Malmö FF recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Norrköping 2-1

MALMö. Malmö FF succeeded in turn the tables against Norrköping to win 2-1. It was Norrköping to strike first with a goal of Ísak Andri Sigurgeirsson at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lasse Berg Johnsen gave the win to Malmö FF in the 78′ minute. Malmö FF was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Swedbank Stadion stadium in Malmö on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adi Aganovic with the assistance of Daniel Gustavsson and Pär Leek. The 4th official was Kristoffer Karlsson. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.67 degrees Celsius or 67.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 22 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 6
  • 8 Shots blocked 0
  • 117 Attack 73
  • 102 Dangerous attack 43
  • 63 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Malmö FF was in firm control of the ball 65% while Norrköping was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Malmö FF had a more offensive attitude with 102 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Malmö FF won the match​.

Malmö FF shot 22 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Norrköping shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Malmö FF received 1 yellow card (Lasse Berg Johnsen). On the opposite side, Norrköping received 1 yellow card (Moutaz Neffati).

Match Timeline

21'
Ísak Andri Sigurgeirsson(goal)Kristoffer Khazeni
Anders Christiansen(goal)Sebastian Jörgensen
30'
Lasse Berg Johnsen- Yellow
37'
Hugo Bolin- sub ->Sebastian Jörgensen
61'
Sebastian Nanasi- sub ->Anders Christiansen
61'
Oliver Berg- sub ->Otto Rosengren
72'
Jens Stryger Larsen- sub ->Adrian Skogmar
72'
76'
Tim Prica- sub ->Kristoffer Khazeni
76'
Laorent Shabani- sub ->Ísak Andri Sigurgeirsson
Lasse Berg Johnsen(goal)Lasse Berg Johnsen
78'
81'
Moutaz Neffati- Yellow
Sead Haksabanovic- sub ->Taha Ali
84'
90'
Jesper Ceesay- sub ->Ismet Lushaku
90'
Kevin Höög Jansson- sub ->Dino Salihovic
90'
Ture Sandberg- sub ->Moutaz Neffati

Standings

After this match, Malmö FF has 44 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Norrköping will stays with 23 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Malmö FF will play away against Kalmar on the 24th of August with a 24-10 head to head record in favor of Malmö FF (7 draws).

Norrköping will host Mjällby on the 26th of August with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Norrköping (6 draws).

Malmö FF – Formation

Malmö FF
G
6.7
D
Martin Olsson 13.Sweden
8.1
D
Colin Rösler 19.Norway
6.8
D
Nils Zätterström 35.Sweden
7.2
M
Otto Rosengren 7.Sweden
7.9
72'
M
Anders Christiansen 10.Denmark
8.0
61' 30'
M
7.1
61'
M
Taha Ali 22.Sweden
7.8
84'
M
Lasse Berg Johnsen 23.Norway
8.3
37' 78'
M
Adrian Skogmar 37.Sweden
6.8
72'
F
Erik Botheim 20.Norway
8.4
Substitutes
D
Jens Stryger Larsen 17.Denmark
7.0
72'
D
Pontus Jansson 18.Sweden
D
Busanello 25.Brazil
M
Sebastian Nanasi 11.Sweden
7.3
61'
M
Oliver Berg 16.Norway
6.6
72'
M
Hugo Bolin 38.Sweden
7.1
61'
F
Sead Haksabanovic 29.Montenegro
6.8
84'

Malmö FF started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Henrik Rydström decided to play with the following team: Ricardo Friedrich (6.7), Colin Rösler (6.8), Nils Zätterström (7.2), Martin Olsson (8.1), Adrian Skogmar (6.8), Lasse Berg Johnsen (8.3), Otto Rosengren (7.9), Taha Ali (7.8), Sebastian Jörgensen (7.1), Erik Botheim (8.4) and Anders Christiansen (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Nanasi (7.3), Oliver Berg (6.6), Jens Stryger Larsen (7.0), Pontus Jansson, Busanello, Sead Haksabanovic (6.8), Joakim Oscar Persson, Zakaria Loukili and Hugo Bolin (7.1).

Substitutions

Malmö FF made 5 changes: Otto Rosengren for Oliver Berg (72′), Taha Ali for Sead Haksabanovic (84′), Adrian Skogmar for Jens Stryger Larsen (72′), Sebastian Jörgensen for Hugo Bolin (61′) and Anders Christiansen for Sebastian Nanasi (61′).

Player of the match: Erik Botheim​

The most impressive player for Malmö FF was Erik Botheim.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.

Norrköping – Formation

Norrköping
G
David Mitov Nilsson 91.Macedonia
7.0
D
Yahya Kalley 14.Sweden
6.3
D
Dino Salihovic 16.Sweden
6.5
90'
D
Max Watson 19.Sweden
6.9
D
Anton Eriksson 24.Sweden
7.2
M
7.3
76' 21'
M
7.1
M
Ismet Lushaku 11.Kosovo
6.7
90'
M
Kristoffer Khazeni 26.Sweden
6.8
76'
M
Moutaz Neffati 37.Sweden
6.4
90' 81'
F
7.8
Substitutes
G
David Andersson 40.Sweden
D
Marcus Baggesen 3.Denmark
D
Amadeus Sögaard 4.Sweden
D
90'
M
Laorent Shabani 17.Albania
6.9
76'
M
Jesper Ceesay 21.Gambia
90'
M
Ture Sandberg 38.Sweden
90'
F
Tim Prica 22.Sweden
7.0
76'

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

Andreas Alm played with: David Mitov Nilsson (7.0), Dino Salihovic (6.5), Anton Eriksson (7.2), Max Watson (6.9), Yahya Kalley (6.3), Arnór Ingvi Traustason (7.1), Ismet Lushaku (6.7), Moutaz Neffati (6.4), Kristoffer Khazeni (6.8), Ísak Andri Sigurgeirsson (7.3) and Christoffer Nyman (7.8).

These were the players on the bench: Marcus Baggesen, Amadeus Sögaard, Vito Hammershöy-Mistrati, Laorent Shabani (6.9), Jesper Ceesay, Tim Prica (7.0), Kevin Höög Jansson, Ture Sandberg and David Andersson.

Substitutions

Norrköping made 5 changes: Dino Salihovic for Kevin Höög Jansson (90′), Ismet Lushaku for Jesper Ceesay (90′), Ísak Andri Sigurgeirsson for Laorent Shabani (76′), Kristoffer Khazeni for Tim Prica (76′) and Moutaz Neffati for Ture Sandberg (90′).

Player of the match: Christoffer Nyman​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norrköping was Christoffer Nyman.

His rating is 7.8 with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

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

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