Varnamo vs Degerfors Prediction 18.08.2025 | Allsvenskan

Approaching matchday 19, Varnamo will take confidence from their latest league outing, where they demonstrated real grit to claim a deserved 2-2 stalemate on the road against championship contenders Elfsborg.

Even so, that battling display does little to disguise what has been a discouraging campaign overall for Arne Sandsto’s men, who remain the only side in Sweden’s top flight stuck in single figures, collecting a meagre nine points from 19 outings.

It took the White-Blues 15 rounds to finally register their first victory of the campaign, edging out Djurgarden with a narrow one-goal strike, but they quickly slipped back into old habits and now find themselves mired in a four-match winless run (D2, L2).

Kai Meriluoto, who joined from HJK Helsinki just a week ago, wasted no time making his mark by scoring on his debut in the 2-2 draw with Elfsborg and looks set to lead the line again.

Having earned last year’s Superettan crown and an automatic ticket to Sweden’s top division, Degerfors are finding life tough in the elite, as they find themselves anchored near the bottom with a meager 15-point haul.

However, Bruket still have little reason to panic, as only two points separate them from Sirius, who occupy the final safe spot, with 11 games left to play—plenty of time to climb out of the relegation zone and maintain their top-flight status.

What casts a shadow of doubt, however, is the blunt form troubling Henok Goitom’s side, as they have not tasted victory since mid-May when they edged Norrkoping 2-1—a run that now stretches to 10 straight winless matches, yielding only two points in the process.

After missing the last game through suspension, Mamadouba Diaby is available again, though Juhani Pikkarainen will be absent as punishment for too many yellows.

Experienced defender Sebastian Ohlsson and midfielder Maill Lundgren have recovered, but both will start on the bench for Varnamo clash, while Bernardo Morgado remains sidelined for undisclosed reasons.