Malmo FF vs Hammarby FF Prediction

Form across competitions

Hammarby's last 20 matches, spanning Allsvenskan, cup and European football, read 10 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, with 37 goals scored and just 20 conceded. That's a tidy defensive record for a side also juggling continental football.

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

Malmo FF

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

39

Conceded

31

Difference

+8

Hammarby FF

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

18

Difference

+20

Malmo's equivalent sample shows 9 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, also with 37 goals scored but 31 let in. They've found the net plenty themselves, but their defence has been breached far more often than Hammarby's over the same number of games.

Both sides have scored at a similar rate recently, but Hammarby have been notably tighter at the back.

Comparative Team Statistics: Malmo FF vs Hammarby FF

Head-to-head

These two have faced off many times over the years, and the recent meetings lean Hammarby's way. They won 4-1 when hosting Malmo back in May this season, and their previous away trip to Malmo last October produced a 3-1 win too.

Further back the history is more mixed, with Malmo picking up wins and draws of their own, but Hammarby appear to have taken the upper hand in the most recent encounters.

League standings

Hammarby currently sit second with 43 points from 22 games, built on 13 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. Malmo are down in seventh with 33 points from the same number of matches, having won 10 and lost 9.

That's a ten-point gap between the two sides, which fits with the pattern seen in their wider recent form.

Hammarby's league position backs up the sense that they're currently the stronger of the two sides.

Players to watch

Hammarby's attack has been carried by P. Abraham, who has 14 goals in 22 appearances, with V. Lind also contributing nine goals and eleven assists from midfield.

Malmo FF:

Best scorers:

E. Botheim - 10

Best assist providers:

S. Hakšabanović - 6

O. Rosengren - 4

Penalty cards:

M. Pålsson x 1 x 1

O. Rosengren x 6

K. Busuladžić x 6

Hammarby FF:

Best scorers:

P. Abraham - 14

V. Lind - 9

Best assist providers:

V. Lind - 11

N. Besara - 5

Penalty cards:

E. Skoglund x 1 x 3

V. Eriksson x 5

Malmo's main threat is E. Botheim, with 10 goals in 19 games, while S. Hakšabanović has set up six for teammates. A few players on both sides, including Malmo's Rosengren and Busuladžić, are carrying high yellow-card counts, worth noting given how far out this fixture still is.