Hammarby IF vs IFK Värnamo Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Hammarby IF

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Hammarby IF prepare for this match coming off the back of a 2-2 Allsvenskan draw vs Degerfors IF.

In that game, Hammarby IF had 49% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Hammarby IF, goals were scored by Markus Karlsson (42') and Montader Madjed (71'). Degerfors IF got 17 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Dijan Vukojević (59') and Rasmus Örqvist (65') scored for Degerfors IF.

Matches with Hammarby IF have tended to be absorbing affairs of late with plenty of scoring being the norm. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum total of 21 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 9 of these coming from Hammarby IF. Nevertheless, we’ll just have to find out if that pattern will be maintained in this upcoming game.

Their past results show that Hammarby IF:

• have left without a victory over IFK Värnamo in their previous 2 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 10 home league matches. It's been impressive.

IFK Värnamo

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Since being beaten in their last game against Kalmar FF in Allsvenskan competition, IFK Värnamo and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, IFK Värnamo had 51% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Kalmar FF had 7 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Noah Shamoun (61') scored for Kalmar FF.

The stats tell the story, and IFK Värnamo have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 8 goals in total. Defensively, IFK Värnamo just haven’t been too solid at all.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that IFK Värnamo:

• have not lost to Hammarby IF when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 3 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings stretching back to 14/04/2013, neither club has come out on top overall with Hammarby IF winning 2 of those games, IFK Värnamo 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

14 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them for Bajen and 6 being from Värnamo. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Allsvenskan match day 16 on 31/07/2022 when it ended Hammarby IF 1-2 IFK Värnamo.

That time, Hammarby IF had 65% possession and 25 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. Their only player to score was Nahir Besara (89').

IFK Värnamo had 5 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Marcus Antonsson (76', 93') scored.

The match was refereed by Kristoffer Karlsson.

📰 Team News: Hammarby IF

Dennis Collander (Knee Injury), Bubacarr Trawally (Knee Surgery) and Jon Gudni Fjóluson (Cruciate Ligament Injury) will not be taking part for Hammarby IF gaffer Martí Cifuentes.

We think that Bajen should go for a 4-3-3 formation for this game, handing starts to Oliver Dovin, Markus Karlsson, Edvin Kurtulus, Shaquille Pinas, Simon Strand, Nahir Besara, Loret Sadiku, Tesfaldet Tekie, Joel Nilsson, Adi Nalic and Abdelrahman Boudah.

ℹ️ Team News: IFK Värnamo

Due to a completely healthy group available to select from, the IFK Värnamo manager Kim Hellberg doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever before this match.

It’s our belief that IFK Värnamo might make use of a 4-3-3 formation by sending out Jonathan Rasheed, Victor Larsson, Victor Eriksson, Emin Grozdanic, Viktor Bergh, Oscar Johansson, Hampus Näsström, Wenderson, Ajdin Zeljkovic, Gustav Engvall and Kenan Bilalovic.

🧠 Prediction

IFK Värnamo will do really well to be putting goals past a Hammarby IF lineup who will more than likely dominate.

Our selection here is for a commanding 3-0 victory for Hammarby IF when the full-time whistle blows.

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

Lucas Pereira, 23:44 24/05/2023