Fourth-placed Hacken will be hoping to reduce the gap between themselves and the top three this weekend by securing all three points from their trip to Varnamo.
The hosts sit fifth from bottom as things stand but could move up four places with a win against Hacken on Saturday.
Despite the six-point gap that separates Varnamo and Hacken, we're expecting a close and competitive 90 minutes between the pair.
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Varnamo vs Hacken prediction: Goals expected at Finnvedsvallen
Key Stats
- Over 2.5 goals have been produced in each of Hacken's last six outings in the Allsvenskan.
- Varnamo have only failed to score in two of their last six league games.
- Both teams have scored in five of Hacken's last six outings.
Correct score prediction: Varnamo 1-2 Hacken
Hacken have won five of their last six meetings with Varnamo, scoring at least two goals in each of those victories and only keeping two clean sheets.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookmakers favouring the visitors
- HOME: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6%
- DRAW: 3/1 (4.00) – 25%
- AWAY: 21/20 (2.05) – 48.8%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Hacken are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 48.8%, and we tend to agree with this selection.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Last five H2Hs: Hacken dominate
Hacken have picked up four wins and one defeat from their last five games against Varnamo but it was Saturday's hosts that claimed all three points via a 1-0 scoreline when the teams met a year ago.
Sweden Allsvenskan 25/08/24
BK Hacken
IFK Varnamo
Sweden Allsvenskan 22/07/23
IFK Varnamo
BK Hacken
Sweden Allsvenskan 29/04/23
BK Hacken
IFK Varnamo
Sweden Allsvenskan 27/08/22
BK Hacken
IFK Varnamo
Sweden Allsvenskan 09/05/22
IFK Varnamo
BK Hacken
Varnamo preview: Lost three of last six
Varnamo would have been expecting a tough game away at title hopefuls Djurgarden but the visitors gave a good account of themselves over the 90 minutes.
The hosts took the lead in the 17th minute when top scorer Deniz Hummet was afforded too much time and space in the penalty area and that defensive mistake cost Varnamo dearly as there were no more goals in the game.
Failure to win at home this weekend could see Varnamo slip down another position behind Goteborg who also have 17 points on the board from their opening 14 matches.
Predicted lineup: Rasheed (GK), Näsström, Bergh, Grozdanic, Steinwender, Larsson, Wenderson, Adjei, Engvall, Zeljkovic & Kalu
Sweden Allsvenskan 10/05/25
D
GAIS
1
IFK Varnamo
1
Sweden Allsvenskan 03/05/25
L
Halmstad
4
IFK Varnamo
2
Sweden Allsvenskan 27/04/25
L
IFK Norrkoping
3
IFK Varnamo
1
Sweden Allsvenskan 24/04/25
L
AIK
2
IFK Varnamo
1
Sweden Allsvenskan 20/04/25
L
Brommapojkarna
3
IFK Varnamo
2
Hacken preview: Won last away game
Hacken and Elfsborg produced an eight-goal thriller last time out that will go down as one of the best-ever Allsvenskan matches.
Simon Gustafson broke the deadlock for the hosts in the 22nd minute but Elfsborg equalised soon after. Hacken did take a one-goal lead into the break thanks to a stoppage-time effort from Lunddal Friðriksson but Elfsborg got back onto level terms early in the second half.
Once again Hacken got back in front, this time through Ali Youssef's 66th minute goal but amazingly, the visitors made it 3-3 in the final minute and went on to score twice in stoppage-time to win the game 5-3.
Predicted lineup: Linde (GK), Hovland, Lode, Lundkvist, Lunddal Friðriksson, Rygaard, Gustafson, Youssef, Amané, Layouni & Inoussa
Sweden Allsvenskan 10/05/25
L
Sirius
2
BK Hacken
0
Sweden Allsvenskan 04/05/25
W
IFK Norrkoping
0
BK Hacken
2
Sweden Allsvenskan 27/04/25
D
Hammarby
1
BK Hacken
1
Sweden Allsvenskan 23/04/25
L
Degerfors
4
BK Hacken
3
Sweden Allsvenskan 20/04/25
W
IFK Goteborg
2
BK Hacken
3
Player to watch – Simon Gustafson
Hacken midfielder Simon Gustafson has been one of his club's top performers this season and we're backing the 29-year-old as our player to watch on Saturday.
The former Feyenoord man joint-top scores for Hacken this season with four league goals and has chipped in with three assists.
Can Simon Gustafson guide Hacken to victory this weekend?
In a game that we are expecting to produce plenty of goalmouth action, we're backing Gustafson to help guide Hacken back to winning ways.