IF Elfsborg vs Hacken Gothenburg Prediction: A tie won't be a surprise in this match

On Sunday, the Urvalsdeild match between IF Elfsborg and Hacken will take place in Borås Arena. Below you'll find our top picks, stats, and betting odds.

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Elfsborg comes into this match having earned 5 points over their previous 5 contests, split evenly between home and away games. That works out to an average of one point every game. BTTS has landed in three of those games that seem quite interesting. Elfsborg has found the back of the net seven times in their last five matches. Elfsborg has been playing exceptionally well at home, where they are currently undefeated in their last six matches. Suppose Hacken's defense is going to be successful today and prevent Elfsborg from scoring. In that case, they will need to be at their absolute best. The team playing at home has found the back of the net in each of the last three contests in front of their own fans. So far, they have been held scoreless in both of their home games this season. Elfsborg has not been having the best of times lately in front of the net, as evidenced by the fact that the team has failed to score in two of the previous five matches that they have played.

Three of the most recent five games that Elfsborg has played have scored goals by both sides. Elfsborg's matches in this season 8 have seen both teams scoring at least once. If Elfsborg wants to gain anything out of this match, they are going to have to work on improving their assault. They have gone through their last two matches without scoring a goal. They have scored seven goals in the last five games, and for the season as a whole, they have averaged 1.73 goals scored per game.

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Hacken comes into this match having earned 8 points throughout their previous five contests, split evenly between home and away games. That works out to an average of 1.6 points each game. There is potential for excitement in 5 of those games now that BTTS has been found. Throughout the last five matches, Hacken has scored 11 goals. When they are away from their home field, Hacken does not have any problems scoring goals. They scored in each of the previous eight games they have played away from home. Due to the fact that Hacken's previous 15 matches have all resulted in two or more goals being scored, we may see a couple of goals here. As they take on Elfsborg today, Hacken will be trying to maintain their winning streak, as they have only dropped one of their past five matches. They have a record of two wins and two draws. In each of Hacken's five most recent matches, both of the team's opponents have scored at least once. If they don't strengthen their defense, then we should expect more of the same from them here. This season in Hacken, a total of 14 out of 15 matches have concluded, with both clubs scoring at least one goal. There is a good chance that Hacken will score today, given that they have scored at least one goal in each of the previous 12 games leading up to this one and that they have scored 11 goals in the previous five games.

Elfsborg have won nine of their 24 previous encounters, while Häcken have won eight. There have been seven ties. In terms of home and away form, Elfsborg and Häcken are both in good shape. In their previous meetings, Elfsborg and Häcken have seen a 2.83 goal average and a 50% BTTS rate. Elfsborg have averaged 2 points per game at home this season in the Allsvenskan, while Häcken have averaged 2.25 points on the road. Table-topping Since beginning the new season, Hacken has won five of their previous six games in the Allsvenskan. The team is set to take advantage of their home field advantage when they face Elfsborg on Sunday. However, the visitors are in good overall shape. Still, Hacken can exploit a weakness in their away record of one win in five. This season's Allsvenskan games between Hacken and other teams have been high-octane encounters with plenty of goals. There are six games in which they have scored over 2.5 goals, and those games averaged 4.16 goals per 90 minutes. On Sunday, Elfsborg, the league's third-highest-scoring team, will travel to town, so expect the net to shake at least three times.

• X for 3.88 odds
• HT: X for 2.50
• Over 3 goals for 1.74 odds