Helsingborg vs Sirius Predictions

This Swedish Allsvenskan clash on Monday brings together two of the league’s bottom half sides. The pair are each hoping to strengthen their position in the table, with the hosts worried about dropping straight back down to the second tier. They’ll need to avoid another defeat in this meeting, but Sirius make this trip with a strong away record. Could the visitors add to their three wins on the road this term when they clash with Helsingborg?

The hosts have just bounced back to the top flight, but even as one of the biggest sides in Sweden they are far from safe this term. Helsingborg sit just three points clear of the bottom three in the Allsvenskan, with some poor form behind them. The hosts have won just one of their last 11 matches, while their home form across the campaign has been poor. Now they need to up their game to take on Sirius, or risk dropping even closer to the relegation zone.

Sirius are only six points above the drop themselves, but some good away from has made sure that they have stayed out of danger so far. Only five teams in the division have more away points than Sirius, while they have secured 59% of their total points in away trips. Thanks to that form they are in ninth, which means their season could turn on this result. Will they kick on and fight for the top half, or fall closer to the sides at the very bottom?

Sirius are the ultimate middling side, which is shown in their results so far. They’ve lost seven of eight meetings with the sides above them in the league, but none of the six against teams beneath them. They’ve won four of those clashes, while they’ve conceded in just two of them. Overall it has been their defensive record which has helped them, as they’ve conceded just 0.67 goals per game on the road. That’s thanks to impressive shifts at the sides below them, which has led to Sirius seeing under 2.5 goals in five of those six matches.

Meanwhile, Helsingborg have seen under 2.5 goals in their last five games, which has led to the majority of their matches here seeing under 2.5 goals. All but one of their clashes with bottom-half sides have seen fewer than three goals, while the visitors have seen 83% of their trips finish with less than three scored. Given all of that, we think there’s value to be found here in under 2.5 goals.