STOCKHOLM. Hammarby beats Elfsborg 1-0 after A. Nalić scored just 1 goal (36′).

The match was played at the Tele2 Arena stadium in Stockholm on Sunday and it started at 9:30 am local time. The referee was Granit Maqedonci with the assistance of Simon Kristensson and Per Rehnlund. The 4th official was Enzo Vesprini. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.58 degrees Celsius or 70.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Hammarby was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Elfsborg that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Elfsborg had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Hammarby was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Hammarby shot 13 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Elfsborg shot 9 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Hammarby received 4 yellow cards (N. Adjei, L. Sadiku, S. Strand and S. Pinas). On the other side, Elfsborg received 1 yellow card (E. Boateng).

Standings

After playing this match, Hammarby will have 28 points like Mjällby to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Elfsborg will stay with 42 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Hammarby will play away against Kalmar on the 20th of August with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of Kalmar (10 draws).

Elfsborg will host Mjällby on the 20th of August with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Elfsborg (4 draws).

Hammarby – Formation

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

The manager Martí Cifuentes Corvillo decided to play with the following team: O. Dovin (7.3), N. Adjei (7.0), M. Fenger (7.7), S. Pinas (7.5), M. Karlsson (7.0), N. Besara (7.8), L. Sadiku (6.8), F. Hammar (7.5), S. Strand (7.0), J. Erabi (7.0) and A. Nalić (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Marc Llinares, A. Kralj (6.7), V. Đukanović (6.4), A. Mikkelsen (6.6), J. Nilsson, D. Blažević, S. Alioum, Deniz Gul and M. Rafferty.

Substitutions

Hammarby made 5 changes: J. Erabi for V. Đukanović (77′), S. Strand for A. Kralj (78′), N. Besara for A. Mikkelsen (78′), A. Nalić for M. Rafferty (87′) and M. Karlsson for J. Nilsson (90′).

Best player: N. Besara​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hammarby was N. Besara even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 18 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Elfsborg – Formation

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

Jimmy Thelin played with: H. Valdimarsson (6.7), J. Larsson (7.3), S. Holmén (7.5), G. Lagerbielke (6.4), N. Hult (6.7), A. Bernhardsson (6.7), E. Boateng (7.0), M. Baidoo (6.7), J. Okkels (6.3), P. Frick (6.8) and A. Qasem (6.6).

They had on the bench: M. Jarjué, J. Thomasen (6.4), S. Guðjohnsen (6.7), T. Ouma, A. Boman, C. Jebara (6.6), B. Zeneli (6.4), N. Söderberg (7.0) and T. Rönning.

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 5 changes: P. Frick for S. Guðjohnsen (46′), A. Bernhardsson for J. Thomasen (68′), A. Qasem for C. Jebara (78′), E. Boateng for N. Söderberg (78′) and A. Qasem for B. Zeneli (78′).

Best player: S. Holmén​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Elfsborg was S. Holmén.

His rating is (7.5) with 49 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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

• Häcken – Varberg BoIS – 2-0
• Sirius – Kalmar – 3-0
• Halmstad – Norrköping – 1-3
• IFK Göteborg – Djurgården – 2-1
• Hammarby – Elfsborg – 1-0