BORåS. Elfsborg managed to find the solution against Varberg BoIS to win 2-1. J. Okkels was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Varberg BoIS to strike first with a goal of Dion Krasniqi at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Okkels gave the win to Elfsborg in the 43′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Elfsborg took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Borås Arena stadium in Borås on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Victor Wolf with the support of Mikael Hallin and Mirza Rovcanin. The 4th official was Andreas Dufva-Johansson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.53 degrees Celsius or 59.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Elfsborg

2 - 1

Varberg BoIS

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 25 Total 4
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 16 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 144 Attack 81
  • 81 Dangerous attack 23
  • 97 Ball safe 115
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 17 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Elfsborg was in firm control of the ball 57% while Varberg BoIS was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Elfsborg was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elfsborg won the match​.

Elfsborg shot 25 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Varberg BoIS shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Elfsborg received 2 yellow cards (Andri Fannar Baldursson and J. Thomasen). Talking about the opposition, Varberg BoIS received 2 yellow cards (Kristoffer Hoven and Óskar Sverrisson).

Match Timeline

Dion Krasniqi(goal)
19'
27'
Óskar Sverrisson- Yellow
31'
43'
54'
67'
Adnan Maric- sub ->Victor Karlsson
68'
A. Kurochkin- sub ->Mads Borchers
Ahmed Qasem- sub ->Simon Hedlund
70'
Jens Thomasen- sub ->E. Boateng
70'
Jens Thomasen- Yellow
77'
A. Baldursson- Yellow
80'
81'
83'
Oliver Silverholt- sub ->Robin Tranberg
Camil Jebara- sub ->J. Okkels
85'
Besfort Zeneli- sub ->S. Guðjohnsen
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Malmö FF
64
30
Elfsborg
64
30
Häcken
57
30
Djurgården
50
30
Värnamo
45
30
Kalmar
45
30
Hammarby
44
30
Sirius
42
30
Norrköping
41
30
Mjällby
41
30
AIK
36
30
Halmstad
36
30
IFK Göteborg
34
30
Brommapojkarna
33
30
Degerfors
26
30
Varberg BoIS
15
30

After playing this match, Elfsborg will have 54 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Varberg BoIS will stay with 14 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Elfsborg will play away against Malmö FF on the 12th of November with a 18-11 head to head in favor of Malmö FF (9 draws).

Varberg BoIS will host IFK Göteborg on the 12th of November with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Elfsborg – Formation

Elfsborg
G
Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson 30.Iceland
6.4
D
Johan Larsson 13.Sweden
7.0
D
Niklas Hult 23.Sweden
6.8
D
Ibrahim Buhari 29.Nigeria
7.0
D
Sebastian Holmén 8.Sweden
7.0
M
Michael Baidoo 10.Ghana
7.0
M
Simon Hedlund 15.Sweden
6.6
70'
M
Jeppe Okkels 19.Denmark
9.1
85' 31', 43'
M
Emmanuel Boateng 26.Ghana
8.1
70'
M
A. Baldursson 6.Iceland
7.3
80'
F
Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen 11.Iceland
7.1
85'
Substitutes
G
Tim Rönning 31.Sweden
D
Gustav Henriksson 4.Sweden
M
Timothy Noor Ouma 16.Kenya
M
Ahmed Qasem 18.Sweden
7.7
70'
M
André Boman 21.Sweden
M
Besfort Zeneli 27.Kosovo
6.7
85'
M
N. Söderberg 28.Sweden
M
Jens Thomasen 7.Denmark
6.4
70' 77'
F
Camil Jebara 24.Sweden
6.8
85'

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

The manager Jimmy Thelin decided to play with the following team: H. Valdimarsson (6.4), J. Larsson (7.0), S. Holmén (7.0), I. Buhari (7.0), N. Hult (6.8), E. Boateng (8.1), Andri Fannar Baldursson (7.3), Simon Hedlund (6.6), M. Baidoo (7.0), J. Okkels (9.1) and S. Guðjohnsen (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: G. Henriksson, J. Thomasen (6.4), T. Ouma, A. Qasem (7.7), A. Boman, C. Jebara (6.8), B. Zeneli (6.7), N. Söderberg and T. Rönning.

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 4 changes: E. Boateng for J. Thomasen (70′), Simon Hedlund for A. Qasem (70′), S. Guðjohnsen for B. Zeneli (85′) and J. Okkels for C. Jebara (85′).

Best player: J. Okkels​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elfsborg was J. Okkels.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 45 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Varberg BoIS – Formation

Varberg BoIS
G
Fredrik Andersson 29.Sweden
6.3
D
Hampus Zackrisson 3.Sweden
7.3
D
Joakim Lindner 18.Sweden
6.3
D
Óskar Sverrisson 38.Iceland
6.4
27'
D
Niklas Dahlström 40.Sweden
6.4
M
Robin Tranberg 7.Sweden
6.3
83'
M
Ismet Lushaku 10.Kosovo
7.5
M
Agon Mucolli 11.Albania
6.0
54'
M
Mads Borchers 17.Denmark
6.4
68'
M
Victor Karlsson 21.Sweden
6.4
67'
F
Dion Krasniqi 37.Kosovo
6.8
19'
Substitutes
G
David Olsson 1.Sweden
D
Vilmer Rönnberg 12.Sweden
D
Oliver Silverholt 20.Sweden
7.7
83'
D
Leo Frigell Jansson 22.Sweden
M
A. Kurochkin 9.Sweden
6.7
68'
M
Adnan Maric 16.Sweden
6.6
67'
M
Måns Herbert Olof Andersson 27.Sweden
M
Yassine El Ouatki 39.France
F
Kristoffer Hoven 19.Norway
6.8
54' 81'

Varberg BoIS started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Martin Skogman played with: Fredrik Andersson (6.3), Joakim Lindner (6.3), Niklas Dahlström (6.4), Hampus Zackrisson (7.3), Óskar Sverrisson (6.4), Victor Karlsson (6.4), Ismet Lushaku (7.5), Mads Borchers (6.4), Robin Tranberg (6.3), Agon Mucolli (6.0) and Dion Krasniqi (6.8).

They had on the bench: David Olsson, A. Kurochkin (6.7), Vilmer Rönnberg, Adnan Maric (6.6), Kristoffer Hoven (6.8), Oliver Silverholt (7.7), Leo Frigell Jansson, Måns Herbert Olof Andersson and Yassine El Ouatki.

Substitutions

Varberg BoIS made 4 changes: Mads Borchers for A. Kurochkin (68′), Victor Karlsson for Adnan Maric (67′), Agon Mucolli for Kristoffer Hoven (54′) and Robin Tranberg for Oliver Silverholt (83′).

Best player: Oliver Silverholt​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Varberg BoIS was Oliver Silverholt.

His rating is (7.7) with 4 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 83′.

Results of the day

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