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IFK Varnamo vs. Halmstads BK Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between IFK Värnamo and Halmstads BK, taking place on Sunday, 27 August 2023, at Finnvedsvallen in Värnamo.
IFK Varnamo, Recent Form
In their last league encounter, IFK Värnamo racked up a stunning 3-0 away win against Varbergs BoIS. Their share of possession in that meeting was 56%, while racking up 6 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target, in contrast to Varbergs BoIS, who had 14 shots on goal with 4 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 6 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games at Finnvedsvallen.
They're experiencing a very poor spell of form at Finnvedsvallen, having lost 4 of their last 6 home games. If they want to get anywhere this season, they'll need to do something very quickly to fix their home form, having lost 6 of the first 9 league games at Finnvedsvallen.
Goalscorer Gustav Engvall will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for IFK Värnamo.
Halmstads BK, Recent Form
Failing to acquire any points in their 3-1 away defeat by IF Brommapojkarna will have left the Halmstads BK squad feeling a little deflated. In that game they recorded 40 % of the possession, with 15 attempts on goal, 6 on target. Their opponents found the target on 5 of their 10 shots on goal.
Whilst they have scored a reasonable 4 goals in their last 6 games, they are struggling to pick up points due to their defence, who have shipped 16 goals in the same period. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
Halmstads BK will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form, having lost 4 league games in a row no wins in 6 games.
On an individual basis, Viktor Granath is giving Halmstads BK's travelling fans plenty to shout about having scored 3 goals in the squad's last 6 away games in the league.
IFK Varnamo vs. Halmstads BK Head to head
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 2-2 draw.
Värnamo will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against HBK having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 7 meetings. Goals come easy for Halmstad when they travel to Värnamo, having recorded 9 goals in their past 3 visits and an impressive average of 3 goals per match.
In the league, Värnamo has not won any of the last 3 times they have welcomed Halmstad to Finnvedsvallen.