Malmö vs GAIS Prediction: Can the Mackerels get a win here?

Malmö will welcome one of the new boys to the Eleda Stadion on Thursday. Malmö have not lost a home game this season. Can they continue this form? Previews, possible starting 11, expert picks, and odds are provided below.

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Malmö returned to winning ways with a 3-0 win over Goteborg in their last match after suffering a 3-1 loss to Elfsborg before then. Erik Botheim scored the game’s first goal in the 34th minute before Soren Rieks doubled the goal in the 42nd minute, and Lasse Johnsen put the icing on the cake in the 88th minute. Malmö are still unbeaten at home in their last 6 home games. They sit first on the table with 21 points in 8 games, scoring 22 goals and conceding 4.

• Oliver Berg is sidelined with an ankle injury.
• Stefano Vecchia has been ruled out for this clash due to a back injury.
• Niklas Moisander will miss this clash due to an arm injury.
• Daníel Gudjohnsen is ruled out of this clash due to a back injury.

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GAIS recorded a 2-0 win over Vasteras in their last game, thanks to goals from Jonas Lindberg in the 4th minute and Alexander Holmstrom in the 41st minute. With the win, the Mackerels have now won 4 of the last 5 games, and they sit 4th on the table with 15 points in games, scoring 11 and conceding 11.

• Jack Cooper Love will miss this game due to a Flu disease.
• Joackim Aberg is out due to Illness.
• Egzon Binaku is out due to a knee injury.
• Filip Beckman is ruled out due to a hip injury.
• Richard Friday is sidelined due to an ACL injury.

Malmo – Johan Dahlin, Jens Larsen, Pontus Jansson, Derek Cornelius, Busanello, Sebastian Nanasi, Sergio Peña, Lasse Berg Johnsen, Søren Rieks, Isaac Kiese Thelin, Erik Botheim.

GAIS – Mergim Krasniqi, August Wangberg, Robin Frej, Axel Norén, Robin Wendin Thomasson, Filip Gustafsson, Jonas Lindberg, William Milovanovic, Gustav Lundgren, Alexander Ahl Holmström, Mervan Celik.

Malmo FF are unbeaten in their last 7 home matches and have won 7 of their past 8 games this season. They have also kept 6 clean sheets in their 8 matches this season, conceding just 4 goals. So, I expect the home side to win this game and keep a clean sheet.

• Handicap: Malmo -1 for 1.70 odds
• BTTS-NO for 1.87 odds
• HT: W1 for 1.65 odds