SOLNA. AIK beats IFK Göteborg 1-0 after A. Milošević scored just 1 goal (70′). AIK capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Friends Arena stadium in Solna on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 27,175 spectators.​ The referee was Victor Wolf with the assistance of Marcus Lundgren and Niclas Ivarsson. The 4th official was Adam Ladebäck. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

AIK

1 - 0

IFK Göteborg

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 26 Total 7
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 25 Off Target 4
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 112 Attack 81
  • 55 Dangerous attack 26
  • 98 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

AIK had a superior ball possession 58% while IFK Göteborg was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AIK was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AIK won the match​.

AIK shot 26 times, 1 on target, 25 off target. Talking about the opposition, IFK Göteborg shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

AIK received 2 yellow cards (E. Otieno and S. Larsson). Regarding the opposition, IFK Göteborg received 2 yellow cards (Hosam Aiesh and M. Berg).

Match Timeline

24'
33'
M. Berg- Yellow
35'
56'
61'
62'
Gustaf Norlin- sub ->Hosam Aiesh
A. Milošević(goal)
70'
77'
Axel Björnström- sub ->N. Stefanelli
83'
87'
89'
90'

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, AIK will have 15 points like Malmö FF to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, IFK Göteborg will stay with 10 points like Elfsborg to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, AIK will host GIF Sundsvall on the 4th of September with a 10-0 head to head record in favor of AIK (8 draws).

IFK Göteborg will play away agasint Mjällby on the 5th of September with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of IFK Göteborg (5 draws).

AIK – Formation

AIK
G
Kristoffer Nordfeldt 15.Sweden
7.4
D
Sotirios Papagiannopoulos 4.Sweden
6.9
D
A. Milošević 5.Sweden
8.0
70'
D
Erick Otieno 25.Kenya
7.2
35'
D
J. Mendes 2.Sweden
7.5
M
Sebastian Larsson 7.Sweden
7.4
56'
M
Zack Elbouzedi 20.Republic of Ireland
7.0
89'
M
B. Hussein 8.Sweden
7.6
M
Nicolás Stefanelli 9.Argentina
6.5
83'
F
N. Bahoui 10.Sweden
7.3
F
Jordan Larsson 19.Sweden
7.2
90'
Substitutes
G
Budimir Janosevic 23.Serbia
D
Axel Björnström 12.Sweden
6.9
83'
D
P. Karlsson 3.Sweden
90'
M
Y. Ayari 26.Sweden
M
Tom Strannegård 32.Sweden
M
Benjamin Kimpioka 22.Sweden
6.2
89'
F
Erik Ring 34.Sweden

AIK adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Bartosz Grzelak decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

AIK made 3 changes: N. Stefanelli for A. Björnström (83′), Z. Elbouzedi for B. Mbunga-Kimpioka (89′) and J. Larsson for P. Karlsson (90′).

IFK Göteborg – Formation

IFK Göteborg
G
W. Hahn 1.Suriname
6.6
D
Oscar Wendt 17.Sweden
7.3
D
Mattias Bjarsmyr 30.Sweden
7.1
D
C. Johansson 4.Sweden
7.4
D
Alexander Jallow 5.Sweden
7.5
M
Gustav Svensson 13.Sweden
6.5
77'
M
S. Thern 21.Sweden
6.9
M
Hosam Aiesh 8.Syria
6.1
62' 24'
M
Hussein Carneil 19.Sweden
6.2
61'
F
M. Berg 9.Sweden
6.8
33'
F
Oscar Vilhelmsson 29.Sweden
6.8
87'
Substitutes
G
A. Benediktsson 12.Iceland
D
Emil Salomonsson 2.Sweden
D
J. Bångsbo 20.Sweden
M
Amir Al-Ammari 6.Sweden
6.6
77'
M
Gustaf Norlin 14.Sweden
6.4
62'
M
Kevin Yakob 23.Iraq
6.4
61'
F
Erik Sorga 11.Estonia
6.3
87'

Also IFK Göteborg adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Mikael Stahre played with: .

IFK Göteborg could not rely on the presence of Amir Al Ammari (injured).

Substitutions

IFK Göteborg made 4 changes: H. Carneil for K. Yakob (61′), Hosam Aiesh for G. Norlin (62′), G. Svensson for Amir Al Ammari (77′) and O. Vilhelmsson for E. Sorga (87′).

Results of the day

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