The Allsvenskan match at Örjans Vall on Saturday will see home side Halmstads BK facing opposition in the form of Västerås SK.
View all of the Halmstads BK v Västerås SK predictions, poll and stats below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Halmstads BK
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Halmstads BK will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 5-2 Allsvenskan losing effort in their last game against Malmö FF.
In that match, Halmstads BK managed 34% possession and 13 shots on goal with 7 on target. The scorer for Halmstads BK was Omar Faraj (7', 26'). Malmo FF got 19 shots at goal with 10 on target. Adrian Skogmar (4'), Kenan Busuladžić (30') and Erik Botheim (60', 62', 68') scored for Malmö FF.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Halmstads BK have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Halmstads BK have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 13 goals on the way. We will have to see whether or not that trend can be continued on here.
Coming into this fixture, Halmstads BK are undefeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.
Västerås SK
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against IFK Göteborg in Allsvenskan competition, Västerås SK and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Västerås SK had 60% possession and 18 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Västerås SK, the scorers were Karl Gunnarsson (27'), Mikkel Ladefoged (30') and Axel Taonsa (53', 66'). IFK Gothenburg had 11 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Tobias Heintz (1', 8', 37', 79') and Adam Bergmark Wiberg (9') scored for IFK Göteborg.
Showing their appetite for action-packed encounters, goals have been seen as many as 23 times in the last six matches in which Västerås SK have taken to the pitch, giving a mean average of 3.83 goals each fixture. Their opponents have managed 13 of those goals.
Coming into this meeting, Västerås SK haven't been beaten by Halmstads BK in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
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Head to head
Checking on their most recent head to head meetings going back to 24/10/2020 tells us that Halmstads BK have won 2 of these & Västerås SK 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 3.
An aggregate of 11 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 6 of them for HBK and 5 netted by VSK. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.
The last league contest between the two was Allsvenskan match day 20 on 26/08/2024 which ended up with the score at Halmstads BK 0-1 Västerås SK.
That day, Halmstads BK managed 50% possession and 11 shots on goal with 1 on target.
On the other side, Västerås SK got 14 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Abdelrahman Boudah (19') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Victor Wolf.
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Team News: Halmstads BK
In all likelihood, HBK may well opt for a 4-4-2 system for this one with Tim Rönning, André Boman, Pascal Gregor, Erko Tougjas, Rami Kaib, Marvin Illary, Joel Allansson, Rocco Ascone, Hussein Carneil, Ludvig Arvidsson and Omar Faraj.
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Team News: Västerås SK
There’s a good chance that Västerås SK will likely begin the game with a 3-4-3 lineup, giving starts to Elis Jäger, Herman Magnusson, Philip Bonde, Victor Wernersson, Simon Gefvert, Mattias Hellisdal, M. Ousmane Diagne, Marcus Baggesen, Jens Magnusson, Mikkel Ladefoged and Karl Gunnarsson.
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Prediction
Västerås SK and Halmstads BK should play out a closely-fought contest here.
Let’s see how this one goes, but it looks this could be a draw. That is why we are leaning toward a very close game with a 1-1 score when all is said and done.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the WDW market, the win for Halmstads BK can be had for 2.57, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.25 and staking on the winning team to be Västerås SK comes in at 2.5. They’re the top bets that can be secured as of now.
Renata Leite,
01:00 30/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Halmstads BK
Formed: 1914
Stadium: Örjans Vall (10,873)
Captain: Joel Allansson
Chairman: Pelle Nilsson
Manager: Stuart Baxter
Competitions: Svenska Cupen (Omgång 2), Allsvenskan position 15
⭐ Star Man: Omar Faraj
Usually played in the Striker position, Omar Faraj was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Having played his first senior match for Atlético Levante in the 2021 - 2022 season, the skilful Forward has contributed 3 league goals in the Allsvenskan 2026 season so far in 10 appearances.