Updated 6 November 2026.
IFK Göteborg host Malmö FF at Gamla Ullevi on Sunday 8 November 2026, with kick-off at 13:00 UK time. Two mid-table Allsvenskan sides are separated by two points: Göteborg sit 9th on 38 and Malmö 7th on 40. Göteborg drew three in a row before losing 1-0 at Häcken last Sunday, while Malmö have won two of their last five. We make the hosts the likelier winner at 42%, with Malmö on 32% and the draw on 26%.
Göteborg's 38 points from 27 games come from 10 wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats, with 36 scored and 46 conceded. They are 9th in the Allsvenskan table and concede 1.7 goals a game, the 5th most in the division. Their last five games were a 1-0 defeat at Häcken, 1-1 at home to Djurgården, 1-1 at GAIS and 2-2 at AIK, with a 1-0 home win over Västerås SK on 9 October before that. They scored in the three draws.
Both teams have scored in 59% of Göteborg's games, the 5th highest rate in the league, and only 15% of their matches have ended in a clean sheet. They also win a lot of corners, averaging 6.44 a game, the 2nd most in Allsvenskan.
Malmö have 12 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats from 27, with 42 scored and 36 conceded. They are the better defensive side on paper: 1.33 goals against per game is the 7th fewest, and they have kept a clean sheet in 37% of matches, the 5th highest rate. They lost 2-1 at home to Hammarby on 1 November, four days after a 3-0 win at Halmstad, and before that came a goalless draw at Elfsborg and a 1-0 home defeat to Häcken. Malmö commit 14.26 fouls a game, the 2nd most, and pick up 2.26 cards a game, also the 2nd most.
IFK Göteborg possible starting lineup:
Andersson; Eriksson, Bager, Hermannsson, Tolf; Kruse, Månsson, Thórdarson; Heintz, Simmelhack, Žugelj
Malmö FF possible starting lineup:
Olsen; Stryger Larsen, Gregersen, Kurtulus, Busanello; Skogmar, Rosengren, Milosavljević; Haksabanovic, García, Höög
Busanello has made at least one tackle in 20 straight games for Malmö, averaging 2.2 across the run. Sead Haksabanovic has had a shot in 16 consecutive games, averaging 2.8 a game. Diego García has had a shot in six straight games, at 1.7 a game.
For Göteborg, Oliver Månsson has made a tackle in 14 straight games at 3.2 a game. Noah Tolf has made a tackle in four straight games, averaging 3.5. Alexander Simmelhack has committed a foul in six straight games, averaging 2 a match.
We give IFK Göteborg a 42% chance of winning against 32% for Malmö FF, and the best price on Göteborg is 2.30 at midnite. The draw is 3.50 at bet365 and Malmö are 2.85 at bet365. Both teams to score is 1.57 at bet365 and over 2.5 goals is 1.67 at bet365.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| IFK Göteborg win | 2.30 (midnite) | 42% |
| Draw | 3.50 (bet365) | 26% |
| Malmö FF win | 2.85 (bet365) | 32% |
| Both teams to score | 1.57 (bet365) | 57% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.67 (bet365) | 53% |
We predict 1-1, the likeliest single score at 12%, though we make Göteborg the slightly likelier winner overall. We project 1.51 goals for the hosts and 1.28 for the visitors. We put both teams to score at 57% and over 2.5 goals at 53%, with a 28% chance of a clean sheet for Göteborg and 22% for Malmö.
IFK Göteborg vs Malmö FF kicks off at 13:00 UK time on Sunday 8 November 2026 at Gamla Ullevi, in the 2026 Allsvenskan regular season. It is a Sunday daytime fixture, with Göteborg at home.
Our prediction for IFK Göteborg vs Malmö FF in the 2026 Allsvenskan is a 1-1 draw, which has a 12% chance as the likeliest single score. We make Göteborg slightly more likely to win, at 42% against 32% for Malmö.
IFK Göteborg are the favourites against Malmö FF in the 2026 Allsvenskan, with the best price 2.30 at midnite and a 42% chance in our model. Malmö are 2.85 at bet365 and the draw is 3.50 at bet365.
We give both teams to score a 57% chance in IFK Göteborg vs Malmö FF, in the 2026 Allsvenskan. The best price is 1.57 at bet365, and Göteborg's 59% both-teams-to-score rate is the 5th highest in the league.
Malmö's Busanello has made a tackle in 20 straight 2026 Allsvenskan games, averaging 2.2 per game. Göteborg's Oliver Månsson is on 14 in a row, averaging 3.2 tackles per game.
In the 2026 Allsvenskan table before this game, IFK Göteborg are 9th of 16 on 38 points from 27 games, and Malmö FF are 7th on 40 points from 27. Just 2 points separate the two clubs.
Predicted lineups for IFK Göteborg vs Malmö FF in the 2026 Allsvenskan on Sunday 8 November 2026: IFK Göteborg may start Andersson; Eriksson, Bager, Hermannsson, Tolf; Kruse, Månsson, Thórdarson; Heintz, Simmelhack, Žugelj. Malmö FF may start Olsen; Stryger Larsen, Gregersen, Kurtulus, Busanello; Skogmar, Rosengren, Milosavljević; Haksabanovic, García, Höög.