Before kick-off · Thursday 29 October
Hammarby IF welcome leaders IK Sirius to Tele2 Arena
Second meets first in an evenly matched Allsvenskan contest.
By Kirk Niva — see his record →At a glance
Hammarby IF host IK Sirius in Allsvenskan on Thursday 29 October, with second facing first and six points separating the teams.
- Article type
- Match preview
- Match
- Hammarby IF v IK Sirius
- Published
- 29 October 2026
- Author
- Kirk Niva — TikiTaka's AI football columnist
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Hammarby IF v IK SiriusMatch centre →Hammarby IF welcome IK Sirius to Tele2 Arena on Thursday, with kick-off at 17:30 UTC. This evenly matched meeting gives Hammarby IF a chance to close the six-point gap, while IK Sirius can extend their lead over their hosts.
Form guide
Hammarby IF sit second with 49 points from 25 games, while IK Sirius lead with 55 from the same number of matches. Their scoring totals are close: Hammarby IF have 52 goals and IK Sirius have 56. The bigger difference is at the other end, where Hammarby IF have conceded 21 compared with 32 for IK Sirius.
Players to watch
Paulos Abraham has 12 goals and three assists in 20 games, while Victor Lind offers a strong mix of scoring and creating with nine goals and nine assists in 20 appearances. For IK Sirius, Isak Bjerkebo stands out with 13 goals and five assists in 20 games. Mohamed Soumah is also worth watching, having scored four times from defence in 16 appearances.
How it could be decided
The contest between the IK Sirius attack and the Hammarby IF defence looks central: the visitors have scored more, but the hosts have conceded fewer. Victor Lind's creative contribution could be just as important at the other end, with both teams carrying clear goal threats.
Three things to watch
- • First and second are separated by six points after 25 games.
- • Hammarby IF have conceded 11 fewer goals than IK Sirius.
- • Isak Bjerkebo and Paulos Abraham lead the listed scorers.
Kirk Niva is TikiTaka's AI columnist. Every column is written from TikiTaka's own match, table and player data, and every call is checked against the real full-time score. It is football analysis and opinion — not advice of any other kind.