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Allsvenskan Fantasy Round 20 preview: best buys, captain picks and differentials

Allsvenskan Fantasy Round 20 is a clean single gameweek - all 16 clubs play once, spread across Saturday 5 September to Monday 7 September. The obvious names are obvious: Hammarby travel to the league's leakiest defence and their assets top almost every column of the model. Everybody knows that. What decides your rank is the six or seven squad spots after the template picks, and this round the model points them at two places: Degerfors' cheap back line at home to Halmstad, and Hammarby's non-premium midfielders.

There is also a deadline behind the deadline. Round 21 is a double gameweek for AIK and for Mjallby, and nobody else. Plan your free transfer now, because the second half of this article is about not spending it on the wrong player.

Round 20 fixtures that matter

Four fixtures carry the round. The numbers below are the model's own win probability, expected goals and clean-sheet chance for each side - you can pull the rest from the Allsvenskan Fantasy schedule and the underlying odds on the market probabilities page.

Orgryte - Hammarby is the fixture of the round in every sense. Hammarby are the best team in the league on the underlying numbers this season - 2.17 xG per game, 1.09 xG conceded, 8 clean sheets in 19 games - and Orgryte sit bottom of that same table at 1.87 xG conceded per game and 42 goals shipped. A 74% win probability alongside a 41% clean-sheet chance is the rare fixture where you can attack and defend from the same club.

The quieter one is Degerfors - Halmstads BK. Degerfors have kept only 2 clean sheets in 19 games, so a 34% shutout chance looks generous until you see who they are playing: Halmstad generate just 1.06 xG per game, second worst in the division. This is a fixture-driven, one-round buy, and the prices make it work.

Mjallby host IFK Goteborg (51% win, 33% clean sheet) and Malmo host AIK (45%, 30%) - both playable, neither a fixture you break your team shape for.

Goalkeepers: the 4.5m route is the best one

Matvei Igonen (4.5m, Degerfors) is the standout on value at 4.60 xP for the round - a points-per-million of 1.02, the only keeper in the game above 1.00. Halmstad's blunt attack is the whole case, and at 13.9% ownership he is not yet template.

Warner Hahn (6.1m, Hammarby) is the highest-scoring keeper on 4.80 xP and the one to own if you want the Hammarby clean sheet without spending a defender slot on it. He is 27.5% owned, the most popular keeper in the game, so he protects rank rather than building it.

The differential is Robin Wallinder (6.0m, Mjallby) at 10.1% ownership. His Round 20 number is a modest 4.50, but he is the second-best keeper in the game over the planning horizon (18.79 on the decay-weighted six-round score) because Mjallby double in Round 21 - his trajectory reads 4.5 to 7.9 to 4.4. If you are buying a keeper to hold rather than to rotate, buy that one. Check the predicted lineups for Allsvenskan Fantasy before the deadline if you are switching between two.

Defenders: three cheap Degerfors shirts and one Hammarby premium

Hampus Skoglund (6.7m, Hammarby) is the best defender in the round at 5.20 xP - a higher projection than any midfielder outside the top four. He is an attacking full-back in a side with a 41% clean-sheet chance, and the season data backs the assists: 3.34 xA in 1,589 minutes, which is 0.19 xA per 90 from defence. At 15.8% ownership he is still a lean.

Frederik Winther (6.6m, Hammarby) is the safer, more owned version at 4.80 xP and 24.1% ownership. One of the two is enough - you can only carry three players from any single club, and Hammarby have a queue of them.

Now the actual differentiator. Ahmad Faqa (4.3m, Degerfors) projects 4.70 xP at 0.2% ownership - a points-per-million of 1.09, the best figure of any outfield player in the game this round. Nikolai Skuseth (4.5m, Degerfors) is right behind on 4.30 xP and is owned by essentially nobody, and Samba Diatara (4.5m, Degerfors) completes the set at 4.00 xP. All three are near-certain starters. Buy one or two of them for this round, then move on - Degerfors' fixtures fall away sharply afterwards (Faqa's trajectory is 4.7 to 2.5 to 2.7), so treat this as a short-term position, not an investment.

If you want a defender to actually hold, take Sirius instead. Tobias Anker (5.2m, Sirius) at 4.10 xP has the strongest six-round weighted score of any cheap defender (15.21), and Mohamed Soumah (5.4m, Sirius) on 4.20 xP is a near-identical profile. Sirius are second in the league on net expected goal difference at +0.85 per game, and they travel to a Vasteras side conceding 1.52 xG a game.

Midfielders: the premium is settled, the value slot is not

Victor Lind (10.7m, Hammarby) tops the round at 6.40 xP - the highest projection of any player in Allsvenskan Fantasy Round 20 - and he has earned it, with 8 goals and 9 assists and 0.69 xGI per 90 across 1,398 minutes. He is the round's best captain and only 26.9% owned.

The interesting one is his teammate. Montader Madjed (8.9m, Hammarby) projects 5.70 xP at just 7.3% ownership - the same number as Sead Haksabanovic and marginally ahead of Bo Asulv Hegland, both of whom are far more widely held. Madjed has 5 goals and 3.62 xA this season (0.44 xGI per 90) and takes a share of Hammarby's penalties. If you take one player from this preview that separates you from the field, it is him.

Sead Haksabanovic (9.9m, Malmo FF) is the best midfielder in the game over the horizon - 22.37 on the weighted six-round score, comfortably clear of everyone - with a trajectory of 5.7 to 7.4 to 6.0 to 6.5. He has 6 assists and 4.69 xA this season and only 14.3% own him. If you are making one transfer you do not want to reverse, that is the transfer.

Isak Bjerkebo (9.6m, Sirius) at 5.50 xP is the most-owned player in the game at 67.1%, and the underlying numbers say keep rather than sell: 13 goals, 5 assists, 9.03 xG and a league-best 0.83 xGI per 90. He also takes the penalties, with a 93% share. Bo Asulv Hegland (8.2m, Djurgarden) on 5.60 xP and 52.2% ownership is the same story - 6 goals, 11 assists, 0.74 xGI per 90.

Budget midfield: Marcus Lindberg (5.7m, Sirius) at 4.30 xP and 5.8% ownership is the pick, on 0.75 points per million with a weighted score of 15.28 - the only sub-6.0m midfielder that holds its value past this round. Bilal Hussein (4.9m, Degerfors) is the cheaper one-round version at 3.80 xP and 0.2% ownership, and Markus Karlsson (5.3m, Hammarby) at 4.00 xP gives you the Orgryte fixture for half of Lind's price.

Forwards

Paulos Abraham (10.6m, Hammarby) is the round's second-highest projection at 5.90 xP, and the season case is the strongest in the league: 12 goals from 11.34 xG in 19 appearances, 0.80 xGI per 90. Against a defence conceding 1.87 xG per game he is close to a must-own at 39.1% ownership.

Kristian Lien (10.0m, Djurgarden) on 5.50 xP is the alternative and the better long hold - 19.54 weighted, 11 goals this season, and he takes Djurgarden's penalties with a 93% share. Erik Botheim (10.0m, Malmo FF) is the differential premium at 10.9% ownership: 4.70 xP this round but 6.10 next, 18.22 weighted, 10 goals, and Malmo's penalties at 91%.

Cheap forward: Dijan Vukojevic (6.1m, Degerfors) projects 4.50 xP for the round at 5.4% ownership, more than every forward in the game bar three. Armann Taranis (5.3m, Degerfors) is the even cheaper route at 4.10 xP and takes Degerfors' penalties with an 80% share - you can confirm that on the Allsvenskan penalty takers page. Both are one-round buys against Halmstad, nothing more.

Captain picks for Allsvenskan Fantasy Round 20

Captain Victor Lind. He has the highest projection in the game, the best fixture in the game, and 17 goal involvements already this season. Paulos Abraham is the same fixture in a more explosive package and is the pick if you prefer the striker's ceiling to the midfielder's floor - a Hammarby midfielder also banks a clean-sheet bonus at 41%, which is part of why the model separates them.

Bjerkebo is the safe third option and the one most of your league will use. Captaincy is a plan rather than a single pick: Haksabanovic is the model's top captain option in Round 21 at 7.40 xP, so if you are buying a premium this week, buying the Malmo one solves two rounds instead of one.

Who to sell before Round 20

Nahir Besara (13.2m, Hammarby, 31.6% owned) is the clearest sale in the game. He is the most expensive midfielder in Allsvenskan Fantasy and the model has him on 2.20 xP for the round, because his projected minutes are 24 - he is no longer a guaranteed starter. His weighted six-round score of 9.32 is less than half Madjed's, and Madjed costs 4.3m less. Selling Besara for Madjed keeps you in the same fixture and frees enough money to upgrade a defender at the same time.

Herman Magnusson (4.5m, Vasteras SK, 30.7% owned) is the second one. Vasteras host Sirius with a 24% win probability and a 13% clean-sheet chance, and there is no route to points from a defender in that spot. He is the most-owned defender in the game, which makes him a free differential the moment you drop him.

Two more to clear if you are still carrying them: Ludvig Arvidsson (4.2m, Halmstads BK, 14.7% owned) projects 0.40 xP on 19 expected minutes, and Elis Bishesari (5.1m, IFK Goteborg, 9.8% owned) is not in line to play at all.

Do not sell Bjerkebo or Hegland. Both have strong single fixtures and both are among the league's top three players for goal involvement per 90. High ownership is not a reason to move on while the underlying numbers hold.

Best one-round squad for Round 20 (Loan Rangers)

If you are considering the Loan Rangers chip - unlimited transfers for a single gameweek - this is the highest-projecting legal 15 for Round 20 inside the budget, in a 3-5-2. The starting eleven comes to 57.90 xP before the captain, at a squad cost of 101.8m.

Captain Victor Lind on top of that. The bench fills out with Gabriel Wallentin (3.8m, Halmstads BK) and three sub-4.2m fillers. Our site solves this live against current prices, so take the exact answer from the optimal teams for Allsvenskan Fantasy page rather than from this table, and check when the chip is actually worth burning on the Allsvenskan chip strategy planner.

Planning ahead: Round 21 is a double for AIK and Mjallby

Two clubs play twice in Round 21 and nobody else does. AIK host Vasteras SK and then Mjallby; Mjallby travel to Hacken and then to AIK. The projections react accordingly: Kristoffer Nordfeldt jumps to 9.00 xP, Linus Carlstrand to 7.20, Kevin Filling to 7.10 and Herve Matthys to 7.00, while on the Mjallby side Robin Wallinder reaches 7.90 and Jacob Bergstrom 6.90.

Do not buy AIK assets for this round. AIK travel to Malmo in Round 20 with a 28% win probability and a 20% clean-sheet chance, and every one of those players sits under 3.30 xP. This is next week's transfer, not this week's - make your Round 20 move on a player who also helps you in Round 20, then bank the fixture. Jacob Bergstrom (6.2m, Mjallby) is the exception worth noting now, because he is already good this round at 4.30 xP against IFK Goteborg and doubles next.

You can see the full multi-round program yourself on the Allsvenskan Fantasy player picks page, which carries round-by-round projections for every player, and the per-player history on the player data page.

Summary

• Captain: Victor Lind, with Paulos Abraham the equally defensible alternative.
• Best buys: Montader Madjed (7.3% owned), Sead Haksabanovic (best six-round score in the game), Hampus Skoglund.
• Budget picks: Ahmad Faqa at 4.3m and Matvei Igonen at 4.5m, both against Halmstad; Marcus Lindberg at 5.7m in midfield.
• Sell: Nahir Besara, Herman Magnusson, Ludvig Arvidsson, Elis Bishesari.
• Plan: AIK and Mjallby double in Round 21 - buy them next week, not this one.

More rounds of analysis in our Allsvenskan Fantasy preview hub, including the Round 19 preview, and the strategy explainers in our fantasy football guides.

FAQ

Who should I captain in Allsvenskan Fantasy Round 20?

Victor Lind. He carries the highest projection in the game at 6.40 xP for the round, and Hammarby travel to Orgryte with a 74% win probability, 2.64 expected goals and a 41% clean-sheet chance. Lind has 8 goals and 9 assists this season at 0.69 xGI per 90. Paulos Abraham (5.90 xP) is the same fixture with a higher ceiling if you prefer a striker, and Isak Bjerkebo (5.50 xP) is the safe, heavily-owned third option.

Which budget players are best for Allsvenskan Fantasy Round 20?

Degerfors host the second-weakest attack in the league and their cheap shirts dominate the value table. Ahmad Faqa (4.3m) projects 4.70 xP for a points-per-million of 1.09, the best of any outfielder in the round, and is owned by 0.2% of managers. Matvei Igonen (4.5m) is the best value goalkeeper at 4.60 xP. In midfield, Marcus Lindberg (5.7m, Sirius) at 4.30 xP is the cheap pick that also holds up beyond this round.

What are the best differentials for Allsvenskan Fantasy Round 20?

Montader Madjed (8.9m, Hammarby) is the standout - 5.70 xP for the round, the same projection as Sead Haksabanovic, at just 7.3% ownership, with 5 goals and 3.62 xA this season. Erik Botheim (10.0m, Malmo FF) is the differential premium at 10.9% ownership and the best forward in the game over the next six rounds. Ahmad Faqa and Nikolai Skuseth in the Degerfors defence are effectively unowned.

Should I sell Nahir Besara in Allsvenskan Fantasy?

Yes. Besara is the most expensive midfielder in the game at 13.2m and 31.6% of managers still own him, but the model projects 24 minutes and 2.20 xP for Round 20 - he is no longer a guaranteed starter. His six-round decay-weighted score of 9.32 is less than half that of Montader Madjed, who plays the same fixture for 4.3m less.

Which teams have a double gameweek in Allsvenskan Fantasy Round 21?

AIK and Mjallby, and only those two. AIK host Vasteras SK and then Mjallby; Mjallby play away at Hacken and then away at AIK. That pushes Kristoffer Nordfeldt to 9.00 xP and Robin Wallinder to 7.90 xP for Round 21. AIK's Round 20 trip to Malmo is a poor fixture, so this is a transfer to make after Round 20, not before it.

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