Hammarby IF vs. Halmstads BK Match Preview Article

Hammarby IF, Recent Form

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Hammarby IF will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 2-0 win in their away outing against IF Elfsborg.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 69%, while racking up 20 shots along the way, 8 of which were on target, in contrast to IF Elfsborg, who had 11 shots on goal with 2 on target.  

They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 8 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 5 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points.  They have scored in 12 of their 13 games this season and recorded 8 clean sheets.  

Winning 4 and being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 league games at 3Arena, marks a good spell of home form for Hammarby IF.  

Halmstads BK, Recent Form

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Halmstads BK will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 1-0 winners in their home fixture against Djurgardens IF.  They came away from that fixture with a 36% share of the possession and clocked up 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target, in comparison to Djurgardens IF, who managed 13 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.  

Supremo Johan Lindholm will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 12 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 8 goals they've managed to net.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games on the road.  

They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.  

With 3 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Halmstads BK, Yannick Agnero will be looking to add more goals against Hammarby IF in this match.