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Great drama this year in Sweden, with no less than 4 teams being separated by just three points at the top of the table. Malmo leads the field with 41 points after 20 rounds, while Helsinborg, Goteborg and AIK all have 38 points.
AIK had a great season so far and of course they are on track for the title, which they have the strength to win. We are talking about one of the best teams in Sweden, solid experience, good squad. The fact is that this game is huge for the visitors, especially since Malmo and Goteborg will play against eachother later today. With a win against Halmstad, AIK will gain some advantage over at least one of their three rivals for the title.
AIK is in fantastic form in the league, losing just one of the last 12 league games, and that was against leaders Malmo, away from home. Today`s visitors won 9 of those last 12 games and 5 of the last 6. They did get knocked out from the cup by Sandviken three days ago, but their focus is the Allsvenskan. Three weeks ago AIK made a solid draw (1-1) in a friendly against Manchester. This team is really on a roll.
Halmstad has had a poor season and is in serious trouble regarding relegation. The hosts have only 18 points to show for so far, and are tied with Brommapojkarna for the second to last place, three points below the first non-relegating spot. Halmstad is in better form than their ranking suggests, managing to get some hope of avoiding relegation with just 2 losses in their last 5 league games. But it`s not like Halmstad is impressing with its football.
An interesting fact is that AIK is the second best away team in the league, with 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, while Halmstad is not too great at home, winning just one game so far (also 5 draws and 4 losses). Previously this season Halmstad held AIK to a 3-3 draw in Stockholm, equalising in the last seconds of the game, but that was just before AIK started getting into this great form.
AIK is without a doubt the better team here, and with their quality and experience I doubt they will blow this huge chance to gain advantage in the title race. They are playing fantastic football lately, don`t have major injury worries and are set to continue their run against this weak Halmstad team – despite some decent play from the relegation candidates in the last rounds. Pick the visitors to get the three points in this one.
Pick: AIK
Odds: 1.72 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 5.04
Event date: 25 August
