Kalmar 0-5 Häcken 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.

Elfsborg dominated possession, created the better chances, and hit the woodwork, but Kalmar's M. Kamara punished them with a clinical second-half finish to secure a 1-0 win in Allsvenskan.

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.

Malmö FF host Häcken at Eleda Stadion on Sunday 18 October in a Swedish Allsvenskan clash that pits a home side building momentum against visitors who simply refuse to be beaten cleanly. Something has to give.

Kalmar arrive at Malmö FF having won none of their last five Allsvenskan matches and conceding nine goals in the process. The thing is, Malmö have kept a clean sheet in five of their last ten. Work that out.

Häcken host Örgryte on Sunday looking to settle a score from July, but neither side has covered themselves in glory lately. Connor Maguire breaks down what matters.