📏 Form Guide
Hammarby IF WLWWWD
Hammarby IF go into this game after a 1-1 Allsvenskan stalemate versus Degerfors IF.
In that game, Hammarby IF had 69% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Hammarby IF was Adrian Lahdo (57'). Degerfors IF had 11 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Elias Barsoum (81') scored for Degerfors IF.
It has been seldom in recent times that Hammarby IF haven’t conceded. The reality is that Hammarby IF have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 5 goals during that time. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
A look at their previous results shows us that Hammarby IF:
- haven't lost in the league to IF Elfsborg in their last 4 matches.
- are undefeated in their last 3 league matches at home.
IF Elfsborg LLLWLL
Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against AIK in Allsvenskan competition, IF Elfsborg will be aiming to make amends here.
In that match, IF Elfsborg had 60% possession and 12 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, AIK had 12 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Erik Flataker (13') and Johan Hove (77', 92') scored for AIK.
Indicating their predisposition for eventful matches, goals have been scored 20 times in the previous six games in which IF Elfsborg have sent out their troops, making it a mean average of 3.33 goals per meeting. Their opponents have hit 14 of this grand total.
Their prior results show that IF Elfsborg:
- have not won against Hammarby IF when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 5 league games.
👥 Head to head
Looking at their prior head to head clashes dating back to 23/10/2022 shows that Hammarby IF have won 3 of these games & IF Elfsborg 2, with the tally of draws standing at 1.
A total of 11 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 7 of them from Bajen and 4 netted by Di Gule . That’s an average goals per game of 1.83.
The previous league fixture between these clubs was Allsvenskan match day 12 on 31/05/2025 and the score finished IF Elfsborg 0-2 Hammarby IF.
In that game, IF Elfsborg managed 31% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.
For their opponents, Hammarby IF had 20 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Simon Strand (52') and Abdelrahman Boudah (82') scored.
The match was refereed by Victor Wolf.
📰 Team News: Hammarby IF
The Hammarby IF boss Kim Hellberg has no fitness concerns at all before this game thanks to a completely injury-free group to choose from.
It looks as if Bajen will possibly make use of the 4-3-3 formation this time, handing starts to Warner Hahn, Hampus Skoglund, Ibrahima Fofana, Victor Eriksson, Frederik Winther, Frank Junior Adjei, Tesfaldet Tekie, Nahir Besara, Montader Madjed, Paulos Abraham and Adrian Lahdo.
ℹ️ Team News: IF Elfsborg
With a fully injury-free group available to select from, the IF Elfsborg manager Oscar Hiljemark does not have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this game.
We’re of the thinking that Di Gule appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup with a starting lineup of Isak Pettersson, Johan Larsson, Rasmus Wikström, Ibrahim Buhari, Niklas Hult, Julius Magnusson, Simon Olsson, Simon Hedlund, Arber Zeneli, Ari Sigurpalsson and Per Frick.
🧠 Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that IF Elfsborg have the capability to put a goal past this Hammarby IF outfit, but that might not quite be as many as the goals that they could concede.
We are anticipating a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Hammarby IF after the 90. Expecting it to be very competitive.