Halmstads BK vs. IFK Norrkoping Match Preview Article

Halmstads BK, Recent Form

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Last time out for Halmstads BK resulted in a perhaps unsurprising 2-2 draw against Kalmar FF in a match they really wanted to win.  They came away from that fixture with 45% of the possession and clocked up 18 attempts on goal with 5 on target. By comparison, Kalmar FF managed 6 attempts on goal, with 3 on target.  

Having scored 5 goals and conceded 11 in their last 6 games, they will need to improve at both ends if they are to pick up more points from here on.  Of their last 6 games played at home, they've have been unable to score in 3 games and only kept 1 clean sheet.  

A win for Halmstads BK is just a distant memory, having not won a single match in 8 games.  

IFK Norrkoping, Recent Form

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A 2-2 draw and a point gained against IF Elfsborg in their previous meeting will have been considered a fairly decent for IFK Norrkoping last time out.  They achieved 61% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against IF Elfsborg's tally of 10 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.  

While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 10, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 11 goals and some valuable points in the process.  They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games; however, this season they have scored in 11 of their 12 games on the road.  

They've drawn their last 3 games, but their search for a win in a league game extends even further with 5 consecutive games without a win.  

Christoffer Nyman will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for IFK Norrkoping.