October 15th features a match where Häcken plays host to GIF Sundsvall in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Häcken recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Djurgården. Lars Larsen scored the first goal for Häcken in the 40th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Djurgården couldn’t manage to score, and Häcken took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Häcken should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 16th placed GIF Sundsvall, recorded a 3-2 win against IFK Göteborg. Engblom scored the first goal for GIF Sundsvall in the 10th minute, then Pontus Engblom added another in the 32nd minute on a penalty. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
On Jul 18th, GIF Sundsvall hosted Häcken in their last match together. Häcken was victorious by a score of 5 to 1. Alexander Jeremejeff struck first for Häcken in the 6th minute on a penalty kick, but Pontus Engblom got the equalizer for GIF Sundsvall in the 12th minute on a penalty kick.
Pontus Engblom has been the most prolific scorer on GIF Sundsvall in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Häcken is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Alexander Jeremejeff and Mikkel Rygaard Jensen each only have 1 goal in their last five.