AIK have topped the table for the majority of the Allsvenskan season, but their shaky recent form has seen Mjällby and Hammarby surpass them. They have only won one of their last five, picking up six points in the process. The consistent wins earlier in the season were somewhat lucky, rarely playing particularly well offensively but being solid and grinding out results, often grabbing a goal late in games.

The sharpness has worn off in recent matches, scoring five in five but also going home scoreless in two of those matches. In the final game before the break Sirius got lucky, taking home a 3-1 victory, despite AIK being the better team. With neither of their strikers finding any form other players have had to step up, but they need their front players to produce to really challenge for the league. 

IFK Göteborg have been a positive surprise this year, sitting in 6th place with six wins in 12 matches. Their form of late has been especially impressive, winning their last three in Allsvenskan, scoring seven in that run. The goals have been spread around, Max Fenger remaining prolific while Thordarson and Heintz have chipped in with both goals and assists recently. Unfortunately for IFK, the latter two are suspended in this AIK encounter and they will be sorely missed, taking away some cutting edge from the starting XI.

The replacements don’t possess the same quality as those they’re replacing and without the creativity of Heintz, with five assists to his name, they may struggle to break down the rugged AIK defence. Despite IFK having been involved in some high-scoring affairs recently, AIK tend to keep it tight at home. The under 2.5 line is attractive here, with AIK likely taking control of the game and looking to grind down IFK.

Degerfors have been yo-yo-ing between hugely impressive and overly disappointing performances this season. They started off with a bang and were top of the league early on, but then reverted to their level, having now lost four of their last five. The injury to star striker Omar Faraj played a part, but there was no chance they would remain around the upper echelons of the division with the squad they possess.

They have in fact only won one of their last seven, suffering five losses in the process, but they at least managed to score in six of those matches. Faraj is now back but has only scored a penalty in the final game before the break since his five goals on the opening day of the season. All in all, Degerfors have only managed five goals in their last five matches.

Brommapojkarna have largely been tough to face, playing with intensity and directness but lacking defensive solidity, conceding 1.58 goals per game. They are second-bottom in the table and have lost six in a row, dropping down the table after some encouraging displays early in the campaign.

While not scoring many of late, averaging 0.8 goals per game in the last five, they have at least managed to keep the scoreline down with a couple of exceptions. Star striker Ezekiel Aladoh (four goals) is suspended here and will be sorely missed, with no natural replacement. Both teams have struggled for goals and a high-scoring game looks improbable here, expect no more than three goals.

Cellar dwellers Haugesund remain rock bottom of the Eliteserien table after losing 0-4 at Sandefjord last week. Their metrics were better than the scoreline suggests, actually winning the xG battle 0.64 to 0.56. However, this almost highlights Haugesund's main problem this season. They are underachieving at both ends of the field, missing too many chances and conceding far too many goals. With 10 defeats in 11 games, they are very easily opposable again.

Kristiansund travel here on the back of an excellent 4-1 win v Rosenborg last week. They took advantage of some very favourable team news, but they put in a great display. Now they have to revert to being an away favourite which is not their usual dynamic, but the likelihood is they’ll have too much for Haugesund here. Kristiansund can be backed on the double chance market, which looks a good bet facing a team who have yet to win this season.

A Gothenburg derby between two teams neck and neck in the league, sitting in 8th and 7th respectively, with only three points to separate the two.

Häcken were decimated due to injuries for most of the first part of the season, and a Swedish Cup win hampered their performance in the final game before the break, being handily beaten by Malmö (3-0) after being run into the ground due to an extra-time and penalty victory over the same opponents a few days prior. They have lost Lamine Faye, sold to Bayer Leverkusen, but may have a few players back from injury based on reports from the camp.

Despite their somewhat shaky form, winning only one of their last five in Allsvenskan, they usually have a goal or two in them, having scored in three of those games. They do however concede more than they score, having a goal difference of 17-21, always looking likely to give a goal away and allowing spaces for the opposition to exploit.

GAIS have, after a somewhat hesitant start to the season, really found their groove and started playing some beautiful stuff reminiscent of last year. They are unbeaten in five and have picked up the third most points in their last five, winning three and drawing two. They took apart IFK Norrköping in the final game before the break, walking away 3-0 victors, and have only failed to score once in their last eight.

Ibrahim Diabate looks set for a move to a bigger league after exploding, being the league’s top scorer with nine goals, but for now he remains at the club. Both sides are goal-hungry and struggle to keep clean sheets, as such the BTTS line of 1.6 looks attractive here.

IFK Värnamo have had a horrific start to the season, sitting rock bottom of Allsvenskan with only three points from 12 matches. They have conceded 24 goals to date and while luck hasn’t been on their side in some encounters, they just haven’t been good enough overall to warrant winning games, only scoring 11 goals from 13.3 xG.

Without a single win to date, they can only hope their work on the training ground has paid off, but without real reinforcements to improve the squad, things look dire going forward. They stood up well against Mjällby in the final game before the break, however the league leaders put them to the sword late on, a theme which has been much too persistent throughout.

Elfsborg were tearing teams apart for fun throughout the month of May but were then handed a reality check against Hammarby, who, in all fairness, were somewhat lucky to come away with a 2-0 win considering the quality of the chances Elfsborg missed, amassing a total of 1.56 xG and creating four big chances. It was an unusual show of inefficiency, having averaged three goals scored per game in their five games prior.

Frederik Ihler has been a shrewd signing and they possess arguably the best midfield duo in the league with Simon Ohlsson and Besfort Zeneli, the latter surely due a big-money move abroad sooner rather than later. The title chasers sit in fourth, five points behind Mjällby with a game in hand, having scored the most goals in the league (2.08 per game). Elfsborg should simply have too much for Värnamo here, as they look to get back on track with their title challenge.

Newly promoted Bryne were the clear favourites to finish rock bottom of the table this season, but they have surprised everyone so far and are in 11th place with 13 points. This is their best run of the season, unbeaten in four consecutive league games and playing some very good football. The desire and motivation in this squad is clearly very high to prove people wrong. In Duarte Moreira and Sanel Bojadzic they have two attackers who have been in great form. Moreira has a combined nine goals and assists already this season.

This is another winnable game for Bryne, partly because Ham Kam have one of the weakest squads in the league. The visitors haven’t been that bad this season, but only have three wins on the board. They lost last week 1-3 at home to Tromso, where they were comprehensively outplayed. The big problem for Ham Kam recently has been the manager situation, after Jakob Michelsen announced his departure to take over the Denmark Women's National team.

Ham Kam have now acted by acquiring the former Everton goalkeeper Thomas Myhre. He comes in from second tier side Moss and averaged 1.71 points per game there, over 110 matches. But, Mhyre has had little time on the training field and the whole place feels unsettled. This trip to Bryne could be a baptism of fire for him, the home team can grab their 4th win in five games to continue their momentum. 

Tromso are definitely a team to be tailing right now. They are in blistering form with five straight wins in the Eliteserien, and they are starting to show why they were a dark horse for many pre-season pundits. Even more impressive is that three of those five wins have come away from home, with an overall 7:2 goal differential. This team is firing in attack and they look overpriced against a Fredrikstad side who have dropped off form recently, with three defeats in four games.

Fredrikstad are known for having a tight defence, but no clean sheet now in five consecutive games in all competitions is very worrying. If their backline cannot keep the goals out then it’s simply too much for their average attacking weapons to compensate.

Tromso obtained four points from the two league meetings last season, they beat them 3-0 at home and this fixture resulted in a 0-0 draw. Taking the double chance option on the visitors looks like a great bet, they are in such good form and it feels like they will be very difficult to beat here.

Stromsgodset are in disastrous form and find themselves second bottom of the Eliteserien table. They have lost a massive eight out of 10 games, including five in a row, and have lost all five of their home matches - which is quite frankly appalling. Manager Jorgen Isnes was let go a few weeks ago and they’ve replaced him with experienced Dag Eilev Fagermo. However, Fagermo had a terrible debut suffering a 5-0 defeat away to KFUM Oslo last week. Stromsgodset have conceded 23 goals so far this term, which is the second most in the league.

The fixture list has now given an ironic twist. Fagermo’s first home game is against one of his former employers, Valerenga. He enjoyed some good times there but his sacking was disappointing for him two years ago. Fagermo will be fired up but his team look in no form whatsoever to get a result. With such a bad home record and such a poor performance last week Valerenga must be backed in the double chance market.

The visitors have struggled this season upon their promotion, but have won two of their last four away games. Stromsgodset have to be opposed at the moment, so this looks like a great spot for the away side.