- League position: Malmö FF (W) are 3rd in Damallsvenskan 2026 with 21 points from 12 matches, while Piteå IF (W) are 8th with 14 points from 11 games
- Recent run: Malmö FF (W) have won 4 and lost 1 of their 5 in Damallsvenskan 2026
- Away form: Piteå IF (W) have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their 5 away games in the same competition, conceding 6 times
Swedish giants can edge out stubborn Pitea
Malmö
Malmo FF (W) are the favorites ahead of Friday's clash with Pitea IF (W) at 1.4 – and they should win on home turf, but don't bet your life on it because Pitea's recent record in the head-to-head is good. Malmo arrive off a poor 1-0 defeat away to Vittsjoe GIK, but they had beaten Djurgaarden 1-0 on their previous trip and then thrashed Kristianstads DFF 6-0 at home.
Jonas Valfridsson has done a good job since taking over in April 2024, crafting a compact, high-press unit in a 4-2-3-1 formation that allows players like Nathalie Hoff Persson (7 assists in 12 games) to shine when they can release them into the attacking third.
Piteå
Pitea IF (W) will certainly pack the defensive third and hope to catch Malmö off guard on the counter-attack when the time is right. Fredrik Bernhardsson's side are well drilled in that respect, having been in his charge since January 2025. Pitea lost 2-1 at home to Brommapojkarna and 2-0 away to Eskilstuna United DFF before earning a 1-1 draw against Hammarby IF last week.
Back the hosts to edge it
Piteå's recent form of 1-1-3 in all competitions won't have done anything to maintain their momentum from earlier in the season.
Malmö are a better side on their home turf and should win this game, but not by more than one goal, so we're going with a Malmö win and under 3.5 goals – a play that is likely to land in this fashion because of the nature of the game and the hosts' tendency to win games with set-piece goals.
- Malmö are better than Piteå, but the visitors have that recent bite to show for themselves in the recent head-to-head record (split 1-1 over the last two clashes).
- Aelvali Lindstroem leads the scoring for Malmö in the Damallsvenskan 2026 with five goals from 12 games while Piteå's top scorer is Alexandra Hellekant with three from 11 – both will be in the lineup to score.
