Malmo vs BK Hacken

Match details. Allsvenskan, Regular Season - 24. Kick-off is Sun 18 Oct, 15:30 Lagos time. It is played at Eleda Stadion, Malmö. The referee is Glenn Nyberg.

What's at stake. Malmo are 6th on 36 points after 23 games, 3 points behind BK Hacken, level on points with IFK Goteborg. A win would take them level on points with BK Hacken. BK Hacken are 5th on 39 points after 23 games, 1 point behind IF Elfsborg, 3 points clear of Malmo FF. A win would take them above IF Elfsborg.

Team news. Malmo are without I. Assibu (inactive), K. Busuladzic (injury), A. Djuric (yellow cards), D. Garcia (inactive), P. Jansson (knee injury), N. John (inactive). BK Hacken are without B. Engdahl (lower-body injury), F. Ohman (shoulder injury), A. Svanback (injury), B. Engdahl (lower-body injury), F. Ohman (shoulder injury), A. Svanback (injury).

Form. Malmo have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L W D W. In this competition Malmo have gone W L W D W L. BK Hacken have won four, drawn four and lost two of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W D D L. In this competition BK Hacken have gone W W D D L W.

The numbers. Malmo score 1.2 and concede 1.3 a game in their last six at home, with two clean sheets and two games without a goal. Malmo average 16.4 shots (5.2 on target), 5.2 corners and 2.0 cards a game, with 57% of the ball. BK Hacken score 1.5 and concede 0.8 a game over their last ten, with six clean sheets and three games without a goal. BK Hacken average 16.5 shots (6.0 on target), 6.1 corners and 1.4 cards a game, with 53% of the ball.

Head to head. In the last nine meetings Malmo have won two, drawn three and lost four. Eight of the nine went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in seven. In the last four, Malmo won two, one was drawn and BK Hacken won one. The last time they met, on 10 May 2026, it finished Malmo 2-3 BK Hacken: Malmo had 17 shots to 15, 60% of the ball, four yellow cards.

Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 62%; eight of the last nine meetings went over 2.5, and the meetings settle it.

The case against. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to a tight game.

The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 62%. Eight of the last nine meetings went over 2.5.

The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.17, 75% on the records (Malmo: over 1.5 goals in 4 of 6 at home; BK Hacken: over 1.5 goals in 7 of 10). Leave: BK Hacken or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); BK Hacken or Draw (1UP) (no result call); BK Hacken win or both teams score (no result call). Predicted score: Malmo 2-1 BK Hacken (9% chance).