Varnamo vs Halmstad

22 September 2025 · Allsvenskan · 2025 · Referee Victor Wolf

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

A. Zeljkovic 21’

V. Granath 47’
V. Larsson 59’ (og)

Match summary

Halmstad came from behind to win 2-1 away at Varnamo. Varnamo led 1-0 at half-time.

A. Zeljkovic put Varnamo ahead in the 21st minute, V. Granath equalised in the 47th minute, and Larsson's own goal won it with a header in the 59th minute.

The chances backed that up: Halmstad created 2.84 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Varnamo's 2.15 from 22.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%

22 Shots 23

4 Shots on target 8

8 Corners 6

512 Passes 387

82.2% Pass accuracy 73.9%

17 Tackles 16

7 Fouls 11

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Varnamo Halmstad

Kick-off

5’

E. YeboahShot on target

N. Shamoun

11’

15’

E. YeboahShot on target

20’

V. GranathShot on target

A. ZeljkovicRight foot shot

1-0

21’

Second half underway

Half-time1-0

46’

N. MohammedN. Mäenpää

47’

V. GranathRight foot shot

1-1

54’

R. KaibShot on target

56’

V. GranathShot on target

59’

V. LarssonOwn goal

1-2

C. JohanssonN. Shamoun

64’

A. Björnström

73’

77’

M. PerssonE. Yeboah

K. MeriluotoShot on target

78’

K. MeriluotoShot on target

79’

S. ThernM. Alsalkhadi

81’

90’

G. WallentinR. Kaib

90+1’

G. EyjólfssonR. Ascone

A. ZeljkovicShot on target

90+2’

90+3’

M. PerssonShot on target

90+6’

N. MohammedShot on target

Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Varnamo 2.15 xGHalmstad 2.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Halmstad attacking Varnamo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Varnamo 4-3-3 Starting XI

Halmstad 5-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


H. Keto	90′	8	2	28	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


V. Larsson	90′	2	2	–	3	–	55	–	–	–	–
R. Mohammed	90′	4	2	–	8	4	62	–	–	–	–
E. Grozdanic	90′	–	2	–	3	3	73	2	–	–	–
A. Björnström	90′	1	–	–	3	1	41	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


O. Liimatta	90′	–	–	47	1	–	–	–	6	–	3	–
K. Antonsen	90′	–	–	73	–	–	3	1	7	–	3	–
N. Shamoun Taken off	64′	–	–	33	–	–	2	1	5	1	–	–
C. Johansson Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	11	–	–	3	–	5	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


M. Alsalkhadi Taken off	81′	–	–	4	–	0.34	–	5	4	1	27	–
K. Meriluoto	90′	–	1	6	2	0.77	–	2	3	1	12	–
A. Zeljkovic	90′	1	–	5	2	0.50	–	3	1	–	41	–
S. Thern Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	1	–	0.06	–	1	–	–	9	–

Goalkeeper1 player


T. Erlandsson	90′	3	1	28	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


A. Boman	90′	2	1	–	3	1	35	1	–	–	–
P. Gregor	90′	–	–	–	6	5	40	1	–	–	–
F. Schyberg	90′	–	1	–	5	4	39	–	–	–	–
B. Kurtulus	90′	2	–	–	6	1	38	2	–	–	–
R. Kaib Taken off	89′	1	2	–	2	–	34	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


V. Granath	90′	1	–	46	2	–	2	3	12	2	2	–
J. Allansson	90′	–	–	39	5	–	5	–	6	1	–	–
R. Ascone Taken off	89′	–	–	45	2	–	2	1	5	1	1	–
N. Mäenpää Taken off	45′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
N. Mohammed Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	17	2	–	2	–	4	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


E. Yeboah Taken off	77′	–	–	5	2	1.01	–	1	4	–	11	–
M. Persson Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	1	1	0.03	–	–	4	–	4	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Varnamo D W L L L

Halmstad L L W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Halmstad 4-2 Varnamo, 03 May 25 All Varnamo vs Halmstad meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.