📏 Form Guide

BK Häcken

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BK Häcken are hoping to win again following the 0-1 Allsvenskan victory over IFK Göteborg.

In that match, BK Häcken managed 49% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for BK Häcken was Amor Layouni (45'). At the other end, IFK Gothenburg had 20 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

Matches featuring BK Häcken have proved to be entertaining ones of late with high scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past six games alone, a total of 20 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 11 of them being chalked up by BK Häcken. In any event, time will tell whether such a trend shall persist in this next match.

Taking a look at their past results, BK Häcken:

• are unbeaten in the league by IFK Norrköping in their previous 8 matches. A decent run, indeed.
• are undefeated in their last 2 home league matches.

IFK Norrköping

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IFK Norrköping go into this match following a 4-2 Allsvenskan win with the defeat of IF Elfsborg in their last outing.

In that match, IFK Norrköping managed 53% possession and 14 shots at goal with 8 on target. For IFK Norrköping, goals were scored by Christoffer Nyman (56', 74'), Ismet Lushaku (61') and Arnór Ingvi Traustason (84'). At the other end, IF Elfsborg got 13 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Michael Baidoo (30') and Simon Hedlund (45') scored for IF Elfsborg.

The stats don’t lie, and IFK Norrköping have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 16 goals overall. In defence, IFK Norrköping seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.

Their previous form shows that IFK Norrköping:

• are winless against BK Häcken when they've played them away from home in the last 4 matches in the league. They really have not been travelling well at all.
• have not won away from home in their last 7 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 18/10/2021 shows that BK Häcken have won 3 of them and IFK Norrköping 0, with the number of drawn matches being 3.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 25 in all at an average of 4.17 goals per meeting.

The last league match featuring these clubs was Allsvenskan match day 27 on 22/10/2023 when it finished BK Häcken 4-1 IFK Norrköping.

That time, BK Häcken managed 56% possession and 18 shots on goal with 6 on target. Goals were scored by Momodou Lamin Sonko (11', 54', 74') and Edward Chilufya (44').

On the other side, IFK Norrköping got 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. Christoffer Nyman (22') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Fredrik Klitte.

ℹ️ Team News: BK Häcken

The BK Häcken manager Paco Johansen does not have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash thanks to a fully healthy squad available to choose from.

In our view, Getingarna should line up in a 4-3-3 formation for this game with Andreas Linde, Axel Lindahl, Even Hovland, Marius Lode, Simon Sandberg, Pontus Dahbo, Simon Gustafson, Amane Romeo, Amor Layouni, Edward Chilufya and Zeidane Inoussa.

📰 Team News: IFK Norrköping

IFK Norrköping boss Andreas Alm has some current player fitness concerns. Arnór Ingvi Traustason (unknown injury) and Kevin Höög Jansson (unknown injury) are those who can’t be considered.

From our viewpoint, Snoka appear most likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 lineup, settling for Oscar Jansson, Daniel Eid, Max Watson, Amadeus Sögaard, Marcus Baggesen, Ismet Lushaku, Isak Ssewankambo, Joseph Ceesay, Tim Prica, A. Ingvi Traustason and Christoffer Nyman.

🧠 Prediction

It’s pretty clear that IFK Norrköping will have a tough assignment to be getting goals against a BK Häcken lineup who have the quality to control this match, should everything go as we’re expecting.

Our tip is for a commanding 3-0 winning scoreline for BK Häcken by the conclusion of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 14:05 28/04/2024