- Elfsborg are clear favourites at 1.80 and Halmstads BK are 4.40 outsiders for Sunday’s Allsvenskan game at Borås Arena.
- Halmstads BK’s overall road record in the Allsvenskan is just one win, two draws and six defeats from nine games in 2025.
- Elfsborg have won six, drawn two and lost only two of their ten Allsvenskan 2025 home games.
Halmstads HK’s road woes to continue
Back-to-back defeats have left Halmstads BK in 14th place with only 18 points from 20 games this season and the clock is ticking if they are to pull away from the relegation zone. The HBK’s last two games were both home fixtures in which they were beaten 4-0 by Malmoe FF before losing 1-0 to Sirius, continuing their poor form.
Our IF Elfsborg vs Halmstads BK preview shows Elfsborg are in their usual fourth spot in the Allsvenskan 2025 table with 36 points from 20 matches and look more likely to make a top-three bid than a push for the title. Oscar Hiljemark, who took over as boss in June 2024, deserves a lot of credit for keeping them in the hunt for Europe.
The Borås outfit are a possession-based side with high-pressing ability that makes them the tempo setter when they play well and allows them to adjust their formation to best exploit the weaknesses of the opposition. Hiljemark’s men rebounded from last weekend’s league defeat to IFK Norrkoping by beating IFK Haninge away in the Svenska Cupen, and this IF Elfsborg vs Halmstads BK prediction suggests they will come into this game full of confidence.
Elfsborg are hard to oppose at home
HBK’s new boss, Johan Lindholm, who was installed as coach at the end of August, appears to have been playing a more defensive style in an effort to keep things tight at the back. But it has not worked yet, with the pressure mounting on his team as relegation looms.
In the context of this IF Elfsborg vs Halmstads BK prediction, this is a clash of two teams at either end of the table, but it isn’t a mismatch as Halmstads will make it a tough game for Elfsborg. HBK will sit deep and try to hit the hosts on the break if they can get turnovers, but this could easily turn into a negative away game for them if Elfsborg do what they want to do.
There is a clear favourite in this encounter and that is Elfsborg, especially at around 1.80, given the respective positions of the teams in the league and the head-to-head record. Halmstads have won none of their last five games with Elfsborg (D1, L4) and not in their two most recent trips to Borås.
HBK don’t travel well
This is also a battle of some of Sweden’s most prolific goal-scorers, but not in this matchup. Elfsborg’s danger man is Frederik Ihler, who leads the club with seven goals in 20 Allsvenskan appearances. Halmstads’ top scorer is Yannick Agnero with five in 19.
When considering IF Elfsborg vs Halmstads BK betting tips, Rasmus Wikstroem has contributed two of Elfsborg’s six goals in their last five fixtures and will be the pick to score at any point on Sunday. Over 2.5 goals also has merit at 2.00 given Elfsborg’s home record and attacking prowess at the Borås Arena, where they have hit 24 goals in ten Allsvenskan matches.
And, as the home side’s odds are so tempting for this clash, the final IF Elfsborg vs Halmstads BK prediction is to take Elfsborg to earn the full points.
