IK Sirius vs Halmstads BK
Match details. Allsvenskan, Regular Season - 27. Kick-off is Tue 3 Nov, 19:00 Lagos time. It is played at Studenternas IP, Uppsala. The referee is Sars Joakim.
What's at stake. IK Sirius are 2nd on 55 points after 26 games, level on points with Hammarby FF, 3 points clear of Djurgardens IF. A win would take them above Hammarby FF. Halmstads BK are 16th on 17 points after 26 games, 2 points behind Orgryte IS. A win would take them above Orgryte IS.
Team news. IK Sirius are without O. Liimatta (injury), M. Soumah (yellow cards), J. Uneken (inactive), O. Liimatta (injury), M. Soumah (yellow cards), J. Uneken (inactive).
Form. IK Sirius have won four, drawn one and lost five of their last ten, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L D W W. In this competition IK Sirius have gone L L D W W W. Halmstads BK have won three, drawn one and lost six of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W L L W. In this competition Halmstads BK have gone L W L L W L.
The numbers. IK Sirius score one and concede 1.6 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. IK Sirius average 13.8 shots (4.2 on target), 6.8 corners and 1.4 cards a game, with 47% of the ball. Halmstads BK score 0.7 and concede 1.8 a game in their last six away, with no clean sheets and three games without a goal. Halmstads BK average 11.6 shots (4.0 on target), 4.8 corners and 1.2 cards a game, with 43% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings IK Sirius have won five, drawn two and lost three. Five of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, IK Sirius won two, one was drawn and Halmstads BK won one. The last time they met, on 3 Aug 2026, it finished IK Sirius 2-0 Halmstads BK: IK Sirius had 19 shots to 14, 58% of the ball, one yellow card.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 78% against the records' 47%.
The read. No firm call: IK Sirius are the better side, but not at this price. An open game. Their goals for and against make IK Sirius the likelier winners; IK Sirius are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour IK Sirius; the meetings favour IK Sirius. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 52%.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.13, 77% on the records (IK Sirius: over 1.5 goals in 4 of 5 at home; Halmstads BK: over 1.5 goals in 5 of 6 away). Backup: IK Sirius or Over 2.5 Goals at 1.13. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Halmstads BK Under 1.5 goals (IK Sirius's own games don't back it (2 of 5)); Under 5.5 Goals (IK Sirius are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: IK Sirius 2-1 Halmstads BK (10% 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 (an open game).