Elfsborg vs Hammarby - prediction, team news, lineups

Elfsborg volition look to widen their unbeaten tally erstwhile they big Hammarby successful Sunday's Allsvenskan clash astatine Boras Arena.

The Yellow Ones beryllium 3rd successful the array and are unbeaten successful their past six league matches, portion Hammarby are conscionable 1 constituent down them successful fourth.

Match preview

Bjorn Hamberg has returned to nine duties pursuing his stint arsenic Graham Potter's adjunct with Sweden astatine the 2026 World Cup, and his archetypal task volition beryllium to usher Elfsborg backmost to winning ways.

Although Elfsborg person suffered conscionable 1 league decision this season, Hamberg volition beryllium acrophobic by their caller form, with his broadside winless successful their past 4 Allsvenskan matches.

The Elegants began the 2026 run successful good fashion, beating Goteborg 2-0 earlier winning 3 of their opening 4 league games.

However, their signifier has dipped since the 2-1 decision to Kalmar, with Elfsborg managing conscionable 1 triumph successful their past six matches.

Another interest for Hamberg is his side's antiaircraft record, arsenic Elfsborg person failed to support a cleanable expanse successful 7 of their past 8 matches.

Hammarby caput into this contention connected the backmost of 3 consecutive Allsvenskan defeats and 4 losses successful each competitions successful past 5 matches, leaving Henrik Rydstrom nether unit to halt the slide.

The Stockholm outfit will, however, instrumentality assurance from a 4-1 triumph implicit Hacken successful a affable during the World Cup break, though their antiaircraft frailties stay a concern.

Hammarby person failed to support a cleanable expanse successful each of their past 5 competitory matches, conceding 7 goals crossed their erstwhile 3 outings.

Their distant signifier besides leaves plentifulness to beryllium desired, having collected conscionable 4 points from 5 league matches portion posting a antagonistic extremity difference.

After winning 5 of their opening 8 league games and drafting two, Hammarby's run has mislaid momentum. 

The World Cup interruption whitethorn person provided the cleanable accidental to regroup and code the issues that person crept into their performances.

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Team News

Hamberg has nary large wounded concerns to contend with, though helium volition beryllium without defender Sebastian Holmen, who is suspended aft accumulating excessively galore yellowish cards.

Leo Ostman has enjoyed an awesome campaign, scoring 4 league goals, and the 20-year-old is expected to commencement up of Frederik Ihler, who has recovered the nett doubly this season.

In midfield, Julius Magnusson and Simon Olsson person been outstanding and should some clasp their places.

Hammarby besides person an astir afloat acceptable squad, with Sourou Kone their lone notable absentee arsenic helium continues to retrieve from a genu injury.

Nahir Besara has been 1 of the standout performers successful the Allsvenskan this season, signaling 5 goals and 5 assists successful conscionable 10 starts.

The attacking trio of Besara, Victor Lind and Montader Madjed person each shown encouraging form, and if they tin rediscover immoderate consistency, Hammarby should soon instrumentality to winning ways.

Elfsborg imaginable starting lineup:

Pettersson; Wikstrom, Mohammed, Isherwood, Hult; Magnusson, Olsson; Hedlund, Beck, Zeneli; Ostman

Hammarby imaginable starting lineup:

Hahn; Persson, Winther, Eriksson, Skoglund; Tekie, Karlsson; Lind, Besara, Madjed; Abraham

We say: Elfsborg 1-1 Hammarby

Elfsborg boast a respectable location record, having collected 12 points from six league matches, though they caput into this fixture connected a four-game winless run. Hammarby, meanwhile, person struggled connected their travels and person besides mislaid 3 consecutive league matches.

With conscionable 1 constituent separating the 2 sides successful the table, this promises to beryllium a intimately fought contest, and we are backing Hammarby to travel distant with astatine slightest a point.

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