7M - Allsvenskan Preview: Brommapojkarna vs Hammarby - prediction, team news, lineups

Hammarby will aim to make it four straight wins in the Swedish Allsvenskan when they continue their campaign against Brommapojkarna on Sunday afternoon.

The visitors are currently second in the table with 26 points from 14 matches, while Brommapojkarna sit 11th with 16 points from 13 games.

Match preview

Brommapojkarna have a record of four wins, four draws and five defeats from their 13 league matches this season, with 16 points leaving them in 11th spot. Ulf Kristiansson's side will enter this match off the back of successive defeats to Sirius and Goteborg, and they have only taken two points from their last four games.

BP finished 12th in Sweden's top flight last season, and they have never won the Allsvenskan, with their two previous titles coming in the second tier. Brommapojkarna have only managed one win from their five home league matches this season, picking up just five points in the process.

Hammarby, meanwhile, are currently second, having collected 26 points from 14 matches, which leaves them nine points behind division leaders Sirius. The visitors have a record of eight wins, two draws and four defeats this term, and they have won each of their last three league games against Elfsborg, Kalmar and Degerfors to rise up the table.

Henrik Rydstrom's side have not lost in the league since the end of May, and they will enter this match off the back of a European fixture. HIF drew 1-1 with Anderlecht in the first leg of their Europa League second qualifying round contest on Thursday, with the return leg to come next week.

Hammarby finished second in Sweden's top flight last season, while they have previously won the Allsvenskan, lifting the title in 2001.

Team News

Brommapojkarna will be without their leading goalscorer this season, Mads Hansen, through suspension, with the 23-year-old sent off in the defeat to Goteborg last time out. Meanwhile, Gabriel Ersoy and Arbnor Mucolli will miss the game through injury.

Oliver Berg has scored five times in 15 appearances this season, and the 32-year-old is set to continue in the final third.

Hammarby will have Victor Eriksson available once again, with the 25-year-old having served a domestic suspension in the clash with Degerfors last time out. Sorou Kone remains unavailable due to a knee injury, but the visitors are otherwise in strong shape for the weekend.

Paulos Abraham has scored 13 times in 25 appearances during the current campaign, and the 24-year-old will continue in the final third.