season:
  • Helsingborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Helsingborg have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Superettan
  • Helsingborg have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Superettan
  • Helsingborg have the most clean sheets (13) in Superettan
  • Helsingborg have the most clean sheets (7) away in Superettan
  • Helsingborg have the most scored goals (21) away in Superettan
  • Helsingborg have the most scored goals (43) in Superettan
  • Helsingborg have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Superettan
  • Helsingborg have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Superettan
  • Helsingborg have the the best goal difference (+20) in Superettan
  • Värnamo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Värnamo have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Superettan
  • Värnamo have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Superettan
  • Värnamo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Värnamo is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Värnamo 27 17 5 5 39 23 13 10 2 1 20 8 14 7 3 4 19 15 16 56
2 GIF Sundsvall 26 14 6 6 39 24 13 9 2 2 25 11 13 5 4 4 14 13 15 48
3 Helsingborg 27 13 7 7 43 23 14 7 2 5 22 12 13 6 5 2 21 11 20 46
4 Norrby 27 11 9 7 37 28 13 5 5 3 18 13 14 6 4 4 19 15 9 42
5 Trelleborg 27 11 9 7 39 33 13 8 3 2 22 11 14 3 6 5 17 22 6 42
6 Landskrona 26 12 5 9 35 28 13 10 2 1 21 8 13 2 3 8 14 20 7 41
7 Oster 26 9 9 8 25 23 13 6 5 2 15 10 13 3 4 6 10 13 2 36
8 Orgryte 27 7 13 7 33 35 13 3 8 2 16 14 14 4 5 5 17 21 -2 34
9 Jönköpings Södra 27 9 7 11 30 34 13 6 4 3 19 13 14 3 3 8 11 21 -4 34
10 Akropolis 27 9 7 11 27 40 14 6 3 5 14 17 13 3 4 6 13 23 -13 34
11 Västerås SK 27 8 9 10 33 37 14 4 6 4 19 20 13 4 3 6 14 17 -4 33
12 AFC Eskilstuna 27 8 7 12 34 37 14 7 4 3 24 13 13 1 3 9 10 24 -3 31
13 Brage 27 7 9 11 33 40 13 4 4 5 16 18 14 3 5 6 17 22 -7 30
14 GAIS 27 9 3 15 29 38 14 4 2 8 16 23 13 5 1 7 13 15 -9 30
15 Falkenberg 26 6 6 14 29 47 13 4 3 6 16 25 13 2 3 8 13 22 -18 24
16 Vasalund 27 6 5 16 31 46 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 2 2 9 14 26 -15 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Värnamo 27 17 5 5 39 23 13 10 2 1 20 8 14 7 3 4 19 15 16 56
2 GIF Sundsvall 26 14 6 6 39 24 13 9 2 2 25 11 13 5 4 4 14 13 15 48
3 Helsingborg 27 13 7 7 43 23 14 7 2 5 22 12 13 6 5 2 21 11 20 46
4 Norrby 27 11 9 7 37 28 13 5 5 3 18 13 14 6 4 4 19 15 9 42
5 Trelleborg 27 11 9 7 39 33 13 8 3 2 22 11 14 3 6 5 17 22 6 42
6 Landskrona 26 12 5 9 35 28 13 10 2 1 21 8 13 2 3 8 14 20 7 41
7 Oster 26 9 9 8 25 23 13 6 5 2 15 10 13 3 4 6 10 13 2 36
8 Orgryte 27 7 13 7 33 35 13 3 8 2 16 14 14 4 5 5 17 21 -2 34
9 Jönköpings Södra 27 9 7 11 30 34 13 6 4 3 19 13 14 3 3 8 11 21 -4 34
10 Akropolis 27 9 7 11 27 40 14 6 3 5 14 17 13 3 4 6 13 23 -13 34
11 Västerås SK 27 8 9 10 33 37 14 4 6 4 19 20 13 4 3 6 14 17 -4 33
12 AFC Eskilstuna 27 8 7 12 34 37 14 7 4 3 24 13 13 1 3 9 10 24 -3 31
13 Brage 27 7 9 11 33 40 13 4 4 5 16 18 14 3 5 6 17 22 -7 30
14 GAIS 27 9 3 15 29 38 14 4 2 8 16 23 13 5 1 7 13 15 -9 30
15 Falkenberg 26 6 6 14 29 47 13 4 3 6 16 25 13 2 3 8 13 22 -18 24
16 Vasalund 27 6 5 16 31 46 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 2 2 9 14 26 -15 23

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Superettan (meaning “the super one” in English) is the second highest league in the Swedish football league pyramid. It runs from April to October and has 16 teams. After a total of 240 fixtures the top two teams in the league table are promoted, while another can promote through a playoff.