MALMö. Malmö FF tops Mjällby with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Abubakari (36′) and a goal from V. Birmančević (38′). Malmö FF made the most of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Eleda Stadion (Malmö) stadium in Malmö on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Bojan Pandzic assisted by Niklas Nyberg and Daniel Gustavsson. The 4th official was Per Melin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Malmö FF had a strong ball possession 60% while Mjällby was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Malmö FF was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Malmö FF won the match.
Malmö FF shot 24 times, 11 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mjällby shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Malmö FF received 1 yellow card (S. Nanasi). On the opposite side, Mjällby received 2 yellow cards (N. Eile and D. Löfquist).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Malmö FF will have 15 points like AIK to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Mjällby will stay with 13 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Malmö FF will play away against Elfsborg on the 4th of September with a 18-9 head to head in favor of Malmö FF (9 draws).
Mjällby will host IFK Göteborg on the 5th of September with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of IFK Göteborg (5 draws).
Malmö FF – Formation
Malmö FF started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Milos Milojevic decided to play with the following team: .
Malmö FF could not rely on the presence of H. Larsson (injured).
Substitutions
Malmö FF made 5 changes: O. Lewicki for H. Larsson (24′), J. Dahlin for I. Diawara (46′), O. Toivonen for M. Chaluš (58′), M. Olsson for E. Larsson (58′) and V. Birmančević for P. Sejdiu (75′).
Mjällby – Formation
Mjällby started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Andreas Brännström played with: .
Substitutions
Mjällby made 5 changes: A. Mörfelt for D. Löfquist (46′), R. Wiedesheim-Paul for S. Nwankwo (46′), J. Haliti for I. Kričak (46′), O. Rosengren for H. Johansson (70′) and M. Wørts for A. Blomqvist (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.