On Wednesday evening, Djurgardens host Mjallby in the Swedish Allsvenskan, as the home side look to move into the European qualification spots.
A 2-1 home defeat against Hammarby last time out ended a fine run of league form for the home team. Djurgardens had previously been unbeaten in four league games, having recorded three straight league victories. They will be looking to bounce straight back to winning ways in this clash.
Their recent league games have been relatively high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in their previous three Allsvenskan matches. However, their previous four league matches had produced under 2.5 goals.
The aforementioned defeat against Hammarby ended a five-game unbeaten run on home soil for Djurgardens. Their recent home games in the Swedish top-flight have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in seven of their previous nine league games on home soil.
One negative for the Djurgardens is their recent record against Wednesday’s opponents, having won just two of the last seven meetings with Mjallby while suffering five defeats in the process.
Mjallby have enjoyed mixed fortunes this season in the Allsvenskan and currently sit eighth-place in the table. However, the visitors could move to within a point of the home side with a victory and put them in the race for the European qualification spots this season.
Marcus Lantz’s team have struggled for consistency, as a 3-1 victory last time out over AIK ended a six-game winless run for the visitors, although they are now four games unbeaten in the Swedish top-flight.
The visitors have failed to win in their previous three away matches in the Swedish top-flight, having suffered two defeats and drawn once.
Forebet predicts that Djurgardens will boost their top-three hopes by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.