Hammarby vs Kalmar - prediction, team news, lineups

Hammarby volition proceed their quest for the Allsvenskan's European spots connected Sunday, erstwhile they instrumentality connected visitors Kalmar astatine 3Arena.

After 12 matchweeks, the hosts are successful 2nd spot with with 20 points, whereas Kalmar are 12th with 13 points having beaten Orgryte 3-0 connected July 5.

Match preview

Hammarby's 2-1 triumph implicit Elfsborg connected July 5 means they travel into the weekend's clash successful the archetypal of 2 Conference League qualifying spots, though they are lone 2 points up of fourth-placed Elfsborg.

While they are successful 2nd place, the location broadside are 9 points from first-placed Sirius aft 11 gameweeks, and it would beryllium astonishing if they fought their mode backmost to triumph their archetypal league rubric since 2001.

Bajen's triumph was the club's archetypal successful 4 league fixtures, with the hosts losing their anterior 3 games by a cumulative people of 7-3.

Over the past 5 games, Henrik Rydstrom's broadside person conceded 9 goals - conceding astatine slightest 2 goals 3 times - and they besides scored connected 9 occasions.

Hammarby's grounds astatine location has been beardown this season, arsenic portion they suffered a 2-1 nonaccomplishment to AIK connected May 24 successful their astir caller clash astatine 3Arena, they had won 4 and drawn 1 of their different 5 league outings astatine the ground.

Kalmar enjoyed a peculiarly ascendant archetypal fractional erstwhile they beat Orgryte 3-0, with the victors allowing their opponents conscionable 5 touches wrong the container earlier the interval.

Those 3 points could beryllium captious travel the extremity of the play fixed the nine are lone 2 points supra 14th-placed IFK Goteborg, who inhabit the relegation playoff spot.

Boss Toni Koskela's broadside are winless successful their past six meetings with Hammarby, and a nonaccomplishment connected the play would beryllium 4th successful a enactment against their hosts.

Roda Broder fertile 4th for points taken implicit their past 5 games successful the Allsvenskan (nine), with the squad winning 3 times and losing doubly successful that period.

However, Kalmar person been beaten successful their 5 astir caller contests connected the road, conceding 11 goals portion lone scoring 4 times.

Hammarby Swedish Allsvenskan form:

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Team News

Hammarby full-back Hampus Skoglund was taken disconnected injured past clip out, truthful expect replacement Ibrahima Fofana to start.

The right-back whitethorn beryllium joined successful defence by cardinal defenders Victor Eriksson and Frederik Winther, while Markus Karlsson and Tesfaldet Tekie are apt to diagnostic successful midfield.

Striker Paulos Abraham volition anticipation to people his seventh league extremity of the season, though his chances of doing truthful whitethorn beryllium connected whether fig 10 Nahir Besara tin adequately proviso him.

Kalmar centre-forward Malcolm Stolt is not scheduled to instrumentality to enactment until aboriginal this month, and his lack could pb to appearances up beforehand for Anthony Olusanya and Abdussalam Magashy.

In the mediate of the pitch, Robert Gojani and Carl Gustafsson volition apt clasp their places, portion centre-backs Zakarias Ravik and Melker Hallberg volition expect to commencement connected Sunday.

Hammarby imaginable starting lineup:

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

Kalmar imaginable starting lineup:

Brolin; Jansson, Hallberg, Ravik, Larsson; Rosenqvist, Gustafsson, Gojani, Sagoe Jr; Magashy, Olusanya

We say: Hammarby 2-2 Kalmar

Hammarby person lone precocious arrested a concerning losing streak, truthful it is hard to foretell that they volition instrumentality 3 points connected Sunday.

However, fixed Kalmar person travelled poorly contempt their affirmative momentum successful the league, a gully whitethorn beryllium the astir apt outcome.

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