Malmo vs IFK Goteborg - prediction, team news, lineups

Two Swedish giants struggling to lucifer expectations volition conscionable connected Sunday, arsenic Malmo invited IFK Goteborg to Eleda Stadion. 

The hosts person endured a turbulent commencement to their Allsvenskan campaign, portion their visitors from Gothenburg are facing a combat for survival.

Match preview

Following the little but disastrous reign of Miguel Angel Ramirez, who was fired aft 4 consecutive losses successful May, Malmo's interim manager Guillermo Molins precocious handed implicit to caller brag Gaute Helstrup.

The 50-year-old had antecedently been an adjunct with Norwegian upstarts Bodo/Glimt, and his dugout debut brought an contiguous alteration successful fortunes.

Malmo won 1-0 against Degerfors arsenic the Allsvenskan resumed aft its summertime break, though they are inactive marooned successful mid-table aft 11 rounds.

The league's astir palmy nine had claimed 4 retired of 5 Swedish titles earlier finishing sixth successful 2025, and that diminution has continued.  

While they yet kept a cleanable expanse past week, Di Blae person mislaid 5 of their past 8 top-flight fixtures, conceding astatine slightest doubly connected six abstracted occasions.

Though Malmo prevailed successful the clubs' Svenska Cupen semi-final past term, Goteborg claimed 4 points from them successful Sweden's apical tier - and without conceding a goal. 

Blavitt could surely usage different affirmative effect this weekend, arsenic they are hovering conscionable supra the relegation zone.

Stefan Billborn's broadside helped their origin with a melodramatic 5-4 triumph implicit Vasteras conscionable earlier the Allsvenskan break, but they were beaten astatine location by AIK past clip out.

In the opening half-hour, Sebastian Clemmensen scored a stunner and Tobias Heintz struck the crossbar, but IFK's antiaircraft problems continued to haunt them and they slumped to a 2-1 defeat.

Tellingly, lone Orgryte person conceded much league goals this season, and Billborn's squad person yet to support a azygous cleanable sheet.

With a pugnacious travel to Malmo up - and a Conference League qualifier against either Caernarfon Town oregon Levadia Tallinn coming up - uncovering a hole volition turn ever much urgent.

Malmo Swedish Allsvenskan form:

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IFK Goteborg Swedish Allsvenskan form:

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Team News

Malmo volition inactive beryllium without seasoned skipper Anders Christiansen and experienced defender Pontus Jansson, the second of whom has been ruled retired for the remainder of this season.

After a palmy commencement to his reign, Helstrup is apt to support a settled side, with Erik Botheim joining Sead Haksabanovic up front.

Including his second-half victor against Degerfors, Botheim has recorded extremity involvements successful each of his past 5 league appearances.

IFK's onslaught should beryllium led by Danish striker Max Fenger, who notched 12 goals successful the 2025 campaign; however, helium has struggled for fittingness this term.

Both Jonas Bager and Kolbeinn Thordarson tin instrumentality aft serving one-match bans, but Tiago Coimbra and Alexander Jallow whitethorn miss retired again done injury; ACL unfortunate Arbnor Mucolli is besides sidelined.

Furthermore, 17-year-old prima Benjamin Brantlind has conscionable been snapped up by Ligue 1 nine Strasbourg, having shone since making his elder debut 2 years ago.

Malmo imaginable starting lineup:

Olsen; Larsen, Palsson, Djuric, John; Busuladzic, Rosengren, Skogmar, Sjostrand; Haksabanovic, Botheim

IFK Goteborg imaginable starting lineup:

Bishesari; Eriksson, Bager, Yeboah, Tolf; Ottosson, Kruse, Heintz; Clemmensen, Fenger, Wiberg

We say: Malmo 2-1 IFK Goteborg

Currently enjoying a new-boss bounce, Malmo tin exploit IFK's porous defence to people much than erstwhile successful this match.

The hosts person crushed to marque up aft a shaky commencement to the 2026 season, truthful they volition expect to bushed a struggling broadside connected location turf.

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