Mjallby welcome Hacken to Standvallen for an Allsvenskan round 17 fixture on Wednesday (May 29). The hosts are coming off a 3-1 defeat to Djurgarden at the same venue over the weekend.
Lucas Bergvall's first-half brace gave Djurgarden a two-goal lead at the break before Deniz Hummet made sure of the result with three minutes to go after Alexander Johansson stepped off the bench to give Mjallby hope in the 48th minute.
Hacken, meanwhile, fell to a 3-0 defeat at GAIS. William Milovanovic broke the deadlock in the fourth minute before Jack Cooper-Love scored a brace to complete the rout.
The loss left the Wasps in sixth spot in the table, having garnered 17 points from 11 games, while Mjallby are level on points in fifth place.
Mjallby vs Hacken Head-to-Head
Hacken have 15 wins from their last 25 head-to-head games with Mjallby, who have been victorious four times. Mjallby claimed a 1-0 away win in the reverse fixture on the opening day of the season
Mjallby form guide: L-L-W-W-D
Hacken form guide: L-D-L-W-W
Mjallby vs Hacken Team News
Mjallby
Adam Petersson is a long-term absentee with an ACL injury. There are no suspension concerns for coach Anders Torstensson.
Injury: Adam Petersson
Doubtful: None
Suspension: None
Hacken
Isak Brusberg, Jeremy Agbonifo and Nikola Zecevic are all sidelined with injury concerns, while Ishaq Abdulrazak is unavailable to an illness.
Injuries: Isak Brusberg, Jeremy Agbonifo, Nikola Zecevic
Unavailable: Ishaq Abdulrazak
Suspension: None
Mjallby vs Hacken Predicted XIs
Mjallby (3-5-2): Noel Tornqvist (GK); Tom Petersson, Colin Rosler, Rasmus Wikstrom; Elliot Stroud, Nicklas Rojkjaer, Jesper Gustavsson, Viktor Gustafson. Adam Stahl; Jacob Bergstrom, Alexander Johansson
Hacken Predicted XI (4-3-3): Andreas Linde (GK); Adam Lundqvist, Marius Lode, Even Hovland, Valgeir Fridriksson; Romeo Amane, Simon Gustafson, Mikkel Rygaard; Julius Lindberg, Srdjan Hrstic, Amor Layouni
Mjallby vs Hacken Prediction
Mjallby have won the last two head-to-head games and are aiming to win three on the bounce for the first time.
Hacken, meanwhile, have not had the start to the season they would have expected, as they are winless in their last three. Their last six games have produced at least three goals, so plenty of entertainment and goalmouth action could be on the cards.
Expect Pal Arne Johansen's side to claim a narrow win with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Mjallby 1-2 Hacken