Form guide
Mjällby won the Allsvenskan last season but are 12th this time, with 23 points from 24 games. They have not won in five: 1-1 at Häcken, 1-1 at AIK, a 3-0 home defeat by GAIS, 1-1 against Degerfors and a 1-0 defeat at Västerås. They scored three goals in those five games and conceded seven.
Hammarby are third with 46 points. Their last five were a 1-1 draw at Örgryte, a 3-1 win over Brommapojkarna, a 1-0 win at Degerfors, a 1-0 home defeat by Djurgården and a 1-0 win at Halmstad.
Head-to-head
Mjällby have a good home record in this fixture, winning four of the six league meetings at Strandvallen listed since 2020. That is the main reason we cover the draw.
Team news
No absences were listed for either side in the reports we checked.
Our prediction and why
We take Hammarby or draw (X2). Hammarby are 23 points better off and have won three of their last five, but two of those wins were 1-0, so our rules point to double chance. Mjällby have not won in five and are struggling for goals.