SOLNA. AIK beats IFK Göteborg 1-0 after A. Milošević scored just 1 goal (70′). AIK capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Friends Arena stadium in Solna on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 27,175 spectators. The referee was Victor Wolf with the assistance of Marcus Lundgren and Niclas Ivarsson. The 4th official was Adam Ladebäck. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 26 Total 7
- 1 On Target 3
- 25 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 112 Attack 81
- 55 Dangerous attack 26
- 98 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
AIK had a superior ball possession 58% while IFK Göteborg was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AIK was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AIK won the match.
AIK shot 26 times, 1 on target, 25 off target. Talking about the opposition, IFK Göteborg shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
AIK received 2 yellow cards (E. Otieno and S. Larsson). Regarding the opposition, IFK Göteborg received 2 yellow cards (Hosam Aiesh and M. Berg).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AIK will have 15 points like Malmö FF to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, IFK Göteborg will stay with 10 points like Elfsborg to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, AIK will host GIF Sundsvall on the 4th of September with a 10-0 head to head record in favor of AIK (8 draws).
IFK Göteborg will play away agasint Mjällby on the 5th of September with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of IFK Göteborg (5 draws).
AIK – Formation
AIK adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Bartosz Grzelak decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
AIK made 3 changes: N. Stefanelli for A. Björnström (83′), Z. Elbouzedi for B. Mbunga-Kimpioka (89′) and J. Larsson for P. Karlsson (90′).
IFK Göteborg – Formation
Also IFK Göteborg adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mikael Stahre played with: .
IFK Göteborg could not rely on the presence of Amir Al Ammari (injured).
Substitutions
IFK Göteborg made 4 changes: H. Carneil for K. Yakob (61′), Hosam Aiesh for G. Norlin (62′), G. Svensson for Amir Al Ammari (77′) and O. Vilhelmsson for E. Sorga (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.