On the 15th of August, Häcken hosts Mjällby at Bravida Arena in a clash of the Allsvenskan. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Häcken recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Helsingborg. Johan Hammar struck first for Häcken in the 32nd minute on a feed from Samuel Gustafson, then Oscar Uddenäs added another in the 54th minute In the end, Helsingborg couldn’t muster any offence and Häcken ran away with the shutout win. Häcken should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Mjällby recorded a 1-1 draw against Elfsborg. Silas Nwankwo struck first for Mjällby in the 5th minute, then Michael Baidoo tied it up for Elfsborg in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jacob Ondrejka earning them at least the one point. Mjällby is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Häcken and Mjällby last played eachother at the Strandvallen on Sunday Jul 10th. Häcken was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Viktor Gustafsson scored the first goal for Mjällby in the 40th minute, but Leo Bengtsson got the equalizer for Häcken in the 50th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 81st minute on a goal by Ali Youssef.
Mjällby is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Viktor Gustafsson and Silas Nwankwo each having 2 goals in their last five. Alexander Jeremejeff has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored six goals for Häcken.