- Team form: BK Häcken (W) are 2nd in Damallsvenskan 2026 on 30 points after 11 games, coming into Sunday's game on the back of four consecutive wins and four wins and one loss in their last five games.
- Visitors' form: Eskilstuna United (W) are 6th in the table with 17 points after 11 matches, coming into this game in mixed form with one win, two draws and two defeats from their last five matches.
Swedes set to take the game to each other
Form and recent results
Hacken have the momentum and are a much more polished side on the pitch, while Eskilstuna are a more pragmatic outfit. Elena Sadiku's side have been ruthless at home in Damallsvenskan 2026, winning five from five and scoring 14 goals, and they come into this clash fresh from a series of results that look like a statement.
Key players and tactics
1-0 away at Hammarby IF, 2-0 at home to FC Rosengaard and 3-2 away at IK Uppsala Fotboll have set up Hacken to take on Eskilstuna United (W) with a solid foundation, but the more interesting aspect is that these opponents play differently enough to create a clash in styles.
- Sheila van den Bulk leads United's scoring in the Damallsvenskan 2026 with a modest 2/11, so they are not really a team for goals from open play, but they are a side who could nick it via second balls and set pieces on Sunday.
- Hacken have more of a genuine end-product in Felicia Schroeder, who has seven goals in nine Damallsvenskan 2026 matches and has notched four of her team's last 10 goals across their past five games.
- Sadiku's team play a front-foot, high-tempo 4-2-3-1, with quick transitions and an aggressive pressing style, while Rickard Johansson has set Eskilstuna up to be more pragmatic in their structure, closing gaps and counterpunching.
Back the hosts to score freely
The odds suggest that Häcken are the heavy favorites at 1.11, with the draw coming in at 8.0 and the visitors needing an enormous upset to get the three points on Sunday. We don't feel like taking that chance and would instead go for Over 2.5 goals at 1.36, which is a price that doesn't reflect the likelihood that Häcken will make Eskilstuna pay for sitting deep.
That style of game should see Häcken probe wide and between the lines, picking apart the compact away side while their visitors hunt second balls and dead-ball opportunities. We think this looks most likely to end in a home win, but probably more comfortably than a nervy battle for the points.
