📏 Form Guide

IFK Värnamo

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IFK Värnamo will play in this fixture following a 2-2 Allsvenskan tied result versus IF Elfsborg.

In that match, IFK Värnamo managed 58% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. For IFK Värnamo, the goals were scored by Wenderson (42') and Ajdin Zeljkovic (56'). On the other side, IF Elfsborg got 17 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Michael Baidoo (11') and Simon Hedlund (28') scored for IF Elfsborg.

Anes Mravac's IFK Värnamo have scored 6 times over their preceding 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures stands at 6.

Their previous form shows that IFK Värnamo:

• haven't lost in the league to GAIS in their previous 3 matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches at home.

GAIS

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against IF Brommapojkarna in Allsvenskan action, GAIS will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, GAIS had 58% possession and 15 shots on goal with 2 on target. The scorer for GAIS was Axel Norén (83' Own goal). IF Brommapojkarna got 20 shots at goal with 6 on target. Adam Jakobsen (11'), Ludvig Fritzson (45') and Wilmer Odefalk (69') scored for IF Brommapojkarna.

A tendency of at least one team not scoring a goal in games involving GAIS has been fairly consistent of late. Checking on their last six games reveals that it’s occurred 5 times. During those clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal aggregate of 9 while GAIS have scored 7. Historical results aside, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend will continue on in this next game.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their most recent head to head meetings going back to 11/04/2018 tells us that IFK Värnamo have won 4 of them & GAIS 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 0.

An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 8 of them for Värnamo and 7 belonging to Makrillarna. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

🗞️ Team News: IFK Värnamo

The IFK Värnamo boss Anes Mravac will be grateful not to have any fitness worries to speak of ahead of this clash owing to a fully injury-free squad to pick from.

It’s our opinion that IFK Värnamo could kick off with a 4-3-3 formation for the game, handing starts to Viktor Andersson, Victor Larsson, Johan Rapp, Samuel Kotto, Viktor Bergh, William Kenndal, Simon Thern, Ajdin Zeljkovic, Gustav Engvall, Wenderson and Carl Johansson.

📰 Team News: GAIS

Due to a fully healthy squad available for selection, the GAIS boss Fredrik Holmberg has zero fitness concerns to speak of before this game.

We are inclined to think that Makrillarna might elect for a 4-3-3 formation, starting the game with Mergim Krasniqi, August Wangberg, Axel Norén, Anes Cardaklija, Harun Ibrahim, Axel Henriksson, Joackim Aberg, Jonas Lindberg, Gustav Lundgren, A. Ahl Holmström and Amin Boudri.

✨ Prediction

Our assessment here is that GAIS could find themselves up against it to see themselves scoring against this IFK Värnamo lineup who we think will likely score at least once to gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore expecting a very competitive encounter with a 1-0 advantage for IFK Värnamo at the end of this game.

Let’s see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 16:06 08/04/2024