Match Report
6 points and 3 places separated them: Hammarby 1st with 7, Varberg BoIS 4th with 1. Recent form told a different story for Varberg BoIS: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Hammarby were scoring 2 and conceding 0.67, Varberg BoIS 1 and 2, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Varberg BoIS arrived on a run of four straight wins. From the last five rounds, Hammarby held 4 points of 15 and Varberg BoIS 13.
The match was played at Tele2 Arena (capacity 32,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hammarby led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Hammarby: Paulos Abraham (19') · Varberg BoIS: Kevin Appiah Nyarko (65')
Key stats
Possession: Hammarby 74% · Varberg BoIS 26% · Total shots: 17-5 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 6-5