SOLNA. AIK prevails over Västerås SK 1-0 after R. Modesto scored just 1 goal (53′). Västerås SK lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Friends Arena stadium in Solna on Monday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Granit Maqedonci with the support of Mikael Hallin and Per Rehnlund. The 4th official was Jasmin Svraka. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.56 degrees Celsius or 45.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 14 Total 16
- 4 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 9
- 8 Shots blocked 3
- 99 Attack 135
- 46 Dangerous attack 52
- 101 Ball safe 111
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Västerås SK had a strong ball possession 56% while AIK was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Västerås SK was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, AIK was able to find the solution to win this match.
AIK shot 14 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Västerås SK shot 16 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
AIK received 2 yellow cards (Eskil Edh and Anton Salétros). Regarding the opposition, Västerås SK received 1 yellow card (Max Larsson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AIK has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Västerås SK stays with 0 points (10th).
Next matches
AIK – Formation
AIK
64'
53'
72'
AIK started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Henning Berg decided to play with the following team: Kristoffer Nordfeldt , Eskil Edh , Benjamin Tiedemann , Sotirios Papagiannopoulos , Axel Björnström , Rui Modesto , Bersant Celina , Anton Salétros , T. Ayari , Omar Faraj and Ioannis Pittas .
The home team had on the bench: Ismaila Coulibaly , Mads Thychosen, Abdihakin Ali, Dino Besirovic, Lamine Dabo, Ismael Diawara, Erik Ring, Ahmad Faqa and Victor Gonçalves Andersson .
Substitutions
AIK made 3 changes: T. Ayari for Victor Gonçalves Andersson (72′), Omar Faraj for Ismaila Coulibaly (66′) and Ismaila Coulibaly for Ahmad Faqa (89′).
Player of the match: Omar Faraj
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AIK was Omar Faraj even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
Västerås SK – Formation
Västerås SK
Västerås SK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Kalle Karlsson played with: Anton Fagerström , Herman Magnusson , Mikael Marqués , Alex Douglas , Simon Gefvert , Marcus Linday , P. Åslund , Max Larsson , Simon Johansson , Ibrahim Diabate and Mattéo Ahlinvi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Umit Aras, Pedro Ribeiro , Jabir Abdihakim Ali , Samuel Asoma, Henry Offia , Aly Coulibaly, Alexander Warneryd , Isak Jönsson and Johan Brattberg.
Substitutions
Västerås SK made 4 changes: Ibrahim Diabate for Jabir Abdihakim Ali (71′), Mattéo Ahlinvi for Henry Offia (72′), Simon Johansson for Pedro Ribeiro (79′) and Alex Douglas for Isak Jönsson (89′).
Player of the match: P. Åslund
The most impressive player for Västerås SK was P. Åslund.
His rating is with 49 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- IFK Göteborg – Djurgården – 1-4
- Sirius – Halmstad – 3-0
- AIK – Västerås SK – 1-0
- Elfsborg – Värnamo – 2-2
