The Allsvenskan tie at Hitachi Energy Arena on Sunday will see home team Västerås SK welcome Degerfors IF.
Our Västerås SK v Degerfors IF tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Västerås SK
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Västerås SK will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 1-3 Allsvenskan victory vs Halmstads BK.
For Västerås SK, the goalscorers were Mikkel Ladefoged (4') and Axel Taonsa (26', 63'). Hussein Carneil (1') scored for Halmstads BK.
Matches with Västerås SK have tended to be lively affairs lately with high scoring being the norm. Over their past 6 clashes alone, the sum total of 24 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 11 of those belonging to Västerås SK. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.
Taking a look at their past results, Västerås SK:
- have not beaten Degerfors IF in their previous 2 league matches.
- have not won at home in their last 5 matches in the league. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.
Degerfors IF
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Since a losing effort in their last game against Malmö FF in Allsvenskan action, Degerfors IF and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
Erik Botheim (52') scored for Malmö FF.
Degerfors IF have attacked well of late, having scored 6 goals in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Degerfors IF have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same matches.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Degerfors IF:
- have not emerged victorious against Västerås SK in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.
- are without an away win for the past 3 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 11/09/2011 shows that Västerås SK have won 2 of these games & Degerfors IF 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.
There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 30 in total which averages out at 5 goals per meeting.
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Team News: Västerås SK
In all likelihood, Västerås SK will probably kick off with a 3-4-3 system this time featuring Elis Jäger, Herman Magnusson, Philip Bonde, Victor Wernersson, Simon Gefvert, M. Ousmane Diagne, Ismet Lushaku, Marcus Baggesen, Karl Gunnarsson, Mikkel Ladefoged and Taonsa Axel.
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Team News: Degerfors IF
We are inclined to think that Degerfors IF seem most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation, settling for Matvei Igonen, Daniel Sundgren, Sebastian Ohlsson, Sebastian Ohlsson, Samba Diatara, Bilal Hussein, Kazper Karlsson, Nahom Girmai Netabay, Ludvig Fritzson, Elias Barsoum and Arman Taranis.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Degerfors IF should have enough to breach the defence of this Västerås SK side, although that possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid defeat.
We can see a narrow 2-1 winning margin for Västerås SK at full-time. Should be an interesting one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds on the WDW market, a win for Västerås SK is available for 1.96, backing a draw is 3.3 & selecting victory for Degerfors IF will get you 3.7. Those are the most competitive bets on offer at present.
Renata Leite,
02:02 08/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Västerås SK
Formed: 1904
Stadium: Hitachi Energy Arena (7,044)
Captain: Frédéric Nsabiyumva
Chairman: Magnus Breitholz
Manager: Alexander Rubin
Competitions: Svenska Cupen (Omgång 2), Allsvenskan position 10
⭐ Star Man: Mikkel Ladefoged
Mostly used in the Striker position, Mikkel Ladefoged was born in Denmark. After having made a senior debut playing for SønderjyskE in the 2022 - 2023 season, the skilful Forward has contributed 8 league goals in this Allsvenskan 2026 season so far coming from a total of 11 appearances.