Orebro v Helsingborg betting preview & tip

5pm Friday

Mid-table Orebro have won just one of their six home matches in the Swedish top flight this season but they look overpriced to defeat third-bottom Helsingborg, who are still chasing their first away win of the campaign.

Both teams are returning to action for the first time since the league's mid-summer break which lasted just short of four weeks.

The hiatus must have felt like an eternity for Helsingborg, who are on a nine-match winless sequence.

During the break they opted for a change of manager, replacing Per-Ola Ljung with former Celtic striker Henrik Larsson, who returns for a second spell in the hotseat.

The first stint went badly with Larsson failing to prevent relegation to the second tier in 2016.

However, Larsson was a great success during his playing career at Helsingborg, scoring 78 goals in 121 league matches, and will be hoping to right the wrongs of his first spell in charge by steering the club away from relegation danger.

It won't be an easy task and any points taken from the trip to Orebro, adding to the one away point achieved this season, would be seen as a bonus.

Orebro are four points superior and have been on a decent run – winning three of their last five matches.

Last time out Axel Kjall's side won 1-0 away to fourth-placed Gothenburg and, if they play to those high standards against Helsingborg, they will have a decent chance of taking another three points.

Recommendation
Orebro draw no bet
1pt 19-20 Coral

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