IFK Varnamo vs IK Brage Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Things are looking pretty desperate now for Varnamo. They are propping up the Swedish Superettan and look destined for the drop with just 5 points on the board. Given we will be at the half-way stage in the season after this game, they have a mammoth task on their hands to fight their way to safety and their revival really has to start here.

They’ve not been totally outclassed in recent weeks but they just seem to have developed a real losing habit, which clearly is not a good situation to get yourselves into. Their last match was fairly typical of that as they gave a reasonably good account of themselves away to 2nd placed Helsingborg but still succumbed to another 1-0 defeat to remain pointless since mid-May.

Brage will certainly come here targeting three points and in total contrast to their opponents, they’ve hit a bit of form to fire themselves up the league. They moved into 6th place courtesy of a 3-2 win over high-flying Halmstad last time out. That result has really pushed them into a position where they may feasibly be able to challenge for promotion and they could even move into the top three if things go their way this weekend.

You have to fancy them to keep up their part of the bargain at least. They’ve won 4 of their last 5 games and that includes two victories over top five opposition. Therefore confidence should be high heading into this one and they have done pretty well on the road so far this term. Just 1 defeat in 7 away matches is testament to that and there’s little about the opposition that suggests they will come unstuck here.

Varnamo are bidding to end a 7 game losing streak which has seen them get cut adrift at the foot of the Swedish Superettan table. It’s just 2 points from their last 10 matches overall and just one win all season. 71% of their home games have ended in defeat and they have problems at both ends of the pitch in truth.

They’ve scored the fewest goals and have conceded the most in this league and also sit bottom of the form table. With the visitors in great form heading into this one, most things point to a Brage Win here.