The Superettan game at Olympia on Sunday sees home side Helsingborgs IF facing opposition in the form of Östersunds FK.
Our Helsingborgs IF v Östersunds FK predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Helsingborgs IF
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Helsingborgs IF will be hoping to return to winning ways here after the 2-1 Superettan loss in their previous game against Degerfors IF.
Gustav Lindgren (29', 60') and Nasiru Moro (41' Own goal) scored for Degerfors IF.
It has been all too rare in recent games where Helsingborgs IF haven’t conceded. The facts show that Helsingborgs IF have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 games, letting in 9 goals along the way.
Leading up to this clash, Helsingborgs IF:
- are unbeaten in their previous 7 home league matches.
- have not won at home in their last 2 league matches.
Östersunds FK
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Previously, Östersunds FK drew 1-1 in the Superettan match with Orgryte.
The only player to score from Östersunds FK was Arquimides Ordóñez (86'). Edi Sylisufaj (49') was the scorer for Orgryte.
In 6 of the prior 6 games involving Östersunds FK, a notably low volume of goals have gone in between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game within that spell is a mere 1.33, with the average goals for Östersunds being 0.5. That kind of trend might not follow through here, however.
Heading into this fixture, Östersunds FK are without an away win for the past 2 league matches.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 29/04/2019 shows us that Helsingborgs IF have won 2 of them and Östersunds FK 3, with the number of drawn results being 1.
In all, 8 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 3 of them for Di Röe and 5 created by Östersunds. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.33.
The last league contest between these clubs was Superettan match day 26 on 07/10/2023 and the score finished Östersunds FK 1-0 Helsingborgs IF.
The referee was Per Melin.
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Team News: Helsingborgs IF
The Helsingborgs IF boss Klebér Saarenpää will be grateful to have no fitness worries to speak of coming into this match thanks to a completely injury-free group available to choose from.
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Team News: Östersunds FK
With a fully healthy group to pick from, the Östersunds FK manager Magnus Powell doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this game.
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Prediction
When taking everything into account, Östersunds FK will need to push hard to see themselves scoring against this Helsingborgs IF outfit who we think will end up scoring and staying ahead.
We’re therefore predicting a very even match with a 1-0 win for Helsingborgs IF at the end of the 90 minutes.
Little in this one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
12:09 25/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Helsingborgs IF
Formed: 1907
Stadium: Olympia (16,500)
Captain: Kalle Joelsson
Chairman: Fredrik Karlsson
Manager: Klebér Saarenpää
Competitions: Superettan position 10
🔑 Key Man: Taylor Silverholt
Typically used in the Striker position, Taylor Silverholt was born in Sweden. Having made a first senior appearance for Mjällby AIF in the 2020 season, the dangerous Forward has scored 3 league goals in this Superettan 2024 season so far in 4 appearances.