IK Sirius v Malmo

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Sirius recorded a welcome 3-1 home win against GAIS in last weekend's Swedish Allsvenskan action which saw the upcoming hosts bounce back from a previous 3-2 loss away from home at Mjallby, while Malmo also slipped to a loss last time out on the road at Mjallby in a 2-1 defeat but nevertheless, the visitors still remain top of the Allsvenskan table where they hold a four-point lead over second placed Djurgarden.

That recent 3-1 home win has helped Sirius move up the domestic top flight to ninth place but the hosts look unlikely to catch up third placed Mjallby as they trail the Conference League qualifying spot by a significant 11-point margin ahead of this tough looking fixture against the league leaders, Malmo.

Sirius have collected recent wins against Norrkoping and AIK in 5-1 and 3-1 wins respectively but Bjorn Mattiasson's side have managed to capture just three wins out of their last 12 games overall in the Allsvenskan, an ordinary looking sequence of results that also include slipping to six defeats as well.

Form on home soil has been fairly encouraging though as Sirius have been dealt just two defeats in their previous 11 games at their Studenternas IP which includes picking up seven wins as well.

Malmo still remain top of the Allsvenskan table despite last weekend's defeat but the visitors will be in determined mood as they prepare for this upcoming trip to Studenternas IP as Henrik Rydstrom's side will be keen to preserve their lead at the top of the division with a win here.

Prior to last week's defeat, Malmo had put together a promising seven-game unbeaten sequence which included picking up five wins which saw the visitors collect important victories over the likes of Goteborg, GAIS, Kalmar, Elfsborg and Halmstad respectively, so confidence is still likely to be high amongst the Malmo camp.

The bigger picture shows Malmo have suffered just the two defeats within their last 16 matches overall in the Swedish top flight which came in the form of losses at the hands of Elfsborg and Mjallby respectively, along with recording 12 wins in the process.

In addition, Malmo have slipped to just four losses in their previous 14 outings on the road in the Allsvenskan and having collected eight wins along the way as well, the visitors still look to hold the upper hand in this upcoming encounter on Friday night.

Sirius v Malmo Verdict

Indeed, Malmo have won seven out of the last nine meetings against Sirius as the current league leaders have enjoyed almost total dominance over their upcoming hosts, and Henrik Rydstrom's side will be eager to not only extend this dominance here on Friday night but they'll also be keen to return to winning ways as well

Therefore, our main bet will be Malmo win @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Malmo win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.62

Correct Score: Malmo 1-0 @ 9.50