HALMSTAD. Elfsborg snatched a late win Halmstad 1-0 after J. Ondrejka scored just 1 goal (90′).
S. Kroon didn’t convert a decisive penalty (63′). That would have allowed Halmstad to draw the match.
The match was played at the Örjans Vall stadium in Halmstad on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Lars Christian Andreas Ekberg assisted by Stefan Hallberg and Fredrik Klyver. The 4th official was Robert Daradic. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.1 degrees Celsius or 37.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Halmstad was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Elfsborg that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Elfsborg was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elfsborg won the match.
Halmstad shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Elfsborg shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Halmstad didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Elfsborg received 2 yellow cards (P. Frick and L. Väisänen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Halmstad will stay with 30 points to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Elfsborg will have 52 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Halmstad will host Hammarby on the 28th of November with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Hammarby (7 draws).
Elfsborg will host AIK on the 29th of November with a 10-9 head to head statistic in favor of AIK (12 draws).
Halmstad – Formation
Halmstad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Magnus Haglund decided to play with the following team: Malkolm Nilsson , Edvin Kurtulus , Andreas Johansson , Joseph Baffo , Andreas Bengtsson , Thomas Boakye , Joel Allansson , Amir Al Ammari , Samuel Kroon , Sadat Karim and Mikael Boman .
The home team had on the bench: Erik Ahlstrand , Emil Tot Wikstrom , Alexander Johansson , Alexander Berntsson, Malte Pahlsson, Simon Lundevall and Dusan Djuric.
Halmstad could not rely on the presence of E. Ahlstrand (injured).
Substitutions
Halmstad made 3 changes: M. Boman for Alexander Johansson (66′), S. Kroon for E. Wikström (83′) and T. Boakye for E. Ahlstrand (83′).
Best player: Amir Al Ammari
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Halmstad was Amir Al Ammari.
His rating is with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 11 crosses.
Elfsborg – Formation
Elfsborg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jimmy Thelin played with: Tim Rönning , Johan Larsson , Leo Väisänen , Christopher McVey , Oliver Zandén , André Rømer , Frederik Holst , Simon Olsson , Jeppe Okkels , Per Frick and Alexander Bernhardsson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen , Emmanuel Boateng, Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Jacob Ondrejka , Marokhy Ndione, Gustaf Lagerbielke and Rasmus Alm .
Elfsborg could not rely on the presence of R. Alm (injured).
Substitutions
Elfsborg made 3 changes: J. Okkels for J. Ondrejka (68′), A. Bernhardsson for R. Alm (72′) and P. Frick for S. Guðjohnsen (81′).
Best player: Tim Rönning
The most impressive player for Elfsborg was the goalkeeper: Tim Rönning. His rating is 8.15. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Degerfors – Hammarby – 1-4
- Halmstad – Elfsborg – 0-1
- Sirius – IFK Göteborg – 3-3
- Varberg BoIS – AIK – 0-1