BK Häcken vs IFK Värnamo Live Stream, Predictions (May 18)

📏 Form Guide

BK Häcken

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BK Häcken prepare for this fixture coming off the back of a 3-3 Allsvenskan stalemate versus AIK.

In that match, BK Häcken had 67% possession and 18 shots at goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for BK Häcken was Samuel Leach Holm (58', 90'). At the other end, AIK got 7 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Benjamin Hansen (16') and Andronikos Kakoullis (72') scored for AIK.

Matches involving BK Häcken have tended to be entertaining ones lately with plenty of scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum of 21 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 9 of those being chalked up by BK Häcken.

Their previous form shows that BK Häcken:

• are unbeaten in the league by IFK Värnamo in their last 2 games.
• are winless against IFK Värnamo in their last 3 league matches.
• haven’t won at home in the past 4 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.

IFK Värnamo

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In their last fixture, IFK Värnamo drew 1-1 in the Allsvenskan match with GAIS.

In that match, IFK Värnamo managed 39% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for IFK Värnamo was Johnbosco Samuel Kalu (65'). For their opponents, GAIS got 21 shots on goal with 5 on target. Oskar Ågren (8') was the scorer for GAIS.

IFK Värnamo have been a threat going forward in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 7 times in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, IFK Värnamo can also improve defensively after being scored against in 6 of those same outings. That trend isn’t assured to be continued into this game, however.

Coming into this meeting, IFK Värnamo are without a win away from home in their last 4 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 09/05/2022 shows that BK Häcken have won 3 of them and IFK Värnamo 1, with the number of drawn results being 2.

An aggregate of 19 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 12 of them for Getingarna and 7 belonging to Värnamo. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.17.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was Allsvenskan match day 20 on 25/08/2024 and the score finished BK Häcken 1-1 IFK Värnamo.

On that occasion, BK Häcken had 65% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Jeremy Agbonifo (27').

IFK Värnamo got 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Ajdin Zeljković (74') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Erik Mattsson.

📋 Team News: BK Häcken

Andreas Linde (unknown injury) and Brice Wembangomo (Hamstring injury) will not be able to play for BK Häcken boss Jens Gustafsson.

⚡ Prediction

We feel that in this game, BK Häcken look likely to be able to score a couple against IFK Värnamo, who won’t find it easy scoring.

We can therefore see a decent 2-0 winning margin for BK Häcken at the conclusion of the game.

💵 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Looking at the bookies’ prices on the 90 min. result market, a win for BK Häcken is available for 1.62, a wager on a drawn result is 4 and selecting a win for IFK Värnamo comes in at 5. They’re the best bets on offer at present.

Renata Leite, 12:09 15/05/2025