DEGERFORS. Elfsborg defeated Degerfors to win 2-1. It was Elfsborg to strike first with an early goal of L. Väisänen at the 6′. Then J. Okkels scored again for Elfsborg in the 61′ minute with a goal. Eventually, V. Edvardsen reduced the distance for Degerfors with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Degerfors was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (69%).​

The match was played at the Stora Valla stadium in Degerfors on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Glenn Nyberg who had the assistance of Daniel Ekman and Per Rehnlund. The 4th official was Enzo Vesprini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Degerfors had a strong ball possession 69% while Elfsborg was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Degerfors was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Elfsborg was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Degerfors shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Elfsborg shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Degerfors received 1 yellow card (O. Ekroth). On the other side, Elfsborg received 3 yellow cards (S. Olsson, A. Rømer and F. Holst).

Standings

After this encounter, Degerfors will stay with 28 points like Mjällby to stay in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Elfsborg will have 48 points like Malmö FF to stay in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Degerfors will host IFK Göteborg on the 1st of November with a 1-1 head to head.

Elfsborg will play away agasint Norrköping on the 31st of October with a 13-7 head to head stats in favor of Elfsborg (4 draws).

Degerfors – Formation

Degerfors started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Andreas Holmberg decided to play with the following team: Alfie Whiteman (7.1), Sean Sabetkar (6.8), Oliver Ekroth (7.3), Sebastian Ohlsson (6.5), Erik Lindell (7.0), Adam Carlen (7.3), Justin Salmon (6.4), Jonathan Tamimi (7.1), Johan Bertilsson (7.0), Victor Kaj Edvardsen (7.6) and Abdelrahman Saidi (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: J. Andersson, J. Gal, Nikola Đurđić (7.3), Axel Lindahl (6.4), Villiam Dahlström (6.8), G. Granath and Anton Kralj (7.0).

Substitutions

Degerfors made 4 changes: J. Salmon for N. Đurđić (58′), E. Lindell for A. Lindahl (66′), Jonathan Tamimi for A. Kralj (66′) and J. Bertilsson for V. Dahlström (78′).

Best player: Abdelrahman Saidi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Degerfors was Abdelrahman Saidi.

His rating is (7.8) with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 14 crosses.

Elfsborg – Formation

Elfsborg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Talking about the opposition, Jimmy Thelin played with: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson (6.5), Johan Larsson (6.3), Leo Väisänen (8.0), Christopher McVey (6.7), Simon Strand (7.1), Frederik Holst (7.0), André Rømer (6.8), Rasmus Alm (6.5), Simon Olsson (6.6), Jeppe Okkels (7.2) and Per Frick (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: A. Qasem, Jacob Ondrejka (7.3), Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (6.3), Samuel Holmén (6.9), Gustaf Lagerbielke, Tim Rönning and Marokhy Ndione (6.2).

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 4 changes: J. Okkels for J. Ondrejka (64′), P. Frick for S. Guðjohnsen (80′), R. Alm for S. Holmén (87′) and S. Olsson for M. Ndione (87′).

Best player: Leo Väisänen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elfsborg was Leo Väisänen.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 9 passes (44% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.​

• Degerfors – Elfsborg – 1-2
• Halmstad – Örebro – 1-1
• IFK Göteborg – Djurgården – 3-0
• Norrköping – Mjällby – 2-2