IF Elfsborg vs Halmstads BK
Match details. Allsvenskan, Regular Season - 23. Kick-off is Mon 12 Oct, 18:00 Lagos time. It is played at Borås Arena, Boras. The referee is Fredrik Klitte.
What's at stake. IF Elfsborg are 5th on 37 points after 22 games, 2 points behind BK Hacken, 2 points clear of Vasteras SK FK. A win would take them above BK Hacken. Halmstads BK are 16th on 14 points after 22 games, 1 point behind Orgryte IS. A win would take them above Orgryte IS.
Team news. IF Elfsborg are without P. Frick (inactive), L. Hagg (inactive), M. Rohden (muscle injury), P. Frick (inactive), L. Hagg (inactive), M. Rohden (muscle injury).
Form. IF Elfsborg have won six, drawn one and lost three of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L W D. In this competition IF Elfsborg have gone W W L W D W. Halmstads BK have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten, 0.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L L W D. In this competition Halmstads BK have gone W L L W D L.
The numbers. IF Elfsborg score 1.4 and concede 0.9 a game over their last ten, with four clean sheets. IF Elfsborg average 13.2 shots (4.6 on target), 4.9 corners and 0.9 cards a game, with 52% of the ball. Halmstads BK score 0.6 and concede 1.4 a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets and two games without a goal. Halmstads BK average 14.6 shots (5.2 on target), 5.5 corners and 1.0 cards a game, with 44% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last seven meetings IF Elfsborg have won five, drawn one and lost one. Three of the seven went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, IF Elfsborg won two, one was drawn and Halmstads BK won one. The last time they met, on 16 May 2026, it finished IF Elfsborg 1-1 Halmstads BK: IF Elfsborg had 13 shots to 11, 66% of the ball, two yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 35%; four of the last seven meetings went under 2.5.
The case against. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to an open game.
The read. IF Elfsborg to win. A tight game. Their goals for and against make IF Elfsborg the likelier winners; IF Elfsborg are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour IF Elfsborg; the meetings favour IF Elfsborg. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 35%. Four of the last seven meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: IF Elfsborg or Draw at 1.09, 88% on the records (IF Elfsborg unbeaten in 7 of 10; Halmstads BK failed to win 5 of 5 away). Backup: Under 2.5 first-half goals at 1.17. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: IF Elfsborg win and under 3.5 goals (IF Elfsborg are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 4.5 Goals (IF Elfsborg are a clear winner, no Unders); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: IF Elfsborg 2-0 Halmstads BK (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).