- IF Elfsborg are 4th with 26 points from 13 games in Allsvenskan 2025, which is enough to keep them in European contention.
- BK Hacken have 15 points from 13 matches and are 8th in the league.
- IF Elfsborg have won five of their seven home games in Allsvenskan 2025, drawing one and losing one.
Swedish powerhouses play out an Allsvenskan classic
It’s a clash of Swedish football heavyweights on Sunday when IF Elfsborg welcome BK Hacken to the Borås Arena for an Allsvenskan 2025 game in which both teams will be hoping to take the points to stay in the European hunt. Our IF Elfsborg vs BK Hacken preview highlights how much is at stake in this crucial encounter.
Oscar Hiljemark took over as head coach of Elfsborg in June 2024 and his side play an energetic and attack-oriented 4-3-3, pressing high and playing wide.
They have not looked as sharp at home recently, losing twice and winning just once in their last three at the Borås Arena, although they did manage a 0-0 away to IFK Varnamo last time out after two straight home defeats.
They are very reliant on in-form players to make the difference, currently Frederik Ihler, who has scored seven Allsvenskan 2025 goals, including four of their last 7 goals in the past five matches, so the focus will be on him to find the space to exploit. For this reason, our IF Elfsborg vs BK Hacken prediction is closely tied to his performance and influence on the pitch.
Jens Gustafsson took over Hacken at the start of 2025 and has tried to bring a measured approach to this side, which can play a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 that combines patient build-up with the ability to play vertically when the opportunity arises.
Unlike Elfsborg, they don’t expose themselves to an all-out press when they lose the ball and are much more tactically versatile.
Hacken can make it close in Borås
Hacken go into this game in a little bit of a slump, losing back-to-back games following Wednesday’s 1-3 defeat at home to GAIS.
As for IF Elfsborg vs BK Hacken odds, Elfsborg are the bookies’ choice at 1.91, with Hacken 3.80 underdogs and the draw 3.95, but we believe the visitors have a chance to upset the odds, given they have won two of their last three away to Elfsborg across all competitions.
We are taking the hosts to win and both teams to score as the main bet, as Elfsborg’s home defence has been breached with some regularity this season, conceding ten times in seven games, an average of 1.43 goals per game in Allsvenskan 2025, while Hacken average one goal per away game but have conceded 1.67 per fixture away from home in the Allsvenskan 2025. In this IF Elfsborg vs BK Hacken prediction, the defensive vulnerabilities of both teams stand out.
Samuel Leach Holm has been their dangerman this term, scoring four of his four Allsvenskan 2025 goals in his last two games and four of Hacken’s seven across their past five. The IF Elfsborg vs BK Hacken betting tips suggest keeping an eye on both teams to score, given their recent attacking form.
