Elfsborg beats Malmö FF after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BORåS. Elfsborg succeeded in turn the tables against Malmö FF.

September 5, 2022

BORåS. Elfsborg was capable to turn the tables against Malmö FF. Malmö FF was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (69%).

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 Victor Wolf assisted by Daniel Gustavsson and Mark Josef. The 4th official was Fredrick Oppong. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.

Match Statistics

Elfsborg

3 - 2

Malmö FF

! 31 Ball Possession 69

Shots

16 Total 16
5 On Target 4
11 Off Target 12
1 Shots blocked 4

61 Attack 102
44 Dangerous attack 60
61 Ball safe 77

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

17 Total 12
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Malmö FF had a strong ball possession 69% while Elfsborg was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Malmö FF was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Elfsborg managed to find the solution to win this match.

Elfsborg shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Malmö FF shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Elfsborg received 4 yellow cards (J. Larsson, R. Alm, P. Frick and S. Guðjohnsen). On the other side, Malmö FF received 3 yellow cards (L. Nielsen, P. Sejdiu and A. Christiansen).

Match Timeline

Michael Baidoo(penalty)

11'

15'

42'

Isaac Kiese Thelin(goal)M. Turay

Johan Larsson - Yellow

43'

45'

Anders Christiansen - Yellow

55'

56'

Per Frick- Yellow

57'

65'

Isaac Kiese Thelin(goal)A. Christiansen

68'

70'

Michael Baidoo(goal)J. Okkels

73'

76'

77'

79'

85'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

AIK

After playing this encounter, Elfsborg will have 27 points to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Malmö FF will stay with 34 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Elfsborg will play away with IFK Göteborg on the 3rd of October with a 10-9 head to head in favor of Elfsborg (16 draws).

Malmö FF will host Värnamo on the 9th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.

Elfsborg – Formation

Elfsborg

Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson 30.Iceland

6.4

Niklas Hult 23.Sweden

7.5

55'

Johan Larsson 24.Sweden

7.4

43'

Sebastian Holmén 8.Sweden

6.1

Leo Väisänen 15.Finland

7.1

André Römer 6.Denmark

7.6

79'

Emmanuel Boateng 26.Ghana

6.2

Michael Baidoo 13.Ghana

8.1

11', 73'

Per Frick 17.Sweden

6.6

68'

57'

R. Alm 21.Sweden

7.2

68'

56'

Alexander Bernhardsson 12.Sweden

6.4

68'

Substitutes

Tim Rönning 31.Sweden

S. Strand 20.Sweden

6.6

55'

N. Söderberg 28.Sweden

Jacob Ondrejka 7.Sweden

6.2

68'

Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen 11.Iceland

6.6

68'

70'

Jeppe Okkels 19.Denmark

6.7

68'

Oscar Aga 14.Norway

Elfsborg adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jimmy Thelin decided to play with the following team: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson (6.4), Johan Larsson (7.4), Leo Väisänen (7.1), Sebastian Holmén (6.1), Niklas Hult (7.5), Emmanuel Boateng (6.2), Michael Baidoo (8.1), André Rømer (7.6), Alexander Bernhardsson (6.4), Per Frick (6.6) and Rasmus Alm (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (6.6), Jeppe Okkels (6.7), Noah Söderberg, Jacob Ondrejka (6.2), Simon Strand (6.6), Tim Rönning and Oscar Aga.

Elfsborg could not rely on the presence of S. Strand (injured).

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 4 changes: N. Hult for S. Strand (55′), R. Alm for J. Okkels (68′), A. Bernhardsson for J. Ondrejka (68′) and P. Frick for S. Guðjohnsen (68′).

Best player: Michael Baidoo

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Elfsborg was Michael Baidoo.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 20 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Malmö FF – Formation

Malmö FF

Ismael Diawara 30.Mali

6.4

Martin Olsson 13.Sweden

6.6

Niklas Moisander 4.Finland

7.2

Lasse Nielsen 24.Denmark

6.8

Felix Beijmo 14.Sweden

6.5

Anders Christiansen 10.Denmark

8.9

45'

Erdal Rakip 7.Sweden

6.1

85'

M. Zeidan 20.Sweden

6.4

76'

Patriot Sejdiu 36.Kosovo

6.3

77'

15'

Isaac Kiese Thelin 9.Sweden

8.6

42', 65'

Mohamed Buya Turay 33.Sierra Leone

7.1

76'

Substitutes

V. Andersson 39.Sweden

J. Knudsen 3.Denmark

Joseph Ceesay 15.Sweden

6.7

77'

Hugo Larsson 31.Sweden

6.2

76'

Emmanuel Lomotey 40.Ghana

Jo Inge Berget 32.Norway

6.6

76'

Ola Toivonen 11.Sweden

6.6

85'

Also Malmö FF adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Andreas Georgson played with: Ismael Diawara (6.4), Felix Beijmo (6.5), Lasse Nielsen (6.8), Niklas Moisander (7.2), Martin Olsson (6.6), Moustafa Zeidan (6.4), Erdal Rakip (6.1), Anders Christiansen (8.9), Patriot Sejdiu (6.3), Isaac Kiese Thelin (8.6) and Mohamed Buya Turay (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Joseph Ceesay (6.7), Jonas Knudsen, Ola Toivonen (6.6), Viktor Andersson, Hugo Larsson (6.2), Emmanuel Lomotey and Jo Inge Berget (6.6).

Substitutions

Malmö FF made 4 changes: M. Zeidan for H. Larsson (76′), M. Turay for J. Berget (76′), P. Sejdiu for J. Ceesay (77′) and E. Rakip for O. Toivonen (85′).