BORåS. Elfsborg demolishes Halmstad 6-1 with goals of Michael Baidoo (55′), N. Söderberg (56′), Jeppe Okkels (61′), Jacob Ondrejka (63′), Jacob Ondrejka (74′) and André Römer (83′). On the opposite side, Halmstad scored with ​Viktor Granath (40′). Elfsborg was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Borås Arena stadium in Borås on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 5,505 spectators.​ The referee was Adam Ladebäck who had the assistance of Daniel Yng and Christian Tennstedt. The 4th official was Granit Maqedonci. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Elfsborg

6 - 1

Halmstad

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 30 Total 8
  • 17 On Target 4
  • 12 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 106 Attack 71
  • 62 Dangerous attack 19
  • 77 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Elfsborg had a superior ball possession 63% while Halmstad was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Elfsborg was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 17 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elfsborg won the match​.

Elfsborg shot 30 times, 17 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Halmstad shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Elfsborg received 1 yellow card (Michael Baidoo). Regarding the opposition, Halmstad received 2 yellow cards (Rinat Bilyaletdinov and Erik Ahlstrand).

Match Timeline

Michael Baidoo- Yellow
20'
33'
Andreas Johansson - Yellow
40'
Viktor Granath(goal)Alexander Johansson
Michael Baidoo(goal)
55'
N. Söderberg(goal)
56'
61'
63'
71'
Naeem Mohammed- sub ->Alexander Johansson
71'
Marcus Olsson- sub ->Benjamin Hjertstrand
71'
Joel Allansson- sub ->Thomas Boakye
71'
74'
76'
Ahmed Qasem- sub ->Jeppe Okkels
80'
Besfort Zeneli- sub ->Michael Baidoo
80'
83'
83'
86'
André Boman- sub ->Johan Larsson
86'
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, Elfsborg will have 13 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Halmstad will stay with 6 points like Hammarby, Degerfors, Värnamo and Brommapojkarna to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Elfsborg will host Malmö FF on the 28th of May with a 18-10 head to head record in favor of Malmö FF (9 draws).

Halmstad will host Malmö FF on the 14th of May with a 14-2 head to head statistic in favor of Malmö FF (8 draws).

Elfsborg – Formation

Elfsborg
G
Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson 30.Iceland
6.8
D
Niklas Hult 23.Sweden
7.2
D
Johan Larsson 13.Sweden
7.9
86'
D
Sebastian Holmén 8.Sweden
8.0
D
Gustaf Lagerbielke 2.Sweden
6.8
M
André Römer 6.Denmark
7.7
86' 83'
M
Michael Baidoo 10.Ghana
8.3
80' 20' 55'
M
N. Söderberg 28.Sweden
8.0
56'
M
Jacob Ondrejka 7.Sweden
9.0
63', 74'
M
Jeppe Okkels 19.Denmark
7.9
80' 61'
F
Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen 11.Iceland
7.1
71'
Substitutes
G
Tim Rönning 31.Sweden
D
Ibrahim Buhari 29.Nigeria
D
Gustav Henriksson 4.Sweden
M
Timothy Noor Ouma 16.Kenya
M
Besfort Zeneli 27.Kosovo
80'
M
Ahmed Qasem 18.Sweden
80'
M
André Boman 21.Sweden
86'
M
Kevin Holmén 22.Sweden
86'
F
Jack Cooper-Love 25.Sweden
7.3
71'

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

The manager Jimmy Thelin decided to play with the following team: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson (6.8), Johan Larsson (7.9), Sebastian Holmén (8.0), Gustaf Lagerbielke (6.8), Niklas Hult (7.2), Noah Söderberg (8.0), André Rømer (7.7), Jeppe Okkels (7.9), Michael Baidoo (8.3), Jacob Ondrejka (9.0) and Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Cooper Love (7.3), Timothy Ouma, Buhari Ibrahim, Besfort Zeneli, Ahmed Qasem, Andre Boman, Tim Rönning, Kevin Holmén and Gustav Henriksson.

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 5 changes: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen for Jack Cooper Love (71′), Jeppe Okkels for Ahmed Qasem (80′), Michael Baidoo for Besfort Zeneli (80′), Johan Larsson for André Boman (86′) and André Römer for Kevin Holmén (86′).

Best player: Jacob Ondrejka​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Elfsborg was Jacob Ondrejka.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Halmstad – Formation

Halmstad
G
M. Nilsson Säfqvist 1.Sweden
6.5
D
Andreas Johansson 4.Sweden
5.7
33'
D
Phil Ofosu-Ayeh 17.Ghana
5.8
D
B. Hjertstrand 16.Sweden
6.8
71'
D
Thomas Boakye 2.Ghana
5.9
71'
D
Gustav Friberg 15.Sweden
6.0
M
Amir Al-Ammari 24.Sweden
6.0
M
Jonathan Svedberg 8.Sweden
6.0
76'
M
E. Ahlstrand 10.Sweden
6.1
83'
F
Viktor Granath 9.Sweden
7.2
40'
F
Alexander Johansson 30.Sweden
7.2
71'
Substitutes
G
M. Påhlsson 12.Sweden
D
M. Sjöland 27.Sweden
90'
D
Marcus Olsson 21.Sweden
6.4
71'
M
Albin Ahlstrand 19.Sweden
M
Villiam Granath 11.Sweden
M
P. Carlsson 20.Sweden
M
K. Karlsson 7.Sweden
6.6
76'
M
Joel Allansson 6.Sweden
6.2
71'
F
Naeem Mohammed 18.Ghana
6.7
71'

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

Magnus Haglund played with: Malkolm Nilsson (6.5), Thomas Boakye (5.9), Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (5.8), Andreas Johansson (5.7), Benjamin Hjertstrand (6.8), Gustav Friberg (6.0), Erik Ahlstrand (6.1), Jonathan Svedberg (6.0), Amir Al Ammari (6.0), Viktor Granath (7.2) and Alexander Johansson (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Albin Ahlstrand, Villiam Granath, Pontus Carlsson, Melvin Sjöland, Marcus Olsson (6.4), Kazper Karlsson (6.6), Joel Allansson (6.2), Malte Pahlsson and Naeem Mohammed (6.7).

Substitutions

Halmstad made 4 changes: Alexander Johansson for Naeem Mohammed (71′), Thomas Boakye for Joel Allansson (71′), Benjamin Hjertstrand for Marcus Olsson (71′) and Jonathan Svedberg for Kazper Karlsson (76′).

Best player: Viktor Granath​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Halmstad was Viktor Granath.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 13 passes (30% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 24.

Results of the day

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