IFK Varnamo

vs

Ljungskile SK

Preview

Värnamo (home)

• Värnamo are 15th with 10 points from 14 matches, already in the relegation struggle.
• Värnamo have lost their last five games in all competitions, following the 5-1 mauling away to IK Brage with a 1-0 defeat at Landskrona BoIS.
  • 5-1 loss away to IK Brage.
  • 1-0 defeat at Landskrona BoIS.
• Värnamo have been shipping seven goals in six league games.

Ljungskile (away)

• Ljungskile are 12th in Superettan 2026 with 16 points from 14 games.
• Ljungskile have one win, three draws and three losses in seven away Superettan 2026 games, which points to another draw.
• Ljungskile are in better shape after a 1-1 draw with Östersunds FK in their last game.

Key Players

• Hugo Andersson is Värnamo's main goal threat with three goals in 14 league games.
• Shakur Omar has scored two of the five goals Ljungskile have made in the last five matches and arrives with the sharpest recent goalscoring form.

Betting Insights

• The market suggests backing the visitors, with odds offering 2.42 to Ljungskile, 2.7 for Värnamo and 3.38 for the draw.
• Over 2.5 goals at 1.71 and Both teams to score at 1.56 are both a little low given the situation.

Prediction

• Siding with a hard-fought 1-1 draw.
• The call is based on Ljungskile's tie-prone away record and Värnamo's struggles at the back.