Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Husqvarna & Halmstad face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Svenska Cupen. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Husqvarna and Halmstad.
Husqvarna form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Svenska Cupen for Husqvarna, as the manager Culha led his troops to eliminate Motala, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Husqvarna's Svenska Cupen journey ended in the 2nd round.It's back home for Husqvarna, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Onsala away with the result 2-0.
Before that, Husqvarna had a Division 2: Vastra Gotaland home game versus Torslanda which ended with a victory 2-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Division 2: Vastra Gotaland game versus Assyriska BK in only four days. This game is also played here at Vapenvallen.
Halmstad form and stats
Last season their Svenska Cupen adventure ended in the group stage.Halmstad have an excellent away record in the Superettan so far with 7-2-2 from 11 games.
There might be some fixture complaints from Halmstad as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against Brommapojkarna.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Västerås SK in the Superettan.A new game in only four days for Halmstad, the Superettan home match versus Skövde AIK. Busy days.
The Halmstad manager Haglund has got the team scoring on the road, with 27 away goals in 11 league matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Johansson 13 goals |  J. Baffoe 7 goals |  M. Boman 7 goals |
Husqvarna missing players
Halmstad missing players
| Husqvarna | Halmstad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 52 | 32 | Scored | S | 29 | 52 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.9 | 6.3 | ||
| 4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 49% | ||
| 7.3 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 8 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Halmstad | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 28 | 45 |
| 2 | Brommapojkarna | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Brage | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Öster | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Skövde AIK | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Trelleborg | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | AFC Eskilstuna | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Örebro | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 9 | Utsikten | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Landskrona | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Örgryte | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Norrby | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 23 |
| 13 | Västerås SK | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Jönköpings Södra | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 15 | Dalkurd | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Östersunds FK | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 15 |
