Thursday, July 17

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Sports Mole previews Saturday's Swedish Allsvenskan clash between Degerfors and GAIS, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Two teams in contrasting form will lock horns in the Allsvenskan on Saturday, as 14th-placed Degerfors welcome a GAIS outfit that are currently up in sixth position in Sweden's top flight.

Degerfors will enter this weekend's contest off the back of six straight league defeats, while GAIS are unbeaten in their last eight matches at this level of football, recording five wins in the process.

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Match preview

Degerfors were on the end of a 3-0 defeat to AIK last time out, with that result making it six straight losses for Bruket at this level of football.

Henok Goitom took over as head coach on July 8, so his first game in charge was against AIK, and he will be desperate to lead the team to a positive result in his second match at the helm.

Degerfors were last victorious in the league in the middle of May, beating Norrkoping 2-1, while they have not won in front of their own supporters since the start of April.

The strugglers have a record of four wins, one draw and 10 defeats from their 15 league matches this season, with 13 points leaving them down in 14th spot in the Allsvenskan table.

That said, Degerfors are level on points with 13th-placed Sirius, and there is certainly enough talent in their squad to move out of the danger zone in the coming weeks.

GAIS, meanwhile, are unbeaten in the league since the start of May, winning five of their last eight and drawing the other three, which has left them up in sixth spot in the table.

Indeed, the Green and Blacks have a record of six wins, seven draws and two defeats from their 15 league matches this season, with 25 points leaving them just two points behind the reigning champions Malmo in the division.

Fredrik Holmberg's side will enter this match off the back of a 3-2 success over Hammarby, and they have won four of their last five in Sweden's top flight during an excellent run of form.

GAIS actually have the third-best away record in the division this season, picking up 13 points from eight matches, while Degerfors have the worst home form, collecting just four points from seven matches.

The last meeting between these two sides in the Allsvenskan took place in April, and it was GAIS that recorded a 2-0 win, so they are looking to make it successive victories over Degerfors on Saturday.

Degerfors Swedish Allsvenskan form:

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GAIS Swedish Allsvenskan form:

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Team News

Degerfors have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their contest with GAIS this weekend.

Omar Faraj has been comfortably the team's standout performer this season in the final third of the field, scoring eight times in 14 appearances, and he will again feature in the starting side.

Meanwhile, there will be another spot in a wide area for Marcus Rafferty, who has four goals this term.

As for GAIS, Ibrahim Diabate has scored 13 times in 18 appearances this season, and the 25-year-old will be a notable starter for the visitors this weekend.

Amin Boudri has also had a strong campaign, scoring three goals in 15 appearances, and he will be in the XI.

GAIS have also not reported any injury issues, so it could be the same XI that took to the field for the first whistle of the 3-2 success over Hammarby last time out.

Degerfors possible starting lineup:

Forsell; Sundgren, Hien, Pikkarainen, Diaby; Gravius, Girmai Netabay; Ohlsson, Gronborg, Rafferty; Faraj

GAIS possible starting lineup:

Krasniqi; Wangberg, Frej, Agren, Wendin; Milovanovic, Holmen, Boudri; Lundgren, Diabate, Niklasson

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We say: Degerfors 1-2 GAIS

 

We are expecting an improvement from Degerfors, who are better than what they have shown of late, but we are finding it very difficult to back anything other than an away victory on Saturday.

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.

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