BORåS. Elfsborg and Norrköping draw 1-1. M. Baidoo scored the first goal (33′) for Elfsborg. A. Sigurðsson equalized (64′).
The match was played at the Borås Arena stadium in Borås on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 4,731 spectators. The referee was Lars Christian Andreas Ekberg with the help of Mehmet Culum and Simon Kristensson. The 4th official was Oscar Johnson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.7 degrees Celsius or 78.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 86 Attack 73
- 38 Dangerous attack 23
- 64 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 20 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Elfsborg was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Norrköping that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Elfsborg was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Elfsborg to win the match.
Elfsborg shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Norrköping shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Elfsborg received 2 yellow cards (S. Holmén and J. Okkels). On the other side, Norrköping received 4 yellow cards (J. Ortmark, A. Skúlason, M. Lund and A. Eriksson).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Elfsborg will host Sirius on the 18th of September with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Sirius (3 draws).
Norrköping will host Kalmar on the 17th of September with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of Norrköping (4 draws).
Elfsborg – Formation
Elfsborg
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Elfsborg adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jimmy Thelin decided to play with the following team: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson , Johan Larsson , Sebastian Holmén , Maudo Jarjué , Niklas Hult , Michael Baidoo , Emmanuel Boateng , André Rømer , Rasmus Alm , Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen and Jeppe Okkels .
The home team had on the bench: Jack Cooper Love, Oscar Aga , Leo Väisänen, Alexander Bernhardsson , Per Frick , Tim Rönning and Jacob Ondrejka .
Substitutions
Elfsborg made 4 changes: S. Guðjohnsen for P. Frick (55′), J. Okkels for J. Ondrejka (66′), R. Alm for A. Bernhardsson (67′) and A. Rømer for O. Aga (85′).
Best player: Niklas Hult
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Elfsborg was Niklas Hult.
His rating is with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Norrköping – Formation
Norrköping
Also Norrköping adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Anes Mravac played with: Oscar Jansson , Linus Wahlqvist , Marco Lund , Anton Eriksson , Viktor Agardius , Arnór Sigurðsson , Ari Freyr Skúlason , Jacob Ortmark , Jonathan Levi , Christoffer Nyman and Laorent Shabani .
These were the players on the bench: Egzon Binaku, Christopher Telo, Dino Salihovic , Maic Sema , Daniel Eid , Julius Lindgren and Godswill Ekpolo .
Norrköping could not rely on the presence of D. Eid (injured).
Substitutions
Norrköping made 4 changes: V. Agardius for G. Ekpolo (46′), L. Wahlqvist for D. Eid (62′), A. Skúlason for M. Sema (78′) and L. Shabani for D. Salihovic (78′).
Best player: Arnór Sigurðsson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norrköping was Arnór Sigurðsson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Malmö FF – GIF Sundsvall – 3-1
- Elfsborg – Norrköping – 1-1
- Djurgården – Kalmar – 3-2
- Degerfors – Varberg BoIS – 1-1
- AIK – Värnamo – 2-2
