VäRNAMO. Värnamo and Elfsborg draw 1-1. M. Antonsson scored the first goal (2′) for Värnamo. H. Näsström settled the score (51′) with an own goal. Elfsborg was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Finnvedsvallen stadium in Värnamo on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Richard Sundell with the collaboration of Niclas Ivarsson and Per Rehnlund. The 4th official was Joakim Östling. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Elfsborg had a strong ball possession 56% while Värnamo was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Elfsborg was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Elfsborg to win the match.
Värnamo shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Elfsborg shot 21 times, 9 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Värnamo received 3 yellow cards (Netinho, Wenderson and R. Tihi). Regarding the opposition, Elfsborg received 2 yellow cards (L. Väisänen and S. Holmén).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Värnamo will have 19 points like Norrköping to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Elfsborg will have 24 points like Sirius to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Värnamo will host Varberg BoIS on the 17th of September with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Varberg BoIS (0 draws).
Elfsborg will host Sirius on the 18th of September with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Sirius (3 draws).
Värnamo – Formation
Värnamo
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Värnamo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Kim Hellberg decided to play with the following team: Filipp Vojtekhnovich , Lamaur Neto , Robin Tihi , Victor Eriksson , Freddy Winst , Wenderson , Hampus Nasstrom , Abdussalam Magashy , Oscar Johansson , Marcus Antonsson and Ajdin Zeljkovic .
The home team had on the bench: David Edvardsson, William Kenndal , Moonga Simba , Felix Wennergrund, Bernardo Vilar , Jonathan Rasheed and Charlie Vindehall .
Substitutions
Värnamo made 4 changes: H. Näsström for Bernardo Vilar (55′), O. Johansson for C. Vindehall (76′), A. Zeljkovic for M. Simba (85′) and Wenderson for W. Kenndal (85′).
Best player: Filipp Vojtekhnovich
The player that probably impressed the most for Värnamo was the goalkeeper: Filipp Vojtekhnovich. His rating is 8.34. He performed 8 saves.
Elfsborg – Formation
Elfsborg
Also Elfsborg adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jimmy Thelin played with: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson , Simon Strand , Leo Väisänen , Sebastian Holmén , Niklas Hult , Emmanuel Boateng , Michael Baidoo , André Rømer , Rasmus Alm , Per Frick and Jeppe Okkels .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jacob Ondrejka , Jack Cooper Love , Maudo Jarjué, Alexander Bernhardsson , Tim Rönning, Noah Söderberg and Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen .
Substitutions
Elfsborg made 4 changes: R. Alm for A. Bernhardsson (46′), J. Okkels for J. Ondrejka (64′), P. Frick for S. Guðjohnsen (70′) and A. Rømer for J. Cooper (81′).
Best player: Niklas Hult
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Elfsborg was Niklas Hult.
His rating is with 55 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- GIF Sundsvall – Helsingborg – 1-2
- Mjällby – Malmö FF – 1-1
- Värnamo – Elfsborg – 1-1
- Norrköping – AIK – 2-4
