SöLVESBORG. Mjällby was finally too good for Norrköping with the goal of Jacob Bergström (14′), Rasmus Wikström (18′) and Nicklas Röjkjaer (58′). Mjällby made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

Alexander Johansson squandered a penalty (25′) for Mjällby.​

The match was played at the Strandvallen stadium in Sölvesborg on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Joakim Östling with the support of Simon Kristensson and Anton Sjöberg. The 4th official was Kaspar Sjöberg. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.59 degrees Celsius or 49.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Mjällby had a strong ball possession 58% while Norrköping was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mjällby was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mjällby won the match​.

Mjällby shot 26 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Norrköping shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Mjällby received 2 yellow cards (Herman Johansson and Jacob Bergström). Talking about the opposition, Norrköping received 2 yellow cards (D. Salihović and Kevin Höög Jansson ).

Standings

After playing this match, Mjällby has 6 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Norrköping stays with 0 points (16th).

Next matches

Mjällby – Formation

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

The manager Anders Torstensson decided to play with the following team: N. Törnqvist (7.9), Rasmus Wikström (8.1), Colin Rösler (7.0), Tom Pettersson (7.1), Adam Stahl (7.7), Viktor Gustafson (7.9), Jesper Gustavsson  (7.5), Nicklas Röjkjaer (7.9), Elliot Stroud (8.4), Jacob Bergström (8.5) and Alexander Johansson (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Arvid Brorsson (6.4), Imam Jagne (6.7), J. Kiilerich, Herman Johansson (6.4), Abdoulie Manneh, Filip Akesson Linderoth, Isaac Johnson, Silas Nwankwo and Alexander Lundin.

Substitutions

Mjällby made 5 changes: Jacob Bergström for Silas Nwankwo (86′), Nicklas Röjkjaer for Silas Nwankwo (85′), Viktor Gustafson for Arvid Brorsson (77′), Adam Stahl for Herman Johansson (77′) and Alexander Johansson for Imam Jagne (77′).

Player of the match: Alexander Johansson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mjällby was Alexander Johansson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.

Norrköping – Formation

Norrköping started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Andreas Alm played with: Oscar Jansson (8.1), Daniel Eid (6.6), Max Watson (7.3), Anton Eriksson (6.3), Yahya Kalley (5.8), Kevin Höög Jansson  (6.3), Arnór Ingvi Traustason  (6.8), Tim Prica (6.4), Vito Hammershöy-Mistrati (6.3), Carl Björk (6.6) and Christoffer Nyman  (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Marcus Baggesen (6.4), Amadeus Sögaard, Í. Sigurgeirsson (7.0), Laorent Shabani, Joseph Ceesay (6.4), M. Neffati, T. Sandberg (6.8), David Andersson and D. Salihović (6.4).

Substitutions

Norrköping made 5 changes: Vito Hammershöy-Mistrati for D. Salihović (46′), Carl Björk for T. Sandberg (68′), Anton Eriksson for Jesper Ceesay (68′), Yahya Kalley for Marcus Baggesen (68′) and Christoffer Nyman  for Í. Sigurgeirsson (79′).

Player of the match: Oscar Jansson​

The most impressive player for Norrköping was the goalkeeper: Oscar Jansson. His rating is 8.06. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Brommapojkarna – AIK – 2-2
• Mjällby – Norrköping – 3-0