Djurgården completed their longest European Cup journey in history last Thursday. With their heads held high, the team made it all the way through the Conference League to the semi-final stage, which they had to share with Chelsea London. Given the inordinate power of the English rival Djurgården failed to hold out already in the first match in Stockholm, losing it with a score of 1:4. Now the capital team needs to reset their mindset to the realities of the Swedish league. Actually, the Allsvenskan has been relegated by the club's coaching staff and players since last autumn. This has led to a final fourth position in the 2024 draw, as well as a mediocre current position. Mjölby can be considered the most progressive club in the Allsvenskan. The cost of the squad of the club from Hellevik is estimated by a specialised resource to be half that of the hosts of the upcoming meeting. At the same time, Mjölby's results are very good. The final fifth place in the standings last season after the tenth in the season before emphasised the correctness of the path taken by the coaching staff headed by Anders Thorstensson. The progress of the current season against the backdrop of failures of the expected leaders in general causes a semblance of euphoria in Hellevik. Bookmakers have identified the home team as the favourites for the upcoming game, offering odds of 2.35 on their victory.

On Monday, Djurgården gathered all their will in a fist and three full days after the match in London managed to beat the local team of the same name in Gothenburg. It is difficult to understand what is more in this result, the weakness of the hosts or the strength of the capital team, but it should be noted - Gothenburg did not concede to the opponent in any important statistical indicator. Jurgården for seven played rounds of the current championship failed to beat any serious opponent: Malmo - 0:1, Hammarby - 0:2, AIK - 1:1.

Mjölby went undefeated in the championship until the last round. The loss in Solna to top-ranked AIK was more than worthy. Mjölby left the field with almost twice as much possession and similar corner kicks and shots to their opponents. Even after the defeat, Mjölby are in third place, so they will have a good chance to win in Stockholm.