Degerfors welcome Halmstads BK at Stora Valla, Degerfors today at 3:00 PM in a Allsvenskan fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Degerfors come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 0D 3L). Halmstads BK travel struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Degerfors head into this on the back of a defeat, while Halmstads BK arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

History strongly favours Degerfors here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Halmstads BK, with 2 draws. Their last encounter ended in Halmstads BK won 0–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Degerfors a slight edge, but Halmstads BK are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.