IFK Goteborg – Halmstad

IFK Göteborg managed to edge Halmstad 2‑1 at home, securing three points that lifted them to 67th place with four points from four matches (one win, one draw, two defeats, and a 5‑5 goal tally). Halmstad, sitting 16th with eleven points after two wins, five draws and fourteen losses and a -25 goal difference, were unable to overturn the deficit despite a respectable scoring record of 14 goals. The victory also gave Göteborg the upper hand in their head‑to‑head this season, after the two sides had previously drawn once and Göteborg had won the other encounter. The three points keep Göteborg within striking distance of the teams above them, while Halmstad remain entrenched in the lower half of the table.