Djurgården need a win at Grimsta to keep the title chase alive
Djurgården travel to Grimsta IP to face Brommapojkarna on Friday, 16 October 2026, in round 24 of the Allsvenskan. The visitors are second on 44 points, 10 behind Sirius with seven games to go, and kept their slim title hopes going with a 1-0 derby win at Hammarby on Sunday. BP are 11th on 30 points and come into the game on the back of one of the wildest results in Swedish football for decades, a 6-5 win at AIK. Victor Wolf is the referee and kick-off is at 19:00.
“Ett väldigt bollskickligt lag, kanske ett av de bästa i Allsvenskan.” – Djurgården manager Jani Honkavaara on Brommapojkarna
Predicted lineups: Brommapojkarna vs Djurgården
The big change is at the back for Djurgården. Miro Tenho picked up his sixth booking of the season in the Hammarby derby and is suspended, and Mikael Marques is expected to come in next to Une Larsson. Tenho has played 22 of the 23 league games, so this breaks up the centre-back pairing behind the league’s joint-best defence. Kristian Lien and Patric Åslund missed Wednesday’s training with colds, but Honkavaara expects both to be fit. Hegland, Siltanen and Stensson are one booking away from a ban. For BP, Oliver Berg is back after around six weeks out and started at AIK, while Evans Botchway is still missing.
Brommapojkarna Team News & Preview
BP’s 6-5 win at AIK summed up their season. It was 0-0 at half-time, BP led 5-1 after 70 minutes through goals from Strand, Sever (two), Odefalk and Kurochkin, and then AIK scored four times to make it 5-5 in the 97th minute. Mads Hansen won it with the last kick from Zandén’s cross. It was BP’s first league win over AIK in 20 attempts, and it ended a run of two straight defeats.
The numbers point the same way. BP games have gone over 2.5 goals 17 times in 23 league matches, the most in the division, and they have kept only two clean sheets all season. Grimsta is where their games are tighter: 15 scored and 13 conceded in 11 home games, with a record of four wins, three draws and four defeats. They also have a recent memory to lean on, having won 2-1 away at Djurgården in May. Berg, a former Djurgården player, said this week he is extremely eager to beat „the other Stockholm team“.
What works for or against BP
- Won 2-1 away at Djurgården in May.
- Mads Hansen (8 goals) and Zandén create a lot down the flanks.
- Only two clean sheets in 23 league games.
- Threw away a 5-1 lead at AIK before snatching the win.
Djurgården Team News & Preview
Djurgården have been the best away side in the league. They have won eight, drawn one and lost two of their 11 away games, scoring 18 and conceding seven, with seven clean sheets. The last five away games have all been wins and the last four came without conceding, three of them 1-0. Sunday’s derby fitted that pattern: Hammarby had more of the ball before the break, Rinne made a big save from Besara, and Hegland scored on the counter just before half-time after Okkels broke down the left and Lien laid it off.
Honkavaara was not entirely happy afterwards. He said his side did not attack as much as they wanted and need to be more active going forward, and he also pointed to the short turnaround with a game already on Friday. Lien leads the line with 15 league goals and Hegland has 15 assists, joint top of the Allsvenskan chart, so the chances should come against a BP side that rarely keeps a clean sheet.
What works for or against Djurgården
- Five straight away league wins, the last four to nil.
- 48 goals scored and only 21 conceded in 23 games.
- Tenho is suspended, so the centre-back pairing changes.
- Lien and Åslund had colds this week but are expected to play.
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Brommapojkarna Form, Stats & Data
BP score 1.57 goals per game and concede 1.78, which explains why their matches are so open. They are 10 points clear of 13th place, so there is no relegation pressure, and they play with the freedom of a side that has nothing to lose.
Djurgarden Form, Stats & Data
Djurgården score more than two goals per game and concede fewer than one. Away from home they have been even tighter at the back, and with seven games left and a trip to Sirius still to come, every dropped point now ends the title race.
Brommapojkarna vs Djurgården: Prediction & Betting Tip
This is the league’s most open side against the best away team in the Allsvenskan. Djurgården have won five away league games in a row, four of them without conceding, and they face a BP defence that has kept two clean sheets all season. With the title race on the line, I expect Honkavaara’s side to be more ambitious than they were at Hammarby, and Lien and Hegland have produced 30 goals and assists between them.
What worries me is that BP have already beaten Djurgården this season, 2-1 away in May, and Djurgården arrive without Tenho, with two players coming back from colds and only five days after an intense derby. BP have also failed to score in only four league games. I still think the visitors have more ways to win this game, and their away record is too consistent to ignore.
My main bet is Djurgården to win at 1.47 with Winz. My correct-score pick is 1-2.