SöLVESBORG. Mjällby defeats Malmö FF 1-0 after H. Johansson scored just 1 goal (33′). Malmö FF was surely better in terms of ball possession (76%).​

The match was played at the Strandvallen stadium in Sölvesborg on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hakim with the help of Fredrik Klyver and Robin Wilde. The 4th official was Rinon Hasani. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.14 degrees Celsius or 66.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Malmö FF had a strong ball possession 76% while Mjällby was struggling with a 24% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Malmö FF was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 9 were on target. Anyhow, Mjällby found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Mjällby shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target. On the opposite side, Malmö FF shot 25 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Mjällby received 4 yellow cards (H. Johansson, J. Gustavsson, N. Eile and I. Kričak). On the other side, Malmö FF didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this contest, Mjällby will have 28 points like Hammarby to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Malmö FF will stay with 41 points like Häcken to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Mjällby will play away with Elfsborg on the 20th of August with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Elfsborg (4 draws).

Malmö FF will host Djurgården on the 20th of August with a 17-14 head to head stats in favor of Djurgården (6 draws).

Mjällby – Formation

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

The manager Anders Torstensson decided to play with the following team: N. Törnqvist (9.1), N. Eile (7.3), Colin Rösler (7.1), Tom Pettersson (7.5), H. Johansson (7.0), A. Brorsson (6.4), J. Gustavsson (7.1), Leo Walta (6.0), A. Ståhl (7.1), D. Löfquist (7.5) and M. Fenger (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Gudmundur Baldvin Nokkvason, M. Moro, I. Kričak (6.6), A. Johansson (6.4), E. Stroud, J. Bergström (7.0), J. Merbom-Adolfsson, A. Miftari and A. Lundin.

Substitutions

Mjällby made 4 changes: D. Löfquist for J. Bergström (69′), A. Brorsson for A. Johansson (69′), Herman Johansson for I. Kričak (77′) and Leo Walta for Gudmundur Baldvin Nokkvason (90′).

Best player: N. Törnqvist​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mjällby was the goalkeeper: N. Törnqvist. His rating is 9.08. He performed 9 saves.

Malmö FF – Formation

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

Henrik Rydström played with: J. Dahlin (6.3), P. Jansson (7.0), D. Cornelius (7.3), Busanello (7.5), J. Ceesay (7.5), S. Peña (7.1), L. Johnsen (7.5), T. Ali (7.8), S. Jørgensen (7.5), I. Kiese Thelin (7.3) and S. Nanasi (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: N. Moisander, S. Rieks (6.7), O. Lewicki, S. Vecchia (6.7), L. Nielsen, I. Diawara, E. Makolli, H. Bolin and A. Skogmar.

Substitutions

Malmö FF made 3 changes: S. Jørgensen for S. Rieks (67′), J. Ceesay for S. Vecchia (74′) and S. Peña for A. Skogmar (88′).

Best player: T. Ali​

The most impressive player for Malmö FF was T. Ali.

His rating is (7.8) with 54 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Mjällby – Malmö FF – 1-0
• Värnamo – Degerfors – 0-1