Vasteras SK vs Hacken Prediction 08.07.2024

• Competition: Sweden - Allsvenskan
• Date: Monday, 8th, July 2024
• Kickoff: 18:00 UTC +1 / 19.00 CEST
• Venue: Hitachi Energy Arena (Vasteras)

Basement boys Vasteras aim to extend their revitalizing form when they host Hacken in Monday's Swedish Allsvenskan action.

By winning Sweden's second division last season, Vasteras SK earned their promotion back to Allsvenskan after a 27-year absence, but the current campaign reveals their struggles to adapt to life among the top-tier sides. After the first 12 gameweeks, Gronvitt have harvested just eight points, which leaves them cemented at the foot of the division, but they have no reason to panic as they remain six points adrift of safety.

The champions of Allsvenskan 2022 and last season's third-place finishers, Hacken, have surprisingly found themselves in a result crisis in recent weeks, which has somewhat sidelined their ambitions for the title in the early stages of the campaign. In their latest top-flight action before heading into a month-long break, Getingarna managed to break free from their rut in impressive fashion as they cruised to a comprehensive 4-1 victory over AIK Stockholm in front of their home crowd, ending a four-game winless run in the top division.

Vasteras SK vs Hacken Betting Tips: BTTS

The basement boys Vasteras head into Monday's contest in buoyant spirits, having strung together a three-game unbeaten run, while fully boosting their survival hopes in the Allsvenskan after an empathic 4-0 win over Kalmar last time out. Revitalized Gronvitt will be optimistic about replicating their free-scoring performance from their last outing as they host a Hacken side whose backline seems to be coming apart at the seams, having conceded two or more goals in their straight seven matches in any format. 

With a worrying tally of 22 goals conceded, Getingarna have one of the leakiest defenses in Swedish top tier, and their defensive woes have been particularly pronounced in enemy territory, having suffered four defeats in a row and allowing 11 goals during that stretch. What gives Hacken reason to be upbeat ahead of Monday's visit is the fact that they have bombarded Vasteras' net recently, having hammered them with 13 goals across their past four meetings. With both sides coming into this contest on the back of strong triumphs of their own, we hope they will adopt another attacking approach, where goals should flow freely at both ends of the pitch.