BORåS. Elfsborg estinguishes Värnamo 4-1 with goals of N. Söderberg (23′), J. Okkels (67′), S. Guðjohnsen (73′) and S. Guðjohnsen (77′). Regarding the opposition, Värnamo scored with ​S. Strand (81′ own).

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 collaboration of Per Rehnlund and Daniel Ekman. The 4th official was Fredrik Alknäs. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Elfsborg

4 - 1

Värnamo

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 14 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 114 Attack 132
  • 61 Dangerous attack 42
  • 84 Ball safe 109
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Elfsborg was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Värnamo that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Elfsborg was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elfsborg won the match​.

Elfsborg shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Värnamo shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Elfsborg didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Värnamo received 2 yellow cards (V. Eriksson and Netinho).

Match Timeline

N. Söderberg(goal)O. Zandén
23'
30'
51'
59'
59'
62'
62'
62'
67'
71'
72'
H. Näsström- sub ->R. Tihi
73'
74'
Michael Baidoo- sub ->N. Söderberg
75'
77'
81'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Häcken
64
30
Djurgården
57
30
Hammarby
56
30
Kalmar
51
30
AIK
50
30
Elfsborg
49
30
Malmö FF
46
30
IFK Göteborg
45
30
Mjällby
43
30
Värnamo
37
30
Sirius
35
30
Norrköping
34
30
Degerfors
31
30
Varberg BoIS
31
30
Helsingborg
17
30
GIF Sundsvall
14
30

After this match, Elfsborg has 4 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Värnamo stays with 1 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Elfsborg will play away with Norrköping on the 29th of May with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of Elfsborg (4 draws).

Värnamo will host Hammarby on the 29th of May with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Elfsborg – Formation

Elfsborg
G
Tim Rönning 31.Sweden
6.5
D
Johan Larsson 24.Sweden
6.8
D
Leo Väisänen 15.Finland
6.9
D
Gustaf Lagerbielke 2.Sweden
6.6
D
Oliver Zandén 29.Sweden
7.5
62'
M
André Römer 6.Denmark
7.4
M
Simon Olsson 10.Sweden
7.1
M
N. Söderberg 28.Sweden
7.4
75' 23'
M
Jacob Ondrejka 7.Sweden
7.1
62'
M
R. Alm 21.Sweden
6.4
62'
F
Per Frick 17.Sweden
6.9
71'
Substitutes
G
Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson 30.Iceland
D
S. Strand 20.Sweden
6.2
62'
M
Michael Baidoo 13.Ghana
6.7
75'
M
Emmanuel Boateng 26.Ghana
F
Jeppe Okkels 19.Denmark
7.3
62' 67'
F
Alexander Bernhardsson 12.Sweden
6.4
62'
F
Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen 11.Iceland
8.8
71' 73', 77'

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

The manager Jimmy Thelin decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 5 changes: O. Zandén for S. Strand (62′), J. Ondrejka for J. Okkels (62′), R. Alm for A. Bernhardsson (62′), P. Frick for S. Guðjohnsen (71′) and N. Söderberg for M. Baidoo (75′).

Värnamo – Formation

Värnamo
G
F. Voytekhovich 30.Belarus
6.1
D
Francis De Vries 2.New Zealand
6.5
D
Victor Eriksson 25.Sweden
6.2
30'
D
V. Larsson 5.Sweden
6.5
D
R. Tihi 3.Finland
6.3
72'
M
W. Kenndal 8.Sweden
6.8
74'
M
O. Johansson 9.Sweden
6.0
M
C. Vindehall 7.Sweden
7.0
59'
F
Netinho 4.Brazil
6.4
59' 51'
F
Wenderson 18.Brazil
7.2
F
Marcus Antonsson 14.Sweden
6.6
Substitutes
G
Filip Eriksson 1.Sweden
D
F. Wennergrund 15.Sweden
D
H. Näsström 6.Sweden
6.1
72'
M
Erick Brendon 10.Brazil
6.7
74'
M
A. Magashy 21.Nigeria
6.1
59'
F
Christian Moses 29.Sierra Leone
F
M. Simba 24.Sweden
6.8
59'

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

Kim Hellberg played with: .

Värnamo could not rely on the presence of H. Näsström (injured).

Substitutions

Värnamo made 4 changes: Netinho for M. Simba (59′), C. Vindehall for A. Magashy (59′), R. Tihi for H. Näsström (72′) and W. Kenndal for Erick Brendon (74′).

Results of the day

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