Match Report
Hammarby, 2nd with 43 points, sat 29 points above Halmstad (16th, 14). Halmstad ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Hammarby ran at 2.23 scored and 0.91 conceded, Halmstad at 0.73 and 1.82.
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