Hammarby - IFK Värnamo, Hammarby -1 @ 2.00 (2x)
This game feels like its real important to Hammarby. Right now the team is in tenth place with 15 points, five points behind the leaders and four points ahead of Värnamo in the relegation spots. Hammarby is a club with ambitions to be a top team, therefore its important to latch on to the top. At home they played with more poise and power which has given good results in contrast to last year. Teams like Åtvidaberg and Landskrona went home with zero points. The attack begins to settle, and if the efficiency is decent they should be able to score a couple of goals today.
Värnamo is a young and inexperienced team, 17 players are born 1990 or younger. The team plays fast and try to control matches with ball possession, their style of play does not differ depending on whether they are playing home or away. Therefore, they expose themselves away from home, something that Hammarby can exploit. Their best player, young talent Viktor Claesson (6 goals, 2 assists) is suspended, which naturally is a major setback. This means that the attack will probably be slightly worse then normal today. That is good news for Hammarby whose defensive play has not been good so far.
This match is more important for Hammarby. For Värnamo its a regular game, but the home team must start taking three points. Superettan is tough, but Värnamo presents one of them "easier" teams to beat, their defensive play is a little shaky. With their best player out, the task gets easier for Hammarby who have more quality to begin with and should be able to win by multiple goals.
