- Hammarby IF have won three of their last five matchups with IF Elfsborg, who have won one.
- Hammarby have won 3, drawn 1 and lost just 1 of their last 5 matches.
- Elfsborg have lost 4 and won just 1 of their last 5 matches.
Hammarby to hold on to 2nd place
Hammarby IF sit second in the Allsvenskan 2025 standings on 59 points from 29 games and IF Elfsborg are eighth with 40 points from 29 games. Hammarby have won 3 and drawn 1 of their last 5 games, including a 3-1 away win over Malmoe FF and a 1-1 away draw at Degerfors. Elfsborg are in poor form with 4 defeats and just 1 win from their last 5, including a 5-1 home win over Oesters IF, a 4-0 defeat away at Sirius and a 3-0 defeat at home to AIK. Elfsborg have lost their last two away games and have failed to win on their last 2 visits to Hammarby.
Hammarby IF have been coached by Kim Hellberg since January 2024, who has brought a style of play built around possession, structure and fluidity in a 4-3-3 system. This formation can change shape to create narrow overloads and Hammarby are a team that will build attacks and dictate the tempo in games. Our Hammarby IF vs IF Elfsborg prediction is that they will press as a unit when out of possession, which makes them a tricky opponent to face, but this is an equally attacking matchup.
Oscar Hiljemark took over at Elfsborg in June 2024 and has brought an aggressive, high-tempo, high-pressing style that looks to catch teams off guard on the counter attack in lightning-fast transitions. Elfsborg prefer a compact 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation, but have struggled for consistency with 4 defeats and 1 win from their last 5.
Hammarby’s Nahir Besara is a talisman, having scored 17 goals in 29 Allsvenskan 2025 appearances and is always a reliable choice up top. Elfsborg’s top scorer is Frederik Ihler, with 7 goals from 27 Allsvenskan 2025 appearances. Taylor Silverholt has chipped in with 2 goals in Elfsborg’s last 5 games, which is 1/3 of their goal total for the same period. Paulos Abraham has chipped in with 3 of Hammarby’s last 7 goals in the last 5.
This Hammarby IF vs IF Elfsborg preview highlights a clash of styles and will be a chess match between the possession dominance of Hammarby and the risk-heavy, high transition play of Elfsborg. The bookies have Hammarby as strong favourites for this matchup at 1.41, with Elfsborg as 6.39 underdogs and the draw priced at 4.95. Hammarby have a better home record, have been in superior form over the last 5 matchups and have the better of the head-to-head record, so they are likely to take all 3 points. However, with both teams pressing and Hammarby controlling the tempo, our Hammarby IF vs IF Elfsborg prediction is that the matchup could open up and we feel ‘Over 2.5 goals’ at 1.36 is a much safer bet. Furthermore, you may find the following Hammarby IF vs IF Elfsborg betting tips valuable for this betting round.
