NORRKöPING. Norrköping was in the end too strong for Örebro. B. Hjertstrand (27′ own), S. Adegbenro (60′) and H. Castegren (86′). Örebro lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the PlatinumCars Arena (Norrköping) stadium in Norrköping on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Granit Maqedonci who was helped by Fredrik Klyver and Niclas Ivarsson. The 4th official was Jasmin Svraka. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Norrköping started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3). On the opposite side, Örebro adopted a conservative formation (4-4-2).

Norrköping – Formation

Norrköping
G
Oscar Jansson 1.Sweden
8.0
D
Linus Wahlqvist 6.Sweden
7.7
D
Henrik Castegren 2.Sweden
7.8
48' 86'
D
Marco Lund 4.Denmark
7.1
M
Viktor Agardius 16.Sweden
6.5
M
7.0
M
Kristoffer Khazeni 26.Sweden
6.6
61'
M
Ishaq Abdulrazak 8.Nigeria
7.4
F
Jonathan Levi 10.Sweden
8.2
F
6.6
22'
F
Samuel Adegbenro 9.Nigeria
7.3
60'
Substitutes
G
Julius Lindgren 29.Sweden
D
Ari Freyr Skúlason 18.Iceland
6.8
61'
D
Yahav Gurfinkel 3.Israel
D
Egzon Binaku 14.Albania
D
Theodore Rask 17.Sweden
M
Maic Sema 23.Sweden
F
Carl Björk 15.Sweden
6.4
22'

The manager Rikard Norling decided to play with the following team: Oscar Jansson (8.0), Linus Wahlqvist (7.7), Henrik Castegren (7.8), Marco Lund (7.1), Ishaq Abdulrazak (7.4), Alexander Fransson (7.0), Kristoffer Khazeni (6.6), Viktor Agardius (6.5), Jonathan Levi (8.2), Christoffer Nyman (6.6) and Samuel Adegbenro (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Julius Lindgren, Ari Freyr Skúlason (6.8), Yahav Gurfinkel, Egzon Binaku, Carl Björk (6.4), Theodore Rask and Maic Sema.

Norrköping could not rely on the presence of C. Björk (injured).

Best player: Jonathan Levi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Norrköping was Jonathan Levi even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Örebro – Formation

Örebro
G
Mergim Krasniqi 30.Sweden
6.1
D
M. Almebäck 14.Sweden
6.8
84'
D
B. Hjertstrand 6.Sweden
6.9
D
K. Wright 3.England
6.4
D
Andreas Skovgaard 27.Denmark
6.6
M
Kevin Walker 89.Sweden
7.7
68'
M
J. Hamad 18.Sweden
6.1
78' 45'
M
Johan Martensson 17.Sweden
6.8
46' 33'
M
Richard Friday 20.Nigeria
6.4
F
N. Besara 11.Sweden
7.2
F
D. Collander 8.Sweden
6.5
84'
Substitutes
G
Bobby Allain 1.France
D
Hussein Ali 24.Iraq
6.2
84'
D
Niclas Bergmark 15.Sweden
M
David Seger 16.Sweden
6.6
78'
M
N. Gerzić 25.Sweden
6.5
46'
F
A. Mehmeti 9.Albania
6.7
68'
F
Patrick Luan 31.Brazil
6.4
84'

On the opposite side, Vítor Hugo Brito Gazimba played with: Mergim Krasniqi (6.1), Benjamin Hjertstrand (6.9), Michael Almeback (6.8), Andreas Skovgaard (6.6), Kevin Wright (6.4), Richard Friday (6.4), Kevin Walker (7.7), Johan Maartensson (6.8), Jiloan Hamad (6.1), Nahir Besara (7.2) and Dennis Collander (6.5).

They had on the bench: Ali Hussein (6.2), Agon Mehmeti (6.7), Bobby Allain, Niclas Bergmark, David Seger (6.6), Nordin Gerzić (6.5) and Patrick (6.4).

Best player: Kevin Walker​

The player that probably impressed the most for Örebro was Kevin Walker.

His rating is (7.7) with 23 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 10 crosses.

Match Statistics​

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 17 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 10 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 89 Attack 113
  • 35 Dangerous attack 59
  • 70 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 10
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Örebro was in firm control of the ball 58% while Norrköping was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Örebro was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Norrköping was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Norrköping shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Örebro shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Norrköping received 1 yellow card (H. Castegren). On the opposite side, Örebro received 2 yellow cards (J. Mårtensson and Jiloan Hamad).

Match Timeline

Carl Björk- sub ->C. Nyman
22'
27'
33'
45'
46'
48'
60'
Ari Freyr Skúlason- sub ->K. Khazeni
61'
68'
78'
84'
84'
86'

Standings

After playing this match, Norrköping will have 30 points like Hammarby and Kalmar to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Örebro will stay with 13 points to stay in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Norrköping will play away with Sirius on the 22nd of September with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Sirius (2 draws).

Örebro will host Östersunds FK on the 22nd of September with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Örebro (2 draws).

Results of the day

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