Match Report
The table gap was wide: 46 points between Hammarby (2nd, 62 pts) and Värnamo (16th, 16 pts). The last five rounds placed Värnamo 11th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.42 goals per team per game, Värnamo ran at 1.2 scored and 2.3 conceded, Hammarby at 2 and 0.97.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Värnamo win, 3 for Hammarby, 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Finnvedsvallen in Varnamo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. On the scoreboard, Värnamo led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Värnamo: Noah Shamoun (14'), Marcus Antonsson (32') · Hammarby: Shaquille Pinas (4'), Jusef Erabi (78'), Nahir Besara (68')