On Sep 4th, Degerfors will travel to Gothenburg to battle Häcken in a meeting of these two Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 1st placed Häcken is fresh off their 4-1 win against Värnamo. Mikkel Rygaard Jensen struck first for Häcken in the 44th minute on a feed from Valgeir Fridriksson, then Alexander Jeremejeff added another in the 55th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Häcken should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 14th placed Degerfors, recorded a 3-1 win against GIF Sundsvall. Pontus Engblom struck first for GIF Sundsvall in the 7th minute on a penalty kick, but Diego Campos got the equalizer for Degerfors in the 16th minute on a penalty kick But luckily in the 57th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Gustaf Lagerbielke. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Degerfors and Häcken last played eachother at the Stora Valla on the 9th of April. Häcken was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Ibrahim Sadiq scored the first goal for Häcken in the 14th minute, then Diego Campos tied it up for Degerfors in the 66th minute on a feed from Christos Gravius.
Degerfors’s most prolific scorer has been Diego Campos. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Häcken is fortunate enough to have Alexander Jeremejeff in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals.