Djurgårdens vs Malmö Prediction: Both sides expected to score

Defending champions Malmö will begin their title defence on Saturday when they travel to the Tele2 Arena to face Djurgårdens. The visitors are unbeaten in their last four games against Djurgårdens. Can they continue this run? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Djurgårdens

Djurgårdens missed out on the top three last season with just one point. They finished fourth on the table with 53 points, just one point behind second-placed Hammarby and third-placed AIK. However, they are still in the continental competition, where they will face SK Rapid in the quarterfinals of the Conference League. They have a lot of work to do if they want to pick anything out of this match. A side they have failed to defeat in their last four attempts. However, Mikael Marques is out of this game due to a foot injury.

Malmö

Malmö defended their title in the 2024 season, extending their dominance in the league, having won four of the last five Allsvenskan titles. They will hope to start on a very encouraging note, having lost just three games last season. They will now build the team around Isaac Kiese Thelin, who was instrumental for the team last season with 15 goals. However, the defending champions will likely start the season without Oscar Lewicki (calf) and Johan Dahlin (knee).

Possible Starting 11

Djurgarden — Jacob Rinne, Adam Stahl, Miro Tenho, Jacob Une Larsson, Keita Kosugi, Daniel Stensson, Rasmus Schuller, Patric Aslund, Tobias Gulliksen, Oskar Fallenius, Tokmac Chol Nguen.

Malmo — Ricardo Friedrich, Jens Larsen, Pontus Jansson, Colin Rösler, Busanello, Anders Christiansen, Otto Rosengren, Lasse Berg Johnsen, Taha Abdi Ali, Emmanuel Ekong, Isaac Kiese Thelin.

Match Facts

• Malmo won the league with 11 points off the second-place team last season;
• Malmo won the league in four of the last five seasons;
• Malmo had the best attack last season with 67 goals scored;
• Djurgarden have scored at least two goals in six of their last seven competitive games;
• A side has kept a clean sheet in each of their last four games against each other in the league.

Expert Betting Tips

Both sides come into this fixture with fresh legs, although they have been playing domestic tournaments, intercontinental tournaments, and/or friendly games. However, playing the first game in the league for the new season has a different vibe. They are both great sides, and I expect both sides to score as against the historic trend between both sides. However, I will still side with the defending champions to get the result.

Our prediction for this match is for both teams to score, for odds of 1.70 at Betway. 

Our second prediction for this match is to see more than two goals for odds of 1.94 at 1xbet.

Our third prediction is Malmo Draw No Bet at odds of 1.70 at Bet365.