Allsvenskan · 2026Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 15:30 UTCScheduledPre-match analysis

IFK Göteborg

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Halmstads BK

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: IFK Göteborg's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: IFK Göteborg's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

IFK Göteborg's recent record differs from the season

moderate

IFK Göteborg's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.36 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2.2 goals/match	1.36 goals/match	1.39 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

IFK Göteborg show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

IFK Göteborg's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

17 shots/match▲ShotsIFK Göteborg · Halmstads BK12 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	IFK Göteborg	Halmstads BK	Baseline
Shots	17 shots/match	12 shots/match	13.9 shots/match
Shots against	13.1 shots/match	16.9 shots/match	13.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

IFK Göteborg have recorded the higher season possession share.

50.2%●PossessionIFK Göteborg · Halmstads BK40.6%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.6 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	IFK Göteborg	Halmstads BK	Baseline
Possession	50.2%	40.6%	48.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0IFK Göteborg

1Draws

0Halmstads BK

18 Apr 2026Halmstad — IFK Goteborg · Allsvenskan1–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

IFK Göteborg favored in 9 of 13 directional metrics · Halmstads BK in 1 · 3 too close

1.36 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 14/140.71 goals/match

2.21 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 14/142.14 goals/match

1.88 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 9/80.87 xG/match

1.44 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 9/82.53 xG/match

17 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 14/1412 shots/match

13.1 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 14/1416.9 shots/match

5.14 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 14/143.36 shots/match

4.86 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 14/146.07 shots/match

50.2%●Possessionseason · 14/1440.6%

6.14 corners/match●Cornersseason · 14/143.71 corners/match

5.07 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 14/146.36 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 1/1—

11.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 14/1413 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 14/14▲7%

64%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 14/1457%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

IFK Göteborg53.1

Halmstads BK3.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

IFK Göteborg68.8

Halmstads BK13.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

IFK Göteborg42.7

Halmstads BK11.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

IFK Göteborg96.9

Halmstads BK71.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

IFK Göteborg53.1

Halmstads BK75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 54%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

IFK Göteborg90.6

Halmstads BK3.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

IFK Göteborg76.5

Halmstads BK28.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

IFK Göteborg14 matchesHalmstads BK14 matches

1.36 goals/match▲Goals scored14/140.71 goals/match

2.21 goals/matchGoals allowed14/142.14 goals/match

1.88 xG/match▲Expected goals9/80.87 xG/match

17 shots/match▲Shots14/1412 shots/match

5.14 shots/match▲Shots on target14/143.36 shots/match

50.2%●Possession14/1440.6%

6.14 corners/match●Corners14/143.71 corners/match

—Cards1/1—

11.9 fouls/matchFouls14/1413 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

IFK Göteborg7 matchesHalmstads BK6 matches

1.29 goals/match▲Goals scored7/60.67 goals/match

1.57 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/62.5 goals/match

2.25 xG/match▲Expected goals5/30.95 xG/match

18.3 shots/match▲Shots7/612 shots/match

5.71 shots/match▲Shots on target7/63.67 shots/match

50.1%●Possession7/635.5%

7.43 corners/match●Corners7/63.83 corners/match

—Cards1/0—

12.3 fouls/matchFouls7/611.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

34 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/134 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples14 / 14home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness34 daysstale at cutoff

At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4