VäRNAMO. Värnamo tops Elfsborg 1-0 after A. Ademi scored just 1 goal (39′). Värnamo capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

H. Valdimarsson received a red card (29′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Elfsborg lost the match.

The match was played at the Finnvedsvallen stadium in Värnamo on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.18 degrees Celsius or 68.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Värnamo had a superior ball possession 60% while Elfsborg was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Elfsborg was putting more pressure with 84 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Värnamo managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Värnamo shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Elfsborg shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Värnamo received 2 yellow cards (A. Ademi and H. Näsström). Regarding the opposition, Elfsborg didn’t receive any yellow card.

Also, Elfsborg didn’t end the match with 11 players after H. Valdimarsson (Elfsborg) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (29′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Värnamo will have 29 points like Halmstad to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Elfsborg will stay with 48 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Värnamo will play away against Kalmar on the 29th of October with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Kalmar (0 draws).

Elfsborg will host Varberg BoIS on the 2nd of October with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Elfsborg (4 draws).

Värnamo – Formation

Värnamo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Kim Hellberg decided to play with the following team: J. Rasheed (7.1), V. Larsson (6.4), V. Eriksson (7.3), E. Grozdanic (7.3), V. Bergh (7.0), A. Ademi (8.1), H. Näsström (6.6), Wenderson (7.1), S. Thern (6.7), O. Johansson (7.0) and A. Zeljkovic (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: F. Winsth, E. Bećirović, A. Lohikangas, K. Bilalovic, F. Adjei, F. Voytekhovich, M. Bustos, C. Vindehall and Carl Johansson (6.7).

Substitutions

Värnamo made 2 changes: A. Zeljkovic for Carl Johansson (67′) and A. Ademi for F. Winsth (88′).

Best player: A. Ademi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Värnamo was A. Ademi.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 34 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Elfsborg – Formation

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

Jimmy Thelin played with: H. Valdimarsson (6.7), J. Larsson (6.8), S. Holmén (6.7), I. Buhari (6.7), A. Boman (7.0), E. Boateng (7.0), M. Baidoo (6.4), Andri Fannar Baldursson (7.5), J. Okkels (6.7), S. Guðjohnsen (6.8) and A. Qasem (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: T. Rönning (6.3), P. Frick (6.7), G. Henriksson, J. Abdulai, C. Jebara, N. Söderberg (6.8), G. Rapp, M. Jarjué and Simon Hedlund (7.0).

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 5 changes: S. Guðjohnsen for P. Frick (46′), A. Boman for Simon Hedlund (46′), E. Boateng for T. Rönning (31′), J. Okkels for N. Söderberg (67′) and M. Baidoo for J. Abdulai (85′).

Best player: Andri Fannar Baldursson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elfsborg was Andri Fannar Baldursson.

His rating is (7.5) with 27 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Värnamo – Elfsborg – 1-0
• Halmstad – Sirius – 2-1