Mjallby AIF vs Degerfors IF Prediction & Betting Tips

Neither side arrives with any real momentum

Looking at the last 20 matches each side has played across all competitions, Mjallby have won just two of them, drawing six and losing twelve, shipping 43 goals along the way. Some of that run includes tough European ties against Salzburg and Slovan Bratislava, so it's not purely domestic struggle, but the goals-against figure stands out regardless.

Mjallby AIF: 20 completed matches; Degerfors IF: 20 completed matches.

Mjallby AIF

20 matches

Win

10% 2 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

43

Difference

-20

Degerfors IF

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

32

Difference

-10

Degerfors have fared a touch better in the same span, with five wins from twenty, though they also have eleven defeats and a heavy 1-5 cup loss to Östersund mixed in there. Both attacks have been fairly blunt too, Degerfors scoring only 22 in those 20 games and Mjallby 23.

With both defences leaking goals regularly, a tight, error-strewn game wouldn't be a surprise.

Comparative Team Statistics: Mjallby AIF vs Degerfors IF

Mjallby's home record in this fixture has been decent

Going back through the head-to-head history, Mjallby have won most of the meetings played at their own ground, including a 4-1 win in April 2025 and earlier 2-0 and 2-1 victories in this exact fixture. Degerfors have had their moments away from home in this rivalry, but it's been the exception rather than the rule.

The most recent meeting overall actually went the other way, though - Degerfors lost 1-4 away from home to Mjallby back in May, which was played at Degerfors' ground rather than this one. So recent history slightly favours Mjallby, but it doesn't settle much given how far both teams' form has since drifted.

Not much separating them in the table

Mjallby sit 12th with 22 points from 22 games, Degerfors 14th with 19 points from the same number of matches. That's a gap of just three points between two teams occupying similar territory in the bottom half of the division.

Both have five league wins to their name from 22 outings, with the difference coming mostly in draws and losses. It's a genuinely close contest on paper, at least by the numbers we have.

Bergström remains Mjallby's main threat

J. Bergström has scored nine goals in 22 appearances for Mjallby this season, comfortably their most productive attacker based on what we can see. If Mjallby are going to trouble Degerfors, he looks like the likeliest source.

Mjallby AIF:

Best scorers:

J. Bergström - 9

Penalty cards:

A. Norén x 1 x 2

T. Miettinen x 6

J. Gustavsson x 5

Degerfors IF:

Penalty cards:

N. Girmai Netabay x 5

On the disciplinary side, several Mjallby players have picked up five or six yellow cards apiece across the campaign, and Degerfors' N. Girmai Netabay has five of his own. Nothing here points to suspensions for this specific match, just a pattern of niggly, cautioned performances from both squads.

A game that could go either way on the balance of evidence

Put the pieces together and it's hard to find a clear favourite. Mjallby have home advantage and a decent record in this specific fixture, but their recent form and defensive numbers are worse than Degerfors' in the same window. Degerfors, in turn, have shown they can be picked apart too, including a heavy cup defeat.

Given how often both sides have conceded lately, goals at both ends wouldn't be shocking, but a cagey, low-scoring draw is just as plausible given how out of form both teams currently look.