IFK Varnamo vs GIF Sundsvall Predictions

• Varnamo haven’t scored a competitive goal since May.
• Sundsvall come into this on the back of a win over Malmo.
• Sundsvall are yet to pick up a point away from home.

A pivotal relegation clash

Last season’s Superettan top-two come head to head in the top-flight for the first time this season, yet just three points separate them at the wrong end of the table this time around.

Varnamo head into this as short priced favourites but the value in backing them seems limited considering they haven’t even scored a goal in almost two months. One might assume that coming against their fellow promoted side could stimulate an improvement in form, yet the price alone is enough to put us off that eventuality.

Sundsvall sit just three points behind their hosts and look to be up the creek without a paddle as far as their away form is concerned as they are yet to pick up a single point (L5). However they did manage to pull off a shock win over five-time Allsvenskan champions Malmo last time out, a result which will surely inspire belief amongst the ranks of getting off the mark here.

Playing the percentages

We predict that the likelihood of Varnamo not winning this game outweighs the draw/away win in terms of value in the bet, so we suggest a double chance selection in this encounter.

This will no doubt be cagey though with Varnamo’s Finnvedsvallen producing the fewest goals per-game in the division (1.2), so we are sticking with a small stakes play on a 1-1 draw in the correct score market.

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