Allsvenskan Matchweek 26 runs from 27 to 29 October 2026, featuring eight fixtures across three days as the campaign enters its decisive final stretch. At the top of the table, Sirius defend a six-point lead over second-placed Hammarby FF, while the fight to avoid the drop sees four clubs separated by only five points at the bottom. Our forecasting model has published projections for the opening fixture, while calls for the remaining seven matches will appear on their respective match pages the day before kickoff.
The match of the round: AIK Stockholm vs IF Elfsborg
The round begins on Tuesday evening as eighth-placed AIK Stockholm host fifth-placed IF Elfsborg. AIK secured a 2-1 away victory over league leaders Sirius last time out, but their defensive record remains frail. The home side were involved in a chaotic 6-5 home defeat to IF Brommapojkarna earlier in October and shared a 2-2 draw with IFK Goteborg. With three confirmed absentees in Adrián Helm, Andreas Redkin, and Charlie Pavey, AIK’s defensive unit is depleted, having already conceded 43 goals in 25 league outings.
Elfsborg arrive in more stable condition. Unbeaten in four fixtures across all competitions, they recorded a 4-0 win over Halmstad before picking up draws against Sirius (2-2) and Malmo FF (0-0). With 24 goals conceded all year, Elfsborg boast one of the league's sturdier records, led in attack by Leo Östman, who matches AIK's top scorer Johan Hove on nine goals for the season.
Our forecasting model projects an IF Elfsborg win as a low-confidence call, anticipating that the visitors will find gaps in a weakened home defence. The model also leans towards both teams finding the net, issuing a medium-confidence call on both teams to score and Elfsborg to strike first. In speculative scoreline projections, the model cautiously leans towards a 1-2 away win, alongside a low-confidence call for Elfsborg to lead at half-time and win at full-time.
Wednesday
IF Brommapojkarna vs BK Hacken
IF Brommapojkarna sit tenth after a 3-0 away victory at Kalmar FF, bouncing back from a 2-0 defeat against Djurgardens IF. They face fourth-placed BK Hacken, who arrive on a three-match winning streak having defeated Degerfors IF 4-0, Malmo FF 1-0, and Orgryte IS 3-0 without conceding a single goal. Gustav Lindgren leads Hacken with 13 goals this season, though the visitors travel without injured duo Ben Engdahl and Filip Öhman.
Degerfors IF vs Vasteras SK FK
Fourteenth-placed Degerfors IF have lost back-to-back games, including a 4-0 defeat away to BK Hacken, and sit on 20 points with 41 goals conceded. They are without injured pair Juhani Pikkarainen and Kazper Karlsson. Sixth-placed Vasteras SK FK look to recover from a 2-1 home loss to bottom-club Halmstad, relying on leading scorer Mikkel Ladefoged to add to his nine goals.
IFK Goteborg vs Djurgardens IF
IFK Goteborg have drawn consecutive matches, including a 1-1 result at Gais, and sit ninth in the table. They host third-placed Djurgardens IF, who have accumulated 48 points and scored 52 goals. Djurgardens boast the division's top forward form, with Kristian Stromland Lien sitting on 16 goals, while Goteborg must cope without Adam Bergmark Wiberg, Alexander Jallow, and Arbnor Muçolli.
Halmstad vs Malmo FF
Bottom side Halmstad claimed a 2-1 away win at Vasteras SK FK last week to move to 17 points, keeping their survival hopes alive despite holding the division's lowest goal tally with 18. They host seventh-placed Malmo FF, who are without a win in two league matches following a 0-0 draw at Elfsborg and a 1-0 loss to BK Hacken. Malmo are without Isaac Assibu, Kenan Busuladžić, and Noah Åstrand John through injury, looking to ten-goal striker Erik Botheim for attacking output.
Thursday
Hammarby FF vs Sirius
Second meets first in a major top-of-the-table clash. Hammarby FF sit on 49 points following consecutive away victories without conceding, beating Halmstad 1-0 and Mjallby AIF 2-0. They trail Sirius by six points. Sirius stumbled in their last match, losing 2-1 at home to AIK Stockholm, and head into Thursday without injured duo Jesper Uneken and Otso Liimatta. Robbie Ure (15 goals) and Paulos Abraham (14 goals) represent two of the league's top attacking threats on opposite sides.
Kalmar FF vs Gais
Thirteenth-placed Kalmar FF slipped to a 3-0 home defeat against IF Brommapojkarna and hold just a two-point margin above the relegation play-off spot. They host eleventh-placed Gais, who are winless in their last three outings and travel without the suspended Joackim Fagerjord as well as injured pair Blessing Asuman and Dennis Collander. Kalmar remain concerned over Melker Hallberg, who is doubtful, while Aboubacar Keita and Emeka Nnamani are ruled out.
Orgryte IS vs Mjallby AIF
Fifteenth-placed Orgryte IS earned a 2-2 draw away at Djurgardens IF after beating Gais 4-2, lifting their total to 19 points in the fight at the bottom. They host twelfth-placed Mjallby AIF, who have lost their last two league matches without scoring, including a 2-0 defeat to Hammarby. Orgryte must manage without Aydarus Abukar, Jerome Tibbling Ugwo, and Rasmus Alm, while Mjallby miss Timo Stavitski and Villum Dalsgaard.
Impact on the table
Matchweek 26 could reshape both ends of the Allsvenskan standings. A Hammarby victory over leaders Sirius would trim the title gap to three points with four games remaining, whereas an away win for Sirius would stretch their advantage to nine points. At the foot of the table, only four points separate twelfth-placed Mjallby AIF from sixteenth-placed Halmstad, meaning any positive result for the bottom four could flip the relegation picture before the weekend concludes.
