Halmstads BK arrive at 3Arena on Saturday for the Allsvenskan showdown with hosts Hammarby IF.
All Hammarby IF v Halmstads BK match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Hammarby IF
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Hammarby IF are hoping to win again following a 0-2 Allsvenskan victory versus IF Elfsborg.
In that game, Hammarby IF managed 69% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 8 on target. For Hammarby IF, goals were scored by Simon Strand (52') and Abdelrahman Boudah (82'). For their opponents, IF Elfsborg had 11 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
Over their last six fixtures, Kim Hellberg's Hammarby IF have hit the target a combined total of 8 times, with that being an average number of goals per match equal to 1.33.
Halmstads BK
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Halmstads BK will go into this encounter following a 1-0 Allsvenskan win with the downing of Djurgårdens IF in their last game.
In that game, Halmstads BK managed 36% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Halmstads BK was Filip Schyberg (69'). For their opponents, Djurgardens IF had 13 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
Showing their involvement in high-scoring matches, the back of the net has been hit 20 times in the prior 6 games in which Halmstads BK have taken to the field, making it a mean average of 3.33 goals for each fixture. Opposition teams have hit 12 from this total.
Heading into this fixture, Halmstads BK are winless against Hammarby IF when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league games.
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Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings going back to 04/07/2021, both clubs have shared the honours with Hammarby IF winning 1 of those games, Halmstads BK 1 and 4 being drawn in normal time.
An aggregate of 10 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 5 for Bajen and 5 coming from HBK. That’s an average goals per game of 1.67.
The previous league clash between these sides was Allsvenskan match day 26 on 05/10/2024 when the final score was Hammarby IF 1-0 Halmstads BK.
That day, Hammarby IF had 73% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Bazoumana Touré (53').
Halmstads BK had 7 shots on goal with 4 on target.
The match was refereed by Tess Olofsson.
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Team News: Hammarby IF
It seems likely that Bajen could opt for a 3-4-3 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Warner Hahn, Ibrahima Fofana, Victor Eriksson, Shaquille Pinas, Hampus Skoglund, Markus Karlsson, Tesfaldet Tekie, Simon Strand, Nahir Besara, Moise Kabore and Sebastian Tounekti.
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Team News: Halmstads BK
It’s our belief that HBK could decide to make use of a 3-4-3 system, starting the game with Tim Erlandsson, Bleon Kurtulus, Filip Schyberg, Marcus Olsson, Villiam Granath, Joel Allansson, A. Damnjanovic, Gustav Friberg, Ludvig Arvidsson, Yannick Agnero and Gisli Eyjolfsson.
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Prediction
It’s pretty clear that Halmstads BK will need to play some great football to be scoring even one goal against a Hammarby IF team who will likely set up a big win.
Our tip is for a very comfortable 3-0 victory for Hammarby IF when the full-time whistle blows.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the WDW market, putting your money on Hammarby IF can be had for 1.29, a bet on the draw is 5.5 and betting on a win for Halmstads BK gets you 10. Those are the best of the returns on offer at the moment.
Victor Martins,
12:04 28/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Hammarby IF
Formed: 1915
Stadium: 3Arena (30,000)
Captain: Nahir Besara
Chairman: Mattias Fri
Manager: Kim Hellberg
Competitions: Allsvenskan position 2, Conference League Qualifiers (2nd Qualifying)
⭐ Star Man: Nahir Besara
Normally used in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Nahir Besara was born in Södertälje, Sweden. After having played his first senior match for Assyriska Föreningen in the 2009 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has hit 6 league goals in this Allsvenskan 2025 campaign to date in a total of 13 appearances.