Match Report
Hammarby, 2nd with 36 points, sat 25 points above Halmstad (16th, 11). Halmstad ranked 12th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position.
Halmstad's winless run stood at 7. From the last five rounds, Hammarby held 8 points of 15 and Halmstad 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Hammarby wins, 2 for Halmstad, 1 draw, at 1.4 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 80% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
Tele2 Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,000. Halmstad led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Hammarby: Frank Junior Adjei (58') · Halmstad: Otso Liimatta (10')
Key stats
Possession: Hammarby 77% · Halmstad 23% · Total shots: 20-9 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 9-0