- Home form: Helsingborgs IF have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their 9 home games in Superettan 2026.
- Away form: IFK Varnamo have won 2 and lost 7 of their 9 away games in Sweden's second tier.
- Recent meeting: Helsingborg won 1-0 at Varnamo seven weeks ago and the record between the two sides is even in the last two meetings (1-1).
Helsingborgs IF are the more polished outfit
Form & standings
Helsingborgs IF are ninth in Superettan 2026 with 24 points from 17 matches, ten ahead of IFK Varnamo, who are 15th on 14 after 17 games. Stevie Grieve's Helsingborg side have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five games, while Varnamo have won just one of their previous five, drawing one and losing three.
Helsingborg are the more accomplished outfit and are the clear choice here, although Varnamo can get something from this game if they can repeat their recent away upset.
Style and scoring
Grieve's men use a wide, direct, press-and-punch style of play and can get on top of teams if they are able to create enough high-quality chances to break through Varnamo's solid defense.
- Helsingborg are a high-tempo, pressing side that have scored 1.89 goals per game at home this season, but have also conceded 1.67 goals a match on average.
- The Diablos have been more solid at home than away, winning one and drawing one of their last two at the Olympia, but their underlying numbers don't suggest anything better than a 2-1 win on Tuesday.
- Alexander Johansson is Helsingborg's main goal scorer with seven goals in 17 appearances in the Superettan this season.
Varnamo have conceded 25 goals in 9 away games
Kai Meriluoto is Varnamo's top scorer with five goals in 17 league matches and has scored three of his side's last six goals in his last five appearances. Varnamo have been very poor on the road in 2026, winning two and losing seven of nine away, and have shipped 25 goals across that sequence.
Kim Bergstrand has clearly tightened up a side that was leaking goals, but Varnamo's away results are still terrible, so there is plenty of opportunity for Helsingborg to hurt them on the counter attack.
Helsingborgs IF are 2.15 favourites to win on Tuesday, against 2.95 for Varnamo and 3.75 for the draw, so we're backing the home side to get the job done. There are likely to be goals at each end, as per usual where Helsingborg are concerned, so we're adding Over 2.5 goals at 1.62 to the correct score prediction, while Both Teams to Score at 1.5 points to goals at each end of the field.
