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Match details:

Swedish League
Malmo vs Varbergs BoIS
Venue: Eleda Stadion (Stadion), Malmo, Sweden
July 09, 2022
06:30 pm IST

Preview:

Malmo and Varbergs BoIS will face each other in the Swedish League at Eleda Stadion (Stadion), Malmo in the Round 13 match. Malmo are coming off with a home victory against Vikingur Reykjavik in their last Champions League Qualification game with a scoreline of 3-2. After playing 13 league matches, they are in 5th place with 21 points. They have won five out of their last six matches across all competitions and will be high on confidence. Varbergs have managed a win after two losses in the last league match and have shown some improvement at the front. Defensively, they are very weak, having allowed 19 goals in 12 league matches so far. Malmo have an edge in this meeting.

Recent form:

Malmo – LLWWL
Varbergs BoIS – DWLLW

Probable starting XI:

Malmo

Johan Dahlin, Eric Larsson, Lasse Nielsen, Matej Chalus, Jonas Knudsen, Erdal Rakip, Anders Christiansen, Sergio Pena, Veljko Birmancevic, Jo Inge Berget, Ola Toivonen.

Varbergs BoIS

Fredrik Andersson, Joakim Lindner, Oliver Stanisic, Anton Liljenback, M Madjed, O Alfonsi, L L Roux, A Boman, Eric Alexander Johansson, Des Kunst, Robin Simovic.

Top picks:

Veljko Birmancevic: Birmancevic plays as an attacking midfielder and has been one of the stars of the team recently. He has contributed two goals and three assists in 11 appearances in the league. He makes tackles and interceptions at crucial junctures of the game and always looks to keep all sorts of threats. He will be a player to watch out for in this fixture. In his last match, he recorded a beautiful goal against Vikingur Reykjavik.

Ola Toivonen: Playing for Malmo in the league this season, Toivonen has scored three goals in seven starts in the league. Recently, he netted a goal in the 3-2 win over Vikingur Reykjavik. His finishing, as well as playmaking abilities, are a joy to watch. He could be a decent vice-captaincy option in this meeting.

Captain and vice-captain options:

Veljko Birmancevic
Ola Toivonen
Anders Christiansen
Eric Alexander Johansson

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