IFK Goteborg vs Djurgardens IF Prediction

Form on both sides

Djurgardens have won 12 of their last 20 matches across all competitions, scoring 50 goals along the way. That run includes a 7-1 romp away at Haninge in the cup, though they were beaten 1-2 at home by Elfsborg in their most recent league outing.

IFK Goteborg: 20 completed matches; Djurgardens IF: 20 completed matches.

IFK Goteborg

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

30

Difference

+2

Djurgardens IF

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

50

Conceded

17

Difference

+33

Goteborg have won 10 of their 20, but they've shipped 41 goals in that time. A 5-0 cup defeat and a 1-4 loss at home to Mjallby have both come in the last month, and their defensive numbers look shaky.

Djurgardens arrive with the sharper recent record, though both sides have had rough patches lately.

Comparative Team Statistics: IFK Goteborg vs Djurgardens IF

Head-to-head history

These two have met 20 times on record, going back to 2017, and it's been a fairly even rivalry over the years. The most recent meeting was anything but close, though: Djurgardens won 6-0 in May. The game before that, back in November, finished goalless.

Further back, results have swung both ways, including a 1-4 Djurgardens win at Goteborg's place in 2024 and a Goteborg win the season before that.

The recent meetings lean firmly towards Djurgardens, even if the wider history is closer.

Where they sit in the table

Djurgardens are third with 41 points from 22 games and a goal difference of plus 26. Goteborg sit down in ninth with 32 points and a difference of minus 10.

That gap in the table lines up with what the recent form and head-to-head record already suggest.

Djurgardens are clearly having the better campaign of the two on the numbers so far.

Players to watch

K. Lien has been Djurgardens' main source of goals, with 15 in 22 appearances, while Bo Åsulv Hegland has added 8 goals and 14 assists from midfield. For Goteborg, S. Larsson has a strong scoring rate of his own, 7 goals in just 10 matches, and T. Heintz has chipped in with 6 goals and 5 assists.

IFK Goteborg:

Best scorers:

S. Larsson - 7

T. Heintz - 6

Best assist providers:

T. Heintz - 5

Penalty cards:

R. Yeboah x 1 x 2

T. Heintz x 5

K. Þórðarson x 5

Djurgardens IF:

Best scorers:

K. Lien - 15

Bo Åsulv Hegland - 8

C. Rosenquist - 7

Best assist providers:

Bo Åsulv Hegland - 14

K. Lien - 5

Penalty cards:

M. Marques x 1 x 2

Christos Almyras x 1 x 1

M. Tenho x 5

A few players on both sides are already sitting on 5 yellow cards for the season, so there's a bit of suspension risk floating around this fixture.

How the game could play out

Djurgardens have scored freely all season and Goteborg have been leaky at the back, conceding 41 goals in 20 matches. Add in that 6-0 scoreline from their last meeting, and there's a fair chance goals won't be hard to come by here.

Whether Goteborg can tighten things up on home soil is another matter, and with kickoff still over a month away, there's time for both squads to change shape before then.