Degerfors – Hammarby

The opponents will score at least one goal each

Degerfors and Hammarby will play their 18th round match next Thursday for the same reason as Malmö vs Hecken the day before. This encounter was originally scheduled for the first decade of August, when Hammarby will play in Conference League qualification. Given Sweden's particular focus on European continental tournaments, the organisers of the Allsvenskan are thus going out of their way to accommodate their delegates. Degerfors are in their third season in Sweden's elite football, led by the unchallenged Andreas Holmberg. A team lacking any serious financial and personnel resources, this coach has kept a dangerous but stable 12-13 position. Degerfors are now close to the relegation zone again, but are performing at their level. Hammarby are by no means the most titled club in Sweden, but they have shown serious ambition in the last six or seven years. Last season, the capital team finished in third place, managing to secure a trip to the Conference League. The current season Hammarby started unsuccessfully and are now just the last ten teams in the Allsvenskan. Bookmakers have identified the visitors as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.88 on their victory. Degerfors have proved themselves to be an uncompromising club in the first third of the season, never drawing a game. During this period, the team won three times and lost six times. It is worth noting that Degerfors won all their victories on home soil. In addition, the team conceded goals in all nine rounds played. The hosts for the upcoming game have the weakest defence in the Allsvenskan. Degerfors have conceded an average of 2.67 goals per game, twice getting six goals out of their net. Remarkably, the team suffered both defeats in the same city from Gothenburg and Hekken. Hammarby are also dependent on the home-field factor. Only last Sunday, the team from the capital did not lose on the road. It was the fifth away game in the current championship. Like their upcoming opponents, Hammarby have won three in nine rounds. All of those matches were played in Stockholm. Hammarby have conceded goals in all away encounters of the season. The statistics suggest that the rivals will exchange goals in the upcoming match.