Halmstad vs Malmo FF Prediction, 28 Oct 2026

Halmstad host Malmo FF in the Allsvenskan. Malmo have spent most of the season in the top half of the table, while Halmstad have been stuck closer to the bottom. It's been a tougher campaign for the home side than for their visitors.

These two have already met once this season, with Malmo winning comfortably. Even so, Halmstad have managed a few decent home performances along the way. That contrast is the starting point here.

Analysis updated 23 Oct 2026, 18:30 UTC.

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Malmo's form clearly the stronger of the two

Over their last 20 matches across all competitions, Malmo have won ten, drawn three and lost seven, scoring 36 and conceding 26. That's a solid return for a side sitting in the upper half of the table.

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Halmstad to win

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Halmstad: 20 completed matches; Malmo FF: 20 completed matches.

Halmstad

20 matches

Win: 25% 5 / 20
Draw: 20% 4 / 20
Loss: 55% 11 / 20

Scored: 20
Conceded: 38
Difference: -18

Malmo FF

20 matches

Win: 50% 10 / 20
Draw: 20% 4 / 20
Loss: 30% 6 / 20

Scored: 35
Conceded: 22
Difference: +13

Halmstad
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Allsvenskan	Vasteras SK FK	Halmstad	23.10.2026	1-2
Allsvenskan	Halmstad	Hammarby FF	18.10.2026	0-1
Allsvenskan	IF Elfsborg	Halmstad	12.10.2026	4-0
Friendlies Clubs	Halmstad	Osters IF	03.10.2026	3-2
Allsvenskan	Halmstad	AIK Stockholm	20.09.2026	2-1
Allsvenskan	IFK Goteborg	Halmstad	12.09.2026	2-1
Allsvenskan	Degerfors IF	Halmstad	05.09.2026	2-0
Allsvenskan	Halmstad	Kalmar FF	29.08.2026	1-0
Svenska Cupen	Skövde AIK	Halmstad	26.08.2026	1-2
Allsvenskan	Orgryte IS	Halmstad	22.08.2026	1-1

Malmo FF
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Allsvenskan	IF Elfsborg	Malmo FF	23.10.2026	0-0
Allsvenskan	Malmo FF	BK Hacken	18.10.2026	0-1
Allsvenskan	Malmo FF	Kalmar FF	12.10.2026	1-0
Friendlies Clubs	Malmo FF	FC Nordsjaelland	03.10.2026	3-0
Allsvenskan	Vasteras SK FK	Malmo FF	19.09.2026	2-0
Allsvenskan	Malmo FF	Orgryte IS	13.09.2026	4-1
Allsvenskan	Malmo FF	AIK Stockholm	07.09.2026	0-0
Allsvenskan	Sirius	Malmo FF	31.08.2026	0-1
Svenska Cupen	Lindo FF	Malmo FF	27.08.2026	1-5
Allsvenskan	Malmo FF	Djurgardens IF	24.08.2026	0-3

Halmstad's equivalent run reads five wins, four draws and eleven losses, with just 20 goals scored against 37 conceded. It's been a difficult stretch for them, home and away alike.

That gap in goals scored and conceded says a lot about where each side is right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Halmstad vs Malmo FF

Halmstad vs Malmo FF statistics: team strength, attack, defence and head-to-head comparison.

History strongly favours Malmo

Looking back through the recent meetings between these two, Malmo have won the majority, including a 5-2 success earlier this season and a heavy 4-0 away win last year.

Head 2 Head
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Allsvenskan	Malmo FF	Halmstad	30.05.2026	5-2
Svenska Cupen	Malmo FF	Halmstad	08.03.2026	2-1
Allsvenskan	Halmstad	Malmo FF	16.08.2025	0-4
Allsvenskan	Malmo FF	Halmstad	18.05.2025	3-0
Allsvenskan	Halmstad	Malmo FF	10.08.2024	0-1
Allsvenskan	Malmo FF	Halmstad	07.07.2024	5-1
Svenska Cupen	Halmstad	Malmo FF	16.03.2024	0-4
Allsvenskan	Malmo FF	Halmstad	07.08.2023	3-0
Allsvenskan	Halmstad	Malmo FF	14.05.2023	0-1
Allsvenskan	Malmo FF	Halmstad	04.12.2021	0-0

Halmstad haven't beaten Malmo in any of the meetings on record here, with only a couple of draws breaking up a long run of Malmo victories.

It's a pattern Halmstad will be keen to break, but there's little in this record to suggest they're close to doing so.

A big gap in the table

Malmo currently sit seventh with 36 points from 24 games, while Halmstad are down in 16th with just 14 points from the same number of matches.

№	Team	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	GF/GA	Points
6	Vasteras SK FK	24	11	5	8	35/36	38
7	Malmo FF	24	11	3	10	38/34	36
8	IFK Goteborg	24	10	6	8	34/43	36

14	Kalmar FF	23	5	4	14	21/37	19
15	Orgryte IS	24	4	6	14	29/54	18
16	Halmstad	24	3	5	16	16/45	14

Malmo's goal difference is also healthier, having scored 38 and conceded 34 compared with Halmstad's 16 scored and 45 conceded.

Halmstad vs Malmo FF: Sweden Allsvenskan match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

Botheim leading the line for Malmo

Erling Botheim has been Malmo's main source of goals, with ten in nineteen appearances this season. Hakšabanović and Rosengren have also chipped in regularly from midfield, with six and four assists respectively.

Halmstad:

Penalty cards:

A. Boman

x 1

x 1

R. Kaib

x 6

Malmo FF:

Best scorers:

E. Botheim - 10

Best assist providers:

S. Hakšabanović - 6

O. Rosengren - 4

Penalty cards:

M. Pålsson red card

x 1

O. Rosengren yellow card

x 6

K. Busuladžić yellow card

x 6

On the discipline side, Rosengren and a couple of his Malmo team-mates have picked up six yellow cards apiece, while Halmstad's Kaib has the same tally for the hosts.

Match odds and squad lists

MATCH RESULT (1x2)

W1: 4.75

X: 4

W2: 1.7

Handicap

Halmstad

Malmo FF

Handicap (0.75): 1.95

Handicap (-1.5): 2.53

Handicap (1): 1.7

Handicap (-1): 2.07

Handicap (1.5): 1.41

Handicap (-0.75): 1.85

Total

Over

Under

Over (2.5): 1.6

Under (2.5): 2.25

Over (2.75): 1.775

Under (2.75): 2.025

Over (3): 2.06

Under (3): 1.84

More odds

Squad and player details

Halmstad
Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight
P. Gregor	Denmark	32	Defender	185	74
T. Trybull	Germany	33	Midfielder	181	72
A. Boman	Sweden	24	Defender	176	71
J. Nilsson	Sweden	32	Midfielder	180 cm	75 kg
G. Wallentin	Sweden	25	Defender	189	80
J. Allansson	Sweden	34	Midfielder	174	69
T. Rönning	Sweden	27	Goalkeeper	201	91
R. Kaib	Tunisia	29	Defender	178	63
N. Mäenpää	Finland	28	Midfielder	182	75
A. Zeljkovic	Sweden	28	Attacker	179	74
F. Schyberg	Sweden	27	Defender	n/a	n/a
R. Ascone	France	23	Midfielder	180	67
O. Faraj	Sweden	24	Attacker	182	65
E. Tõugjas	Estonia	23	Defender	n/a	n/a
G. Friberg	Sweden	24	Defender	182	69
O. Liimatta	Finland	22	Midfielder	169	63
A. Damnjanovic Nilsson	Sweden	24	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
E. Yeboah	Ghana	23	Attacker	188	60
H. Carneil	Sweden	23	Attacker	176	74
W. Lykke	Denmark	22	Goalkeeper	188	n/a
L. Arvidsson	Sweden	18	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
M. Illary	Côte d'Ivoire	20	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Oliver Kapsimalis	Sweden	19	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Malte Persson	Sweden	20	Attacker	n/a	n/a
Vincent Johansson	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Hjalmar Aberg	Sweden	20	Defender	n/a	n/a
A. Wihed	n/a	n/a	Goalkeeper	n/a	n/a

Malmo FF
Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight
R. Olsen	Sweden	36	Goalkeeper	198	89
A. Sigurðsson	Iceland	27	Midfielder	177	75
E. Botheim	Norway	26	Attacker	180	70
J. Dahlin	Sweden	40	Goalkeeper	191	94
A. Christiansen	Denmark	36	Midfielder	174	67
J. Stryger Larsen	Denmark	35	Defender	182	81
Y. Karabelyov	Bulgaria	30	Midfielder	174	n/a
P. Jansson	Sweden	35	Defender	194	86
Ricardo Friedrich	Brazil	33	Goalkeeper	188	83
S. Gregersen	Norway	31	Defender	192	83
S. Hakšabanović	Montenegro	27	Midfielder	173	74
S. Vecchia	Sweden	31	Midfielder	182	78
Busanello	Brazil	28	Defender	179	75
J. Karlsson	Sweden	25	Defender	172	68
C. Rösler	Norway	26	Defender	186	72
T. Ali	Sweden	28	Midfielder	174	63
Diego García	Spain	26	Attacker	186 cm	78 kg
M. Lahdo	Sweden	23	Attacker	171	76
E. Ekong	Sweden	24	Midfielder	176	70
A. Đurić	Serbia	23	Defender	192	n/a
O. Rosengren	Sweden	23	Midfielder	180	67
N. Åstrand John	Sweden	22	Defender	n/a	n/a
D. Guðjohnsen	Iceland	20	Attacker	190	n/a
M. Pålsson	Sweden	20	Defender	n/a	n/a
K. Busuladžić	Sweden	19	Midfielder	176	n/a
V. Jeppsson	Sweden	20	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
A. Skogmar	Sweden	20	Midfielder	175	70
B. Kurtulus	Sweden	19	Defender	177	62
William Nieroth Lundgren	Sweden	20	Goalkeeper	n/a	n/a
O. Sjöstrand	Sweden	21	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
J. MilosavljeviÄ	Serbia	19	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
A. Hoog	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
V. Hidalgo	n/a	n/a	Defender	n/a	n/a
Theodor Lundbergh	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Isaac Assibu	Ghana	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a

Malmo go into this with the better recent form, a much stronger league position and a head-to-head record that's almost entirely in their favour. Backing them to avoid defeat, covered by the level Asian handicap, feels like the sensible way to approach this one.

Halmstad's home form has had its moments, so there's no guarantee of total control, but the overall picture points firmly towards Malmo.