Häcken 1-0 Halmstad result, stats and report

Häcken were taken apart 5-0 away at Kalmar in the Swedish Allsvenskan, with G. Lindgren scoring a hat-trick as the visitors offered absolutely nothing in attack. This was not a defeat. It was a statement about standards, accountability, and the total absence of both.

Halmstad pulled off a dramatic comeback win against AIK, with substitute Malte Persson scoring in the 90th minute to seal all three points after Johan Hove had levelled for the visitors.

Mjällby bossed large parts of this match with 17 shots and 58% possession but could not find a winner, as Häcken held on after Jacob Bergström's early header was cancelled out by Julius Lindberg's second-half equaliser.

Halmstad nicked all three points with a stoppage-time goal from substitute Ludvig Arvidsson, defying the run of play completely after Kalmar created four big chances and failed to score from any of them.

Halmstad have conceded 16 goals in their last 10 Allsvenskan matches and now face a Hammarby side that has scored 24 in the same window. Something has to give on Sunday.

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