**Sirius are the heavy favorites here**, and they've got a recent blueprint: beat Västerås at home, dominate the H2H record. Degerfors just lost back-to-back road games and are without key personnel. 🔵

Sirius' form is patchy overall (1W-1D-3L), but they own this matchup historically and have the home edge. Degerfors showed spark with three wins in their last five, but both defeats came away from home — and now they're walking into Studenternas IP without **J. Pikkarainen** (cruciate ligament injury) and suspended **S. Diatara**.

Key storylines:

- **IK Sirius** lean on their dominant H2H record — 7 wins in the last 10 meetings vs Degerfors
- **Degerfors** missing muscle in midfield and defense with Pikkarainen and Diatara out
- Attacking threats **V. Svensson** and **J. Persson** (Sirius) vs **R. Dzabic** and **A. Taranis** (Degerfors) could decide it

Expected lineups:

- **IK Sirius**: D. Celic, O. Krusnell, M. Soumah, T. Anker, H. Castegren, M. Lindberg, M. Heier, I. Bjerkebo, V. Svensson, J. Persson, J. Uneken
- **Degerfors IF**: M. Igonen, S. Ohlsson, N. Skuseth, A. Faqa, K. Karlsson, B. Hussein, E. Barsoum, R. Dzabic, A. Taranis, D. Vukojevic

Prediction:

**Sirius 2–0 Degerfors**. Home form, historical edge, and Degerfors' injury woes give the hosts a clear lean. 🎯