The early runaway leaders of the Swedish Allsvenskan, Malmo, are in action on Saturday afternoon when they take on Brommapojkarna at Grimsta IP. The home side are enjoying a mixed start to the season and their unpredictable form makes them a potential banana skin for the league leaders.
How the bookies view it: Little hope given to the hosts
Malmo are priced as the heavy favourite for this clash, with Bet365 pricing them at 3/5 to get the job done. The home side are priced at 17/4 which is perhaps generous when you consider they lost 5-0 at home just two weeks ago. The draw is priced at 16/5, making the second most likely outcome after a Malmo win.
Recent head-to-head: Malmo domination
If Malmo's record this season wasn't enough to fill them with confidence, then a quick look at their recent record against Brommapojkarna should put them on cloud nine before a ball has even been kicked. They have won their last six meetings with the hosts and have never lost a match against them in their history.
The last time Brommapojkarna managed to take points off Malmo was back in 2014 when they secured a 1-1 draw in front of their home fans.
Players to watch: Thelin lies the problem
Isaac Thelin currently leads the goalscoring charts in the Swedish Allsvenskan with nine goals. The 31-year-old is in red-hot form after netting in each of his last three appearances for Malmo and the hosts will be paying close attention to him on Saturday.
It would be naive of Brommapojkarna to focus solely on Thelin, though. Malmo have another goalscoring machine in their ranks in Erik Botheim who trails Thelin by just one goal over the course of the season so far. The 24-year-old netted a hat-trick a week ago against Kalmar and will fancy his chances of adding more goals this weekend.
Predicted lineups
Brommapojkarna have several injury problems ahead of this one with Kevin Ackermann, Gustav Sandberg, Liam Jordan and Mario Butros all missing. Malmo are also missing several players, too, including Niklas Moisander, Oscar Lewicki, Stefano Holmquist and Daniel Gudjohnsen.
Brommapojkarna: Sidklev – Jensen, Abrahamsson, Heggem, Waker – Barslund, Fritzson, Odefalk – Andersson, Vasic, Christensen
Malmo: Dahlin – Larsen, Jansson, Cornelius, Busanello – Pena, Johnsen, – Botheim, Christiansen, Bolin – Thelin
Anything else catch the eye?
Brommapojkarna have scored at least one goal in four of their last five matches, despite only winning one of them. Meanwhile, Malmo have netted at least once in every competitive match they've played this season. That gives us belief that the both teams to score market is worth a bet at 4/6.
Malmo have led at half-time in three of their last five Allsvenskan fixtures while Brommapojkarna have either been drawing or losing at half-time in six of their last seven Allsvenskan fixture. That form suggests that Malmo to be winning at half-time could be worth a look. Bet 365 have that priced at 11/10.
Finally, the man in form in front of goal, Isaac Thelin, is 21/20 to find the back of the net at any point during the match. If he does, it will be four goals in four games for the Swede.
This European match between Brommapojkarna and Malmo will be played on Jun 1, 2024 and kick off at 14:00. Check below for our tipsters best Brommapojkarna vs Malmo prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
