BORåS. Elfsborg comes back against Degerfors with a goal on the S. Korac 39′ and a goal on the P. Gwargis 79′. Elfsborg was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Borås Arena stadium in Borås on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Adam Ladebäck with the help of Daniel Yng and Anton Sjöberg. The 4th official was Tess Olofsson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.65 degrees Celsius or 45.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Elfsborg had a strong ball possession 58% while Degerfors was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Elfsborg was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. However, that was not enough Elfsborg to win the match​.

Elfsborg shot 21 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Degerfors shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Elfsborg received 1 yellow card (Andri Fannar Baldursson). Talking about the opposition, Degerfors received 4 yellow cards (Gustav Granath, Seid Korac, Joe Gyau and Rasmus Örqvist).

Standings

After this match, Elfsborg will have 64 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Degerfors will have 26 points to remain in the 15th 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 statistic in favor of Malmö FF (9 draws).

Degerfors will host Mjällby on the 12th of November with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Mjällby (1 draw).

Elfsborg – Formation

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

The manager Jimmy Thelin decided to play with the following team: H. Valdimarsson (7.0), J. Larsson (8.1), S. Holmén (7.5), I. Buhari (7.0), N. Hult (6.8), E. Boateng (6.4), A. Qasem (6.3), Andri Fannar Baldursson (7.0), J. Okkels (7.0), P. Frick (7.0) and Simon Hedlund (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: G. Henriksson, J. Thomasen (7.5), S. Guðjohnsen (6.4), A. Bernhardsson (6.7), A. Boman, C. Jebara, B. Zeneli (7.9), N. Söderberg (7.5) and T. Rönning.

Elfsborg could not rely on the presence of A. Bernhardsson (injured) and N. Söderberg (injured).

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 5 changes: N. Hult for A. Bernhardsson (17′), Andri Fannar Baldursson for J. Thomasen (46′), J. Okkels for S. Guðjohnsen (60′), P. Frick for N. Söderberg (79′) and E. Boateng for B. Zeneli (79′).

Best player: J. Larsson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Elfsborg was J. Larsson.

His rating is (8.1) with 56 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.

Degerfors – Formation

Degerfors started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Andreas Holmberg played with: Sondre Rossbach (8.2), Elyas Bouzaiene (6.4), Gustav Granath (7.1), Seid Korac (7.8), Abdelkarim Mammar Chaouche (7.1), Joe Gyau (6.4), Rasmus Örqvist (7.1), H. Bolin (6.7), Sebastian Ohlsson (7.5), Gustav Lindgren (6.6) and Diego Campos (7.0).

They had on the bench: Oscar Wallin, Pashang Abdulla, Carl Ljungberg, Jamie Bichis (6.8), Peter Gwargis (7.7), Justin Salmon (6.6), Alexander Hedén Lindskog, De Pievre Guy Boa Ilunga and Jonas Olsson.

Degerfors could not rely on the presence of Peter Gwargis (injured) and Jamie Bichis (injured).

Substitutions

Degerfors made 3 changes: Diego Campos for Peter Gwargis (35′), Sebastian Ohlsson for Justin Salmon (90′) and Gustav Lindgren for Jamie Bichis (90′).

Best player: Sondre Rossbach​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Degerfors was the goalkeeper: Sondre Rossbach. His rating is 8.16. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Häcken – Malmö FF – 4-2
• Mjällby – Brommapojkarna – 1-1
• Halmstad – Kalmar – 3-0
• Elfsborg – Degerfors – 2-2