BORåS. Elfsborg beats IFK Göteborg 1-0 after J. Okkels scored just 1 goal (38′). Elfsborg took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Borås Arena stadium in Borås on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Lars Christian Andreas Ekberg with the help of Mehmet Culum and Stefan Hallberg. The 4th official was Granit Maqedonci. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Elfsborg was in firm control of the ball 56% while IFK Göteborg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Elfsborg was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elfsborg won the match​.

Elfsborg shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, IFK Göteborg shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Elfsborg received 1 yellow card (S. Holmén). On the other side, IFK Göteborg received 1 yellow card (C. Johansson).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Elfsborg will have 39 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, IFK Göteborg will stay with 22 points like Halmstad to stay in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Elfsborg will play away with Djurgården on the 18th of October with a 15-8 head to head stats in favor of Elfsborg (10 draws).

IFK Göteborg will host Örebro on the 17th of October with a 12-8 head to head in favor of IFK Göteborg (7 draws).

Elfsborg – Formation

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

The manager Jimmy Thelin decided to play with the following team: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson (6.8), Johan Larsson (7.4), Leo Väisänen (7.7), Maudo Jarjué (7.1), Simon Strand (7.8), Frederik Holst (7.3), André Rømer (8.0), Simon Olsson (7.0), Rasmus Alm (7.2), Per Frick (7.5) and Jeppe Okkels (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Gustaf Lagerbielke, Samuel Holmén, Ahmed Qasem, Jacob Ondrejka (6.9), Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen, Emmanuel Boateng, Marokhy Ndione and Ludvig Malberg.

Substitutions

Elfsborg made only 1 change substituting R. Alm for J. Ondrejka (76′)​.

Best player: André Rømer​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elfsborg was André Rømer even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 61 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

IFK Göteborg – Formation

IFK Göteborg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the other side, Mikael Stahre played with: Giannis Anestis (7.5), Carl Johansson (7.0), Mattias Bjärsmyr (6.5), Bernardo Vilar (7.0), Alexander Jallow (7.8), Gustaf Norlin (6.6), Simon Thern (7.1), Gustav Svensson (6.5), Tobias Sana (6.4), Oscar Vilhelmsson (6.4) and Kevin Yakob (6.4).

They had on the bench: Alfons Nygaard, Hannes Lennartsson, Lucas Kåhed, Adam Ingi Benediktsson, Isak Dahlqvist (6.3), Hosam Aiesh (6.5), Robin Söder (6.6), Filip Ambroz (6.5) and Ole Söderberg.

IFK Göteborg could not rely on the presence of I. Dahlqvist (injured).

Substitutions

IFK Göteborg made 4 changes: K. Yakob for H. Aiesh (55′), Bernardo Vilar for I. Dahlqvist (70′), G. Norlin for R. Söder (81′) and S. Thern for F. Ambroz (81′).

Best player: Alexander Jallow​

The player that probably impressed the most for IFK Göteborg was Alexander Jallow.

His rating is (7.8) with 41 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Elfsborg – IFK Göteborg – 1-0