Handbollsligan Men’s Round 10 Preview, Digi Mart USA News: A Västgöta derby with 25 minutes of studio build-up, a Swiss national team goalkeeper who could make his debut, and a league leader visiting the bottom side highlight the full round 10 program in the Swedish men’s handball league, which takes place on Wednesday, November 11.
The round opens at 19.00 with IFK Skövde hosting Alingsås HK in a fiery Västgöta derby at Arena Skövde. The rivals sit side by side in the table, with Alingsås in fifth and Skövde in sixth, both on ten points.
Alingsås arrives with two straight wins over Önnereds HK and IF Hallby, while Skövde comes off a six-goal loss away to league leaders HK Malmö.
Broadcaster Expressen and affiliated local newspapers are giving the derby a major push, with a 25-minute studio show starting at 18.35 hosted by SLA reporters Linus Hellman and Anton Gustavsson. Skövde’s Zoran Bozic, who scored nine goals against Malmö last time out, is one to watch.
Alingsås center back Arvid Andreasson, who made his Swedish senior national team debut in Luxembourg over the weekend, has impressed with his defensive and attacking work this autumn.
At 19.00 Kristianstad hosts Amo HK. Reigning Swedish champions IFK Kristianstad have strengthened their goalkeeping with Swiss international Leo Grazioli, 25, on loan from Pfadi Winterthur until the turn of the year, following an injury to Alexander Skoog.
Amo, unbeaten in its last two outings including a 31–21 win away at IK Sävehof, is led in scoring by Danish player Mathias Mark Pedersen with 79 goals in nine matches.
At the same time, IK Sävehof plays HF Karlskrona. Sävehof’s Sebastian Durlanu was named Player of the Month in October after scoring 38 goals and providing 15 assists in four matches.
Karlskrona has also drawn its latest match, 28–28 at home to Hammarby.
Ystads IF hosts Skånela IF, the newcomer that has already caused two of the season’s biggest upsets. Ystad sits second in the league with five wins from eight matches.
Hammarby IF, the preseason favorite, is seventh with ten points after nine matches and faces Lugi HF, which returned to the top flight after two seasons in the second tier.
The round closes at 20.00 with Önnereds HK hosting OV Helsingborg, separated by just one point in the table. OV’s Danish goalkeeper Patrick Bols previously played for Önnereds, and Önnered’s right back Måns Fredriksson sits third in the league’s scoring charts.
All matches are broadcast on Expressen and affiliated local newspapers, with the +Allt subscription.
