Preview: IFK Goteborg vs. Halmstads BK - prediction, team news, lineups

Meanwhile, the away side make the trip seeking to pick up back to wins for the first time since May having returned to winning ways in their last outing.

Match preview

Goteborg had to make do with a share of the spoils in their meeting against Elfsborg which ended in a 1-1 stalemate at the Boroas Arena on Sunday.

Jens Berthel Askou's men took the lead with a stroke of luck thanks to Gustaf Lagerbielke's own goal before Per Frick restored parity within a minute of the second half.

As a result, The Angels remain bottom but one in the Swedish Allsvenskan table, five points adrift of safety midway through the campaign.

Awaiting them next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who are without a victory in the last 16 meetings between the teams across all competitions since 2011.

Off the back of consecutive defeats on home turf heading into Sunday's clash, the hosts are under pressure to avoid coming away empty-handed from another outing in front of their fans.

Halmstad claimed a thrilling 3-2 victory over Falkenberg in the sides' friendly encounter at the Falcon Non-Alcoholic Arena on Tuesday afternoon.

Magnus Haglund's men led 1-0 and 2-1 but were pegged back on either occasion by strikes from Wilhelm Arlig and Godwin Aguda before Villiam Granath grabbed the winner in second-half stoppage time.

Having picked up 24 points from 15 league matches so far, HBK sit fifth in the standings, a whopping 10 points behind Malmo in the race for the final European spot.

Currently on a run of four wins from their most recent five matches on the road, Sunday's visitors will head into this one full of belief that they can secure another triumph away from home.

IFK Goteborg Swedish Allsvenskan form:

L

L

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D

L

D

Halmstads BK Swedish Allsvenskan form:

W

D

W

D

W

D

Team News

Sebastian Ohlsson has not featured for Goteborg since May due to a knee injury, while Emil Salomonsson prepares to sit out a sixth consecutive match.

Twenty-year-old Hussein Carneil is also a guaranteed absentee for this weekend's hosts but he is drawing increasingly closer to making a comeback.

Off the back of three consecutive matches on the bench, Villiam Granath grabbed the winner for Halmstad last time out and he could be rewarded with a place in the starting XI here.

Following a rough start to the season in front of goal, Mohammed Naeem has scored in his last two matches for the visitors, making him one to keep an eye on.

IFK Goteborg possible starting lineup:

Dahlberg; Wendt, Bangsbo, Svensson, Hausner; Salaou, Carlen, Kahed; Berg, Santos, Mucolli

Halmstads BK possible starting lineup:

Nilsson; Ofosu-Ayeh, Johansson, Baffo, Olsson; Karlsson, Svedberg, Al-Ammari, Naeem; Ahlstrand, Granath

We say: IFK Goteborg 1-1 Halmstads BK

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