- Team form: Ljungskile SK have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 Superettan 2026 matches.
- Recent slump: IK Oddevold are in a slump of 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in their last 5 matches.
- Head-to-head: The reverse fixture 5 weeks ago between Oddevold and Ljungskile SK finished 0-0. The last 3 H2Hs have seen 2 draws and only 1 Oddevold win.
Odds-on Oddevold could be value at 2.6
Ljungskile SK and IK Oddevold are mid-table Superettan 2026 rivals in 12th and 10th places respectively on 19 and 22 points, and their latest form has been more than a little mixed. Ljungskile's last 5 matches have seen 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, which is a reasonable return overall, but they are somewhat a team of extremes.
Ljungskile overview
There was the 3-2 home victory over Örebro and the 3-2 away success at IFK Värnamo to put them back on track following the 0-3 home defeat to Sandvikens IF. Joakim Jensen took over the Ljungskile bench on 27 August 2024 and it looks like his team is designed to play at tempo and push the ball wide, hitting the channels early in the 4-2-3-1.
IK Oddevold overview
That should bring them up against the solid style of Rikard Nilsson, who has been in charge of IK Oddevold since 1 January 2020 and has assembled a compact 3-4-3 that can be strong defensively, disciplined in possession and dangerous on the counterattack.
- Shakur Omar is Ljungskile's top goalscorer with 4 goals in 12 Superettan 2026 matches, but with 4 goals in their last 5, he has scored 4 of their 9 goals in the last 5 matches.
- Leonardo Shahin is Oddevold's focal point up top with 9 Superettan 2026 goals in 17 appearances, but Gabriel Sandberg's 2 goals in Oddevold's last 5 have given the team an extra cutting edge in recent matches.
- Ljungskile have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their 8 Superettan 2026 home matches, averaging 1.25 goals per game and conceding 1.62.
- Oddevold have won 3, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their 8 away matches, averaging a healthy 2.00 goals per match.
Odds and prediction
Odds-wise, the visitors are coming in at 2.6, which is too short for our tastes when Ljungskile are available at 2.45, especially with a draw at 3.4. Oddevold are the marginal favorite for this game but given their poor form and the recent H2H record, we would be inclined to stay on the draw side of this fixture, which is in danger of becoming a derby.
The clash of styles and the compact nature of Oddevold should make this a chess match as Ljungskile try to stretch the pitch, while Oddevold set their wing-backs back to clog the middle and release their full-backs on the break. With the draw a strong possibility, under 2.5 goals is a decent alternative to the game result market, especially given the tight nature of the 0-0 reverse H2H result five weeks ago.
