SöLVESBORG. Elfsborg conquers Mjällby 1-0 after G. Lagerbielke scored just 1 goal (74′).

The match was played at the Strandvallen stadium in Sölvesborg on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Joakim Östling with the help of Marcus Lundgren and Daniel Gustavsson. The 4th official was Oscar Johnson.

Match Statistics​

Mjällby

0 - 1

Elfsborg

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 17 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 3
  • 80 Attack 91
  • 53 Dangerous attack 73
  • 63 Ball safe 52
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 19
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Mjällby was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Elfsborg that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Elfsborg was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elfsborg won the match.​

Mjällby shot 17 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Elfsborg shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Mjällby received 4 yellow cards (Jesper Gustavsson, Otto Rosengren, Ivan Kricak and Max Fenger). Regarding the opposition, Elfsborg received 5 yellow cards (Gustav Henriksson, Michael Baidoo, Sebastian Holmén, André Römer and Jacob Ondrejka).

Match Timeline

Jesper Gustavsson - Yellow
35'
37'
Gustav Henriksson- Yellow
43'
46'
55'
Michael Baidoo- Yellow
66'
71'
Per Frick- sub ->Jeppe Okkels
71'
Ahmed Qasem- sub ->Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen
74'
78'
84'
Ibrahim Buhari- sub ->Per Frick
Arvid Brorsson- sub ->Ivan Kricak
84'
Imam Jagne- sub ->Viktor Gustafson
84'
84'
85'
Sebastian Holmén- Yellow
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Malmö FF
64
30
Elfsborg
64
30
Häcken
57
30
Djurgården
50
30
Värnamo
45
30
Kalmar
45
30
Hammarby
44
30
Sirius
42
30
Norrköping
41
30
Mjällby
41
30
AIK
36
30
Halmstad
36
30
IFK Göteborg
34
30
Brommapojkarna
33
30
Degerfors
26
30
Varberg BoIS
15
30

After this match, Mjällby will stay with 7 points like Norrköping and Djurgården to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Elfsborg will have 10 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Mjällby will play away with IFK Göteborg on the 3rd of June with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of IFK Göteborg (6 draws).

Elfsborg will play away agasint Norrköping on the 22nd of May with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of Elfsborg (6 draws).

Mjällby – Formation

Mjällby
G
N. Törnqvist 1.Sweden
7.0
D
I. Kričak 15.Serbia
7.3
84' 78'
D
Colin Rösler 5.Norway
6.6
D
N. Eile 29.Sweden
6.8
M
Herman Johansson 14.Sweden
7.1
M
Viktor Gustafson 7.Sweden
6.8
84'
M
Jesper Gustavsson 22.Sweden
7.0
35'
M
O. Rosengren 8.Sweden
7.3
43'
M
N. Persson 26.Sweden
7.1
F
Adam Stahl 11.Sweden
7.1
84'
F
Alexander Johansson 16.Sweden
7.0
66'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Lundin 35.Sweden
D
Arvid Brorsson 3.Sweden
84'
D
Isaiah Ejeh 4.Sweden
D
L. Björnson 28.Sweden
M
Elliot Stroud 17.Sweden
M
Imam Jagne 6.Sweden
84'
M
D. Löfquist 12.Sweden
F
M. Moro 10.Ghana
84'
F
Max Fenger 9.Denmark
6.7
66' 90'

Mjällby started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Anders Torstensson decided to play with the following team: Noel Tornqvist (7.0), Noah Eile (6.8), Colin Rösler (6.6), Ivan Kričak (7.3), Herman Johansson (7.1), Viktor Gustafson (6.8), Jesper Gustavsson (7.0), Otto Rosengren (7.3), Noah Persson (7.1), Adam Stahl (7.1) and Eric Alexander Johansson (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Arvid Brorsson, Ejeh Isaiah, Elliot Stroud, Mamudo Moro, Imam Jagne, Alexander Lundin, David Löfquist, Max Fenger (6.7) and Love Bjornson.

Substitutions

Mjällby made 4 changes: Alexander Johansson for M. Fenger (66′), Viktor Gustafson for Seedy Jagne (84′), Ivan Kricak for Arvid Brorsson (84′) and Adam Stahl for Mamudo Moro (84′).

Best player: Ivan Kričak​

The most impressive player for Mjällby was Ivan Kričak.

His rating is (7.3) with 37 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Elfsborg – Formation

Elfsborg
G
Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson 30.Iceland
7.5
D
Niklas Hult 23.Sweden
7.3
D
Sebastian Holmén 8.Sweden
7.7
85'
D
Gustav Henriksson 4.Sweden
6.5
46' 37'
D
André Boman 21.Sweden
D
Johan Larsson 13.Sweden
7.4
M
André Römer 6.Denmark
6.9
90'
M
Michael Baidoo 10.Ghana
6.8
90' 55'
M
N. Söderberg 28.Sweden
6.6
F
Jacob Ondrejka 7.Sweden
7.2
90'
F
Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen 11.Iceland
6.9
71'
F
Jeppe Okkels 19.Denmark
7.0
71'
Substitutes
G
Tim Rönning 31.Sweden
D
Gustaf Lagerbielke 2.Sweden
7.3
46' 74'
D
Ibrahim Buhari 29.Nigeria
84'
M
Kevin Holmén 22.Sweden
M
Timothy Noor Ouma 16.Kenya
M
Ahmed Qasem 18.Sweden
6.8
71'
F
Jack Cooper-Love 25.Sweden
90'
F
Per Frick 17.Sweden
6.2
71'

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

Jimmy Thelin played with: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson (7.5), Andre Boman, Johan Larsson (7.4), Sebastian Holmén (7.7), Gustav Henriksson (6.5), Niklas Hult (7.3), Noah Söderberg (6.6), Michael Baidoo (6.8), André Rømer (6.9), Jeppe Okkels (7.0) and Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (6.9), Jacob Ondrejka (7.2).

They had on the bench: Kevin Holmén, Timothy Ouma, Jack Cooper Love, Gustaf Lagerbielke (7.3), Tim Rönning, Ahmed Qasem (6.8), Per Frick (6.2) and Buhari Ibrahim.

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 5 changes: Gustav Henriksson for Gustaf Lagerbielke (46′), Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen for Ahmed Qasem (71′), Jeppe Okkels for Per Frick (71′), Per Frick for Ibrahim Buhari (84′) and Michael Baidoo for Jack Cooper Love (90′).

Best player: Sebastian Holmén​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elfsborg was Sebastian Holmén even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 49 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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