SOLNA. AIK had a surprising win over Helsingborg with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Guidetti (49′) and a goal from Z. Elbouzedi (90′). AIK took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Friends Arena stadium in Solna on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Kaspar Sjöberg assisted by Niclas Ivarsson and Daniel Ekman. The 4th official was Erik Mattsson. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 8 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 143 Attack 90
- 62 Dangerous attack 32
- 90 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
AIK had a superior ball possession 58% while Helsingborg was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AIK was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AIK won the match.
AIK shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Helsingborg shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
AIK received 2 yellow cards (J. Mendes and J. Guidetti). On the opposite side, Helsingborg received 3 yellow cards (C. Widell, P. Rejnhold and T. Rogne).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AIK will have 44 points like Kalmar to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Helsingborg will stay with 17 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, AIK will host Elfsborg on the 6th of November with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of AIK (13 draws).
Helsingborg will host Hammarby on the 6th of November with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Helsingborg (2 draws).
AIK – Formation
AIK
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AIK started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Henok Goitom decided to play with the following team: Kristoffer Nordfeldt , Josafat Mendes , Mikael Lustig , Sotirios Papagiannopoulos , Erick Otieno , Sebastian Larsson , Bilal Hussein , Vincent Thill , Nicolás Stefanelli , Nabil Bahoui and John Guidetti .
The home team had on the bench: Collins Sichenje, Jesper Ceesay, Zachary Elbouzedi, Erik Ring , Budimir Janošević, Taha Ayari and Axel Bjornström .
Substitutions
AIK made 4 changes: J. Mendes for A. Björnström (66′), V. Thill for E. Ring (76′), J. Guidetti for Z. Elbouzedi (77′) and N. Stefanelli for C. Shichenje (90′).
Best player: Vincent Thill
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AIK was Vincent Thill even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Helsingborg – Formation
Helsingborg
Helsingborg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mattias Lindström played with: Kalle Joelsson , Philip Rejnhold , Casper Widell , Thomas Rogne , Viljormur Davidsen , Abdulrahman Khalili , Diego Fumaça , Alexander Faltsetas , Wilhelm Loeper , Amar Muhsin and Rasmus Jönsson .
These were the players on the bench: Ervin Gigovic, Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul , Joseph Amoako, Taha Abdi Ali , Anders Lindegaard, Arian Kabashi and Amin Al-Hamawi.
Helsingborg could not rely on the presence of E. Gigovic (injured).
Substitutions
Helsingborg made 4 changes: Diego Fumaça for R. Wiedesheim-Paul (60′), W. Loeper for T. Ali (60′), R. Jönsson for A. Kabashi (74′) and P. Rejnhold for E. Gigovic (90′).
Best player: Viljormur Davidsen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Helsingborg was Viljormur Davidsen.
His rating is with 38 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- GIF Sundsvall – IFK Göteborg – 3-2
- Malmö FF – Värnamo – 0-0
- Elfsborg – Kalmar – 0-2
- Djurgården – Häcken – 0-1
- AIK – Helsingborg – 2-0
