Helsingborgs IF
- Helsingborgs IF have won 3, drawn 1, and lost 3 of their 7 home Superettan 2026 games.
- Helsingborgs IF have had a disappointing start to Superettan 2026, sitting 9th with 17 points from 12 games, and have recently lost their last 3 home games, including a 0-3 defeat at home to Landskrona BoIS in their last game.
- Stevie Grieve's side are a fluid attacking unit, with a clear, dynamic style of play and an identity of sorts.
- Helsinborgs IF are a relatively young side, and it's showing in their play, with Max Svensson, a creative force with 6 assists in 12 Superettan games this year, providing the creative spark, while Alexander Johansson, with 5 Superettan goals in 12 games, is their top scorer and has scored 2 of their last 4.
- Their attacking style means they've been quite easy to score against, and they've conceded an average of 1.71 goals per game this season, but they're also a real threat in the attacking third and score an average of 1.57 per game.
GIF Sundsvall
- GIF Sundsvall have won 1 and lost 4 of their 5 Superettan 2026 away games, scoring just once.
- GIF Sundsvall are in a much worse position in Superettan 2026, sitting at the bottom of the league with 9 points from 12 matches.
- Ion Doros' side have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches, but their most recent result, a 0-4 defeat at home to Oesters IF was a body blow.
- Sundsvall have been a disjointed, often reactionary outfit all season, struggling to create chances and failing to react to transitions, and they lack the intensity and cohesion of their opponents this Sunday.
- Hugo Aviander is their most reliable player, and their top goalscorer with 3 goals in 11 league games.
- Sundsvall have had a tough time on their travels, winning just once in 5 away Superettan 2026 matches, scoring a single goal.
- This is a clash between a fluid, attack-minded Helsingborgs IF project and a disjointed, unsettled Sundsvall side, and Grieve's team should have more than enough intensity to overwhelm the visitors this Sunday.
Head-to-Head
GIF Sundsvall have failed to win on their last 3 visits to Helsingborgs IF.
Key Players
- Max Svensson, a creative force with 6 assists in 12 Superettan games this year, providing the creative spark, while Alexander Johansson, with 5 Superettan goals in 12 games, is their top scorer and has scored 2 of their last 4.
- Hugo Aviander is their most reliable player, and their top goalscorer with 3 goals in 11 league games.
Betting Insights
The odds for 'Both Teams to Score - No' are a shade of odds on at 2.02 , and for 'Over 2.5 goals' at 1.85 , so I'm backing both, and a Helsingborgs IF win at 1.86 for the weekend clash.
Prediction
I expect Grieve's men to control the tempo and win the game with some margin , and they can keep a clean sheet against a blunted away attack in the process.
