STOCKHOLM. Värnamo overcame Djurgården to win 2-1. A. Zeljkovic was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Värnamo to strike first with an early goal of A. Zeljkovic at the 5′. Then it was a goal in the 46′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Zeljkovic gave the win to Värnamo in the 69′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
The match was played at the Tele2 Arena stadium in Stockholm on Saturday and it started at 9:30 am local time. In front of 15,685 spectators. The referee was Adi Aganovic who had the assistance of Daniel Gustavsson and Mark Josef. The 4th official was Farouk Ben Ahmed Nehdi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.93 degrees Celsius or 64.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 22 Total 12
- 8 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 112 Attack 85
- 87 Dangerous attack 37
- 58 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Djurgården was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Värnamo that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Djurgården was putting more pressure with 87 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Värnamo succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Djurgården shot 22 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Värnamo shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Djurgården received 5 yellow cards (T. Vaiho, R. Schüller, H. Finndell, O. Fallenius and Carlos Moros). Talking about the opposition, Värnamo received 2 yellow cards (S. Thern and J. Rasheed).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Djurgården will stay with 40 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Värnamo will have 32 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Djurgården will play away against Varberg BoIS on the 8th of October with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Djurgården (1 draw).
Värnamo will play away agasint AIK on the 12th of November with a 1-1 head to head record.
Djurgården – Formation
Djurgården
90'
88'
46'
Djurgården started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Lagerlöf decided to play with the following team: J. Widell Zetterström , P. Johansson , Carlos Moros , R. Schüller , S. Dahl , H. Finndell , B. Šabović , M. Eriksson , O. Fallenius , M. Qurbanlı and G. Wikheim .
The home team had on the bench: R. Kaib , Vá , L. Bergvall , Kalipha Jawla, I. Alemayehu, N. Milleskog and T. Vaiho.
Substitutions
Djurgården made 4 changes: B. Šabović for L. Bergvall (70′), G. Wikheim for Vá (70′), O. Fallenius for N. Milleskog (81′) and S. Dahl for R. Kaib (88′).
Best player: M. Eriksson
The player that probably impressed the most for Djurgården was M. Eriksson.
His rating is with 65 passes (82% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 15 crosses.
Värnamo – Formation
Värnamo
Värnamo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Kim Hellberg played with: J. Rasheed , V. Larsson , V. Eriksson , E. Grozdanic , V. Bergh , A. Ademi , F. Adjei , Wenderson , S. Thern , O. Johansson and A. Zeljkovic .
The following players were sitting on the bench: K. Bilalovic , A. Lohikangas, C. Vindehall, G. Engvall , M. Bustos, W. Kenndal, Hampus Gustafsson, E. Bećirović and F. Winsth .
Substitutions
Värnamo made 4 changes: F. Adjei for G. Engvall (59′), A. Zeljkovic for F. Winsth (78′), A. Ademi for K. Bilalovic (78′) and V. Bergh for A. Lohikangas (90′).
Best player: A. Zeljkovic
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Värnamo was A. Zeljkovic.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Sirius – Varberg BoIS – 7-0
- IFK Göteborg – Brommapojkarna – 1-0
- Djurgården – Värnamo – 1-2
