- Hammarby IF have W1, D3 and L1 in their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Raków Czestochowa have W2, D1 and L2 in their last 5 in all competitions.
Hammarby looking for an edge at home
Last week's 0-0 draw between Hammarby IF and Raków Czestochowa to kick off the UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 series has certainly set up a tense, cagey affair for this return leg in Sweden.
The hosts are the slight favourites at 127/100 but Raków look well worth backing at 2/1 for a double chance bet, with the draw priced up at 47/20. Another alternative angle could be both teams to score at 7/10, while the 0-0 first leg shows why under 2.5 goals at 87/100 should also be in the script for this clash.
Hammarby have won just one of their last five competitive matches, with three draws and one defeat making up their results in a patchy sequence that shows a lack of killer instinct. Henrik Rydström has maintained their famous high-press foundation but there has been a subtle push toward more possession-based football and defensive detail.
Raków have had an identical run of W2, D1 and L2 in their most recent five and that has also left this tie very finely poised. Dawid Kroczek's men have been more structured and disciplined in their work since the coach arrived in May 2026 and they are a hybrid back-five side that will attempt to sit deep and nick moments on the counter or from set pieces.
A European chess match
This is a classic clash of styles between high-press teams and low-block teams, and it looks as though the winner will be the one that handles the wide areas and half-spaces better. Hammarby are a 3-5-2 team, well set up for building structured possession progression and then hitting the ball vertical when they stretch the opposition. Paulos Abraham has been their spark plug, netting three goals in their last five matches, while the team has seven goals in total during that spell. Raków can travel to the 3Arena with a threat, however, as they have two wins and two defeats from their competitive away matches and an average of 2.00 goals per away game. Patryk Makuch is their main man with two goals in three UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 games, while the Polish side have also bagged three of their team's most recent nine goals. Hammarby's last two home games have seen them unbeaten with one win and one draw, which gives the hosts a decent platform for this European battle while Raków have one win and one defeat in their most recent two on the road, so they arrive sharp but not settled.
