BORåS. Elfsborg overcomes Värnamo with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Ondrejka (52′) and a goal from A. Bernhardsson (70′). Värnamo was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Borås Arena stadium in Borås on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Granit Maqedonci with the assistance of Anton Sjöberg and Danha Jean Bachiri. The 4th official was Fredrick Oppong. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Värnamo was in firm control of the ball 62% while Elfsborg was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Elfsborg was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elfsborg won the match.
Elfsborg shot 19 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Värnamo shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Elfsborg received 4 yellow cards (Gustaf Lagerbielke, Emmanuel Boateng, Timothy Noor Ouma and Kevin Holmén). Regarding the opposition, Värnamo received 1 yellow card (Evaldo Netinho).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Elfsborg will have 19 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Värnamo will stay with 9 points like Halmstad to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Elfsborg will play away with Malmö FF on the 11th of November with a 18-10 head to head in favor of Malmö FF (9 draws).
Värnamo will play away agasint Varberg BoIS on the 19th of August with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Varberg BoIS (0 draws).
Elfsborg – Formation
Elfsborg
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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 , Johan Larsson , Sebastian Holmén , Gustaf Lagerbielke , Niklas Hult , Emmanuel Boateng , André Rømer , Jacob Ondrejka , Ahmed Qasem , Jeppe Okkels and Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen .
The home team had on the bench: Alexander Bernhardsson , Tim Rönning, Buhari Ibrahim, Kevin Holmén , Gottfrid Rapp, Jack Cooper Love , Gustav Henriksson, Andre Boman and Timothy Ouma .
Substitutions
Elfsborg made 4 changes: Jeppe Okkels for Alexander Bernhardsson (65′), Emmanuel Boateng for Timothy Ouma (73′), Ahmed Qasem for Kevin Holmén (76′) and Ahmed Qasem for Jack Cooper Love (76′).
Best player: Jacob Ondrejka
The most impressive player for Elfsborg was Jacob Ondrejka.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.
Värnamo – Formation
Värnamo
Värnamo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Kim Hellberg played with: Jonathan Rasheed , Victor Larsson , Victor Eriksson , Emin Grozdanic , Viktor Bergh , Oscar Johansson , Simon Thern , Wenderson , Marco Bustos , Gustav Engvall and Ajdin Zeljkovic .
These were the players on the bench: Kenan Bilalovic , Pilip Vaitsiakhovich, Bernardo Vilar, Albin Lohikangas, Jesper Dickman, Albion Ademi , Edvin Becirovic, Lamaur Neto and Hampus Nasstrom .
Substitutions
Värnamo made 3 changes: Simon Thern for Hampus Näsström (59′), Marco Bustos for Netinho (59′) and Oscar Johansson for Albion Ademi (88′).
Best player: Gustav Engvall
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Värnamo was Gustav Engvall.
His rating is with 17 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Halmstad – Malmö FF – 0-1
- Mjällby – Sirius – 3-0
- Kalmar – Brommapojkarna – 1-3
- Elfsborg – Värnamo – 2-0
- Hammarby – Djurgården – 4-3
