- Odds: IFK Goteborg are a slight favorite to beat Degerfors IF at 2.3, with the hosts at 2.9 and the draw at 3.4.
- Form: Degerfors have won just one of their last five matches, losing four times.
- Away record: IFK Goteborg have 2 wins, drawing twice and losing four of their eight trips in Allsvenskan 2026.
Degerfors are the more aggressive side
Playing style
Degerfors IF's high-pressing, front-foot style under Henok Goitom, who has been in charge since 9 July 2025, means that they'll be looking to take the ball off IFK Goteborg on Sunday. The visitors are a much more controlled and flexible team, with coach Joachim Bjoerklund's men able to play either a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1 system depending on their needs, circulating the ball or hitting their opponents on the counter-attack when they win it back.
Recent form
Degerfors have been all-action, to put it mildly, in their last three matches, losing 1-0 at home to Djurgarden, 2-0 away to IFK and then beating Malmoe FF 2-1 on the road. Their form has been inconsistent at best and it has left them 14th in the Allsvenskan 2026 table, while IFK are 13th with 16 points from 15 games.
Key men
So, there's not much between the teams in the standings, but IFK are the slight favorites to win the game at Stora Valla, which could be a mistake by the bookmakers. Degerfors have found a reliable goal-scorer in Dijan Vukojevic, who has bagged two of their two goals in the last five Allsvenskan 2026 matches, and Armann Taranis has also been a constant threat in 12 league appearances in 2026 with two goals.
IFK are worth a bet for the double chance
IFK's form has been a little more mixed than Degerfors, winning two and losing three of their last five. The hosts will be buoyed by their 2-0 loss to IFK Goteborg in Allsvenskan 2026 a week ago, but IFK Goteborg's recent home defeat to KAA Gent in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 last time out may have dented some of the momentum that was built in that loss.
Tobias Heintz has been the sharpshooter in the IFK line-up this season with six goals in 14 Allsvenskan 2026 games, but Sam Larsson has been on fire lately with two of the club's four goals in their last five games. Degerfors have been poor at home in 2026, winning just one of eight league games at Stora Valla, with five defeats in that run and 14 goals conceded. IFK have won two, drawn two and lost four of their away games in Allsvenskan 2026, but they average 1.38 goals per game on the road, which has seen them net 11 times.
Their five straight wins in the head-to-head record against Degerfors, including the 2-0 victory seven days ago, and the fact the home team are without a win in their last two at Degerfors, means we can't fancy the upset here. IFK Goteborg double chance seems the smartest play on this one, while Degerfors will surely try to press them high in an attempt to suffocate their play, but 1.67 on Both Teams to Score and 1.91 on Over 2.5 goals looks very reasonable too as they play each other in an end-to-end Allsvenskan 2026 matchup.
