NORRKöPING. Norrköping succeeded in turn the table against Elfsborg. Norrköping was vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

Also, Elfsborg had 2 players sent off: S. Strand (32′ for a double yellow card) and F. Holst (90′ for a double yellow card).

The match was played at the PlatinumCars Arena (Norrköping) stadium in Norrköping on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Kaspar Sjöberg who was helped by Mahbod Beigi and Marcus Lundgren. The 4th official was Fredrik Hansson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Norrköping was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Norrköping won the match​.

Norrköping shot 24 times, 9 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Elfsborg shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Norrköping received 1 yellow card (I. Abdulrazak). Regarding the opposition, Elfsborg received 4 yellow cards (S. Strand, F. Holst, A. Bernhardsson and A. Rømer).

Also, Elfsborg didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after

Elfsborg had 2 players sent off: S. Strand (32′ for double yellow card) and F. Holst (90′ for double yellow card).

Standings

After this match, Norrköping will have 43 points like Hammarby to stay in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Elfsborg will stay with 48 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Norrköping will play away against Kalmar on the 7th of November with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Norrköping (4 draws).

Elfsborg will host Varberg BoIS on the 6th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Elfsborg (2 draws).

Norrköping – Formation

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

The manager Rikard Norling decided to play with the following team: Oscar Jansson (7.0), Linus Wahlqvist (7.7), Henrik Castegren (6.8), Viktor Agardius (7.1), Dino Salihovic (6.2), Ishaq Abdulrazak (7.3), Ari Freyr Skúlason (7.1), Carl Björk (6.4), Jonathan Levi (7.8), Alexander Fransson (7.1) and Samuel Adegbenro (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Christoffer Nyman (6.6), Julius Lindgren, Kristoffer Khazeni (6.6), Theodore Rask, Marco Lund, Yahav Gurfinkel and Maic Sema (6.5).

Substitutions

Norrköping made 4 changes: D. Salihovic for C. Nyman (58′), H. Castegren for K. Khazeni (58′), C. Björk for M. Sema (78′) and J. Levi for M. Lund (90′).

Best player: Samuel Adegbenro​

The player that probably impressed the most for Norrköping was Samuel Adegbenro.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

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 (7.4), Johan Larsson (7.1), Leo Väisänen (7.4), Christopher McVey (6.4), Simon Strand (5.4), Frederik Holst (6.5), André Rømer (6.8), Rasmus Alm (7.0), Simon Olsson (6.3), Jeppe Okkels (7.0) and Per Frick (7.8).

They had on the bench: Gustaf Lagerbielke (6.8), Marokhy Ndione (6.4), Tim Rönning, Jacob Ondrejka (6.4), Alexander Bernhardsson (6.4), Samuel Holmén and Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen.

Elfsborg could not rely on the presence of G. Lagerbielke (injured).

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 4 changes: J. Okkels for A. Bernhardsson (60′), L. Väisänen for G. Lagerbielke (67′), P. Frick for M. Ndione (80′) and R. Alm for J. Ondrejka (80′).

Best player: Per Frick​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elfsborg was Per Frick.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 21 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 20.

Results of the day

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

• Norrköping – Elfsborg – 3-2
• Örebro – Djurgården – 0-1