Before the Round – Trends on Sweden Allsvenskan (15-16/07)

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Round No 15 of the Allsvenskan season will kick off on Saturday. Elfsborg lead the league by one point over Malmo and three points over reigning champion BK Hacken.

Meanwhile, the relegation battle is fierce with AIK, IFK Goteborg, and Varbergs all battling to get out of the bottom three.

BK Hacken - IF Brommapojkarna

BK Hacken will host IF Brommapojkarna, as they seek a sixth straight league match without a defeat. Hacken won their last two games versus Brommapojkarna in all competitions by a combined score of 7-0. However, these teams have not met since 2019.

IF Brommapojkarna are ninth in the standings and on a three-game losing streak in the Allsvenskan. They scored just two goals in the last 270 minutes of football. Brommapojkarna are playing well on the road. They won four of their last five away games.

BK Hacken are the reigning Allsvenskan champions. They are three points off first-placed Elfsborg ahead of the weekend. The Wasps took 13 points from the last 15 points on offer. Each of Hacken’s last five home matches ended as wins.

• BK Häcken have managed to win by at least 2 goals in their 5 most recent home clashes in Allsvenskan.
• Brommapojkarna have conceded an average of 1.57 goals in their away Allsvenskan matches.
• In their last 42 games in Allsvenskan, BK Häcken have recorded 38 undefeated encounters.
• Brommapojkarna have lost their last 3 Allsvenskan matches in a row.
• Prediction: BK Häcken

Degerfors IF - IK Sirius

Sirius went unbeaten in their last four games versus Degerfors IF. Last season, IK Sirius took four points from two games versus Degerfors in the league.

Degerfors IF are 13th in the standings. The team failed to win five of their last six games. Degerfors failed to win their last three home matches.

IK Sirius are 12th in the division and level on points with Degerfors after 14 matches. IK have a game in hand over Degerfors. Sirius are on a two-game losing streak. Like Degerfors, IK are struggling for positive form.

• Degerfors IF are unbeaten in 15 of their last 18 home matches in Allsvenskan.
• Sirius IK have achieved just 2 wins of their last 15 away Allsvenskan games.
• Degerfors IF have achieved just 1 wins of their last 6 Allsvenskan games.
• In 4 of their most recent away matches in Allsvenskan, Sirius IK have seen over 2.5 goals scored.
• Prediction: Both Teams to Score

IF Elfsborg - IFK Goteborg

IF Elfsborg are on a five-game winning streak against IFK Goteborg in all competitions. The home side outscored IFK 9-2 in their last five matches in all competitions.

Goteborg are struggling this season, having taken eight points from 14 games this season. Each of IFK’s last six games ended without a win. The team has won just once this season in the Allsvenskan.

IF Elfsborg are on a three-game winning streak ahead of IFK’s arrival. They posted a record of 5W-1D-1L this season at home. Elfsborg scored the third-most goals after 14 games with 34. No team has conceded fewer goals than IF’s 10.

• IF Elfsborg have not been beaten in their last 13 straight clashes in Allsvenskan.
• IFK Göteborg have been scoring an average of 0.43 goals in their away league matches.
• IF Elfsborg haven't lost in 22 of their last 24 matches in Allsvenskan.
• IFK Göteborg are in an unfortunate period, having won just 1 of their last 11 away matches in Allsvenskan.
• Prediction: IF Elfsborg

Mjallby AIF - IFK Norrkoping

The last three head-to-head matches between Mjallby AIF and IFK Norrkoping ended in draws. All three saw both teams score. Two of the three draws ended with over 2.5 goals.

Mjallby are eighth in the table after 14 games. They go into Sunday’s match unbeaten in back-to-back games. Mjallby are struggling to score goals this season. They have tallied just 12 goals and conceded 14 goals to opponents.

IFK Norrkoping went winless in their last six Allsvenskan matches. They took just two points during that six-match run. IFK posted a record of 3W-2D-2L on the road this season. Norrkoping scored the fifth-most goals in 14 games this season, with 21.

• Mjällby AIF have managed to draw their last 3 clashes with Norrköping (Allsvenskan).
• Norrköping's performance has been disappointing of late, as they have won just 1 of their 7 most recent Allsvenskan clashes.
• Mjällby AIF score an average of 0.86 goals in their matches in Allsvenskan.
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Norrköping's last 6 games in Allsvenskan.
• Prediction: Draw