IFK Göteborg vs Djurgården prediction, odds and how to watch

Elfsborg came to Stockholm and did what nobody had managed in five attempts, beating Djurgården 2-1 to end a remarkable clean sheet streak and claim a deserved away victory.

Alexander Simmelhack's second-half strike was the difference as IFK Göteborg ground out a 1-0 win at Brommapojkarna, with the visitors' superior threat in front of goal proving too much for a home side that simply could not convert their chances.

Djurgården made it four wins from their last five Allsvenskan matches with a composed 2-0 home victory over GAIS, goals from Kristian Strømland Lien and B. Hegland doing the damage either side of half-time. GAIS finished the match with two red cards and no answer to a Djurgården defence that simply refused to be broken.

Hjörtur Hermannsson's headed goal on 61 minutes was enough to give IFK Göteborg all three points against Örgryte in the Swedish Allsvenskan, with the hosts holding firm despite Örgryte creating the match's clearest opportunity.

AIK have let standards slip at the worst possible time. IFK Göteborg arrive in Stockholm with form and desire. This one matters.

Djurgården arrive at Brommapojkarna on Friday having kept five consecutive clean sheets and conceded nothing in their last five Allsvenskan matches. Brommapojkarna have shipped nine goals in their last five. You do the maths.

Hammarby host Djurgården in a Stockholm derby on Sunday with both sides in serious form, but it is the visitors' defensive record that makes this one genuinely difficult to call.

IFK Göteborg head into Friday's Allsvenskan clash carrying genuine home form and a point to prove after a patchy wider run. Västerås SK arrive organised but limited in attack, and the only question that matters is whether Göteborg have the desire to see it out.