Luleå HF vs IF Björklöven: Prediction & Preview
Luleå HF host IF Björklöven in SHL Round 13 at Coop Norrbotten Arena. Form guide, key numbers and our model's prediction for Thursday's game.
Round 13 in the SHL
Luleå HF welcome IF Björklöven to Coop Norrbotten Arena in Round 13 of the 2026/2027 SHL season. The game is on Thursday, 29 October 2026, with face-off at 18:00 UTC (14:00 ET).
The visitors sit two places and two points above their hosts. IF Björklöven are 7th of 14 with 17 points from 12 games, while Luleå HF are 9th with 15 points from the same number of games.
Form guide
Luleå HF come in with a form line of LLWLL, but most of those defeats have been tight. They lost 2-3 at home to Djurgårdens IF on 24 October and 1-2 away at Växjö Lakers two days earlier. Their one win in the run was a 5-2 home victory over HV71 on 17 October, sandwiched between a 1-2 loss at Färjestad BK and a 2-3 home defeat to Timrå IK.
IF Björklöven's run reads LLLLW, and the recent results are heavier. They were beaten 1-8 at home by Skellefteå AIK on 24 October after a 2-4 home loss to Malmö Redhawks. Before that came a 0-3 defeat at Timrå IK and a 1-2 home loss to Rögle BK, with their last win a 3-2 home success against Frölunda HC on 10 October.
Key numbers
Luleå HF have scored 29 goals and conceded 35 in their 12 games, keeping one clean sheet. IF Björklöven have the edge in wins, with 6 to Luleå's 4, but their goal record is weaker at 26 scored and 37 conceded.
IF Björklöven have also kept one clean sheet this season. No top scorer figures are available for either side ahead of this meeting.
Prediction
Hyper2Play's model gives Luleå HF a 59% chance of winning against 41% for IF Björklöven, with no allowance for a draw. Its pick is Luleå HF, with 3-2 as the most likely score and medium confidence.
The model weighs points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage. Luleå's better goal difference, home ice and their narrow recent defeats tilt it their way, while Björklöven's four straight losses count against the visitors. This is an estimate from our own model, not a guarantee.
Most likely score: 3-2
Our own model, from points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage. An estimate, not betting advice.
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