Malmo vs Sirius Prediction: The champion will continue to chase the leader

Malmo has never lost at home to Sirius in their history, and the bookmakers expect the reigning Swedish champions to win again. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Malmo has won four of the last five rounds of the Swedish championship, but so far they are only fifth in the table. A three-game losing streak in May has badly damaged their position, but they are only four points behind the leaders and there is still a lot of battle ahead of them. Now, however, the team has another problem. Malmo lost 0:1 in their opening game in the second qualifying round of the Champions League against Zalgiris. The reigning Swedish champions often made mistakes in defense, and could have conceded a goal by the 8th minute, although they had chances to score early in the game.

The failure of Malmo is surprising because a week ago they easily dealt with Norrkoping, who won the national championship in 2015. Moustafa Zeidan was the main character of the game, with a goal and an assist.

The team is currently 8th in the standings, with seven points in the last three rounds. The gap from the top-five is still a big one, and with the departure of one of their attacking leaders, Moustafa Zeidan, it will be difficult to fight for a place in the European competitions. Sirius signed one player in each line during the summer transfer window, but a good creative player like Zeidan may be missing. That, however, did not prevent them from beating Degerfors (2:0) in the last league round. Sirius dominated the encounter and created several chances, with Christian Kouakou scoring a penalty. Daniel Backstrom's charges had 23 shots on goal compared to 15 for his opponents, and the performance could have been better.

Both teams showed entertaining football in the last round, but failed to reach the total. Malmo allowed Zalgiris a lot in the Champions League, and their tiredness after the trip to Lithuania could also take its toll. Sirius has been scoring a lot of goals away, and they will have chances, although there were some defensive errors in the last round.

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