Allsvenskan Predictions: Hammarby – Mjällby

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Hammarby will host Mjällby in Saturday's only Allsvenskan match. My betting tip: Asian -1 on the home team. The game means the money back on an odd goal victory, a win on Hammarby with 2+ goals. Loss of the game about Mjällby takes points.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM ALLSVENSKAN IN 2021

Hammarby has had a few special weeks, with 16 corona-sick players and then a quick comeback to the field to play both the quarter-finals and the semi-finals of the Swedish Cup with a tired group. But it went the way of the cup matches; first they beat Trelleborg after extra time and then Djurgården was defeated after a lucky goal. Now "Bajen" is chasing his first cup gold.

But first there are a few rounds in the Allsvenskan to be played. The premiere has already been completed, and there Hammarby had to see themselves defeated against Malmö FF after a decision in extra time. Now the first points will be saved, when last year's success Mjällby visits "Nya Söderstadion".

Positive for Hammarby is that both Aimar Sher and David Accam are back in the squad from injuries, even though neither of them is expected to start. Now Paulinho is the team's only break, and he will be kept out for a few more weeks.

Mjällby had a rather boring premiere match for the neutral spectator, where the strong winds on Strandvallen were almost Sunday's highlight. Jacob Bergström managed to cause the Varberg defense some problems, but no goals were scored. The match between 2020's Allsvenskan newcomers ended 0-0, and the question is whether they can follow up their fine debut seasons.

Mjällby finished in a sensational fifth place last year, but since then something has happened in the team. Key players such as Moses Ogbu, Viktor Agardius, Jesper Löfgren, Besard Sabovic and even David Batanero have all left. In addition, coach Marcus Lantz has been allowed to leave. That it will go just as well for the team this year, we have a hard time seeing, and the premiere only made us stronger in our belief that Mjällby will belong to the lower half this year.

As I wrote from the beginning. There are 2 teams that have the potential to score a lot of goals. I think Hammarby wins easily and plays AH -1 at a better odds.

• Hammarby IF haven't lost in any of their last 5 home matches.
• Hammarby IF scores 2.6 goals in a match against Mjallby AIF and Mjallby AIF scores 1.8 goals against Hammarby IF (on average).
• Average number of goals in meetings between Hammarby IF and Mjallby AIF is 4.4.