Week 8 brings us a match on May 14th, where Mjällby hosts Värnamo in a Allsvenskan match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Mjällby is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Malmö FF. Abdul Abubakari struck first for Malmö FF in the 36th minute on a feed from Birmancevic, then Veljko Birmancevic added another in the 38th minute on a feed from Sebastian Nanasi In the end, Mjällby couldn’t muster any offence and Malmö FF ran away with the shutout win. Mjällby is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while värnamo sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Häcken. Mikkel Rygaard Jensen struck first for Häcken in the 38th minute, then Marcus Antonsson tied it up for Värnamo in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Värnamo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Värnamo’s most prolific scorer has been Marcus Antonsson. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Mjällby’s top weapon lately has been Silas Nwankwo, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.