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

📊 Form Guide

BK Häcken

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BK Häcken go into this fixture following on from a 3-3 Allsvenskan draw vs AIK.

In that match, BK Häcken had 67% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. The only player to score for BK Häcken was Samuel Leach Holm (58', 90'). On the other side, AIK had 7 attempts at goal with 5 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 previous game, IFK Värnamo drew 1-1 in the Allsvenskan tie with GAIS.

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

Looking over their past head to head clashes stretching back to 09/05/2022 shows that BK Häcken have won 3 of these and IFK Värnamo 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 2.

A sum of 19 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 12 for Getingarna and 7 for Värnamo. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

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

That time, BK Häcken managed 65% possession and 11 shots 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 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) won’t be playing for BK Häcken gaffer 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 1.75, a wager on a drawn result is 3.75 and selecting a win for IFK Värnamo comes in at 4.33. They’re the best bets on offer at present.

Renata Leite, 15:03 15/05/2025