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IF Elfsborg vs. Halmstads BK Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between IF Elfsborg and Halmstads BK, taking place on Sunday, 24 August 2025, at Borås Arena in Borås.
IF Elfsborg, Recent Form
The 2-1 away defeat to IFK Norrkoping will not have sat easily with the IF Elfsborg squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. In that game they had 54% possession and managed 21 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to IFK Norrkoping who had 16 attempts and 5 on target.
Manager Oscar Hiljemark will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 11 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 10 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games at Borås Arena.
On an individual basis, Rasmus Wikström will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in IF Elfsborg's last 6 league games.
Halmstads BK, Recent Form
The Halmstads BK squad will want to put the 4-0 home thrashing they received from Malmo FF firmly behind them and may also need to find something to boost their confidence levels as a consequence. They achieved 38% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Malmo FF's tally of 15 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.
Manager Johan Lindholm will be looking to hit the reset button after his team's terrible performances in their last 6 games, having scored only 2 goals, conceded 13, and picked up a meagre 2 points. They have failed to score in 4 of their last 6 games, and they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games away from home.
Results wise, their recent poor run of form has left them without a win in 6 games.
IF Elfsborg vs. Halmstads BK Head to head
The last time these two teams met IF Elfsborg enforced their superiority over Halmstads BK with a comfortable 1-4 win.
The HBK defence has struggled at Borås Arena, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 17 visits. In their past 5 meetings, Di Gule's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Halmstad will have to take their chances when they come. In their last 3 away league games against Di Gule, Halmstad have conceded a total of 10 goals and that's an average of 3.33 per game.
Elfsborg will be looking to continue their winning streak against Halmstad, having won each of the last 6 times they have met in the league and being unbeaten in their last 6 meetings.
