Two teams that currently sit on the fringes of the top three in the Swedish Allsvenskan will face-off on Saturday with 6th placed Sirius playing host to 7th placed Hammarby at the Studenternas IP ground as they both seek all three points in order to stay in touch at the top of the division.
Taking a look at Sirius first, and the hosts bring a five-match unbeaten sequence into this clash having registered back-to-back wins against Helsingborg home and away in 3-1 and 2-1 wins respectively, while also picking up points in draws with Elfsborg 3-3, Mjallby 1-1 and another 3-3 draw with Varberg.
Prior to this unbeaten run, Sirius were handed a heavy 5-2 defeat at home to Malmo but as you can see, there have been goals aplenty whenever Sirius are involved, and further goals look likely when they host Hammarby in this upcoming clash.
Indeed, each of Sirius’s last seven matches at home have yielded over 2.5 goals with a stunning 34 goals scored in total during this period which is a touch under an average of 5 goals per game!
Onto Hammarby and the visitors sit just one league position and one point below their Saturday’s hosts, Sirius, and they too have been in solid form of late as they’ve put together a six-match unbeaten run in the Allsvenskan.
Draws with Helsingborg, Falkenberg and Elfsborg have been boosted by victories over Orebro 3-0 along with impressive 2-1 wins away from home at 3rd placed Djurgarden and 4th placed Norrkoping respectively, and these recent wins on the road in particular will have provided Hammarby with a welcome boost of confidence prior to this trip to face Sirius.
Although results away from home have been a bit of a mixed bag for Hammarby as the visitors have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 3 to date on their travels, goals have been a regular fixture when they’ve hit the road as seven of their eight away matches so far this season have resulted in over 2.5 goals.
24 goals scored in total from their eight matches on the road gives an average of 3 goals scored per game.
In addition, four of the last seven meetings have produced over 2.5 goals and this trend could continue on Saturday.