BORåS. Elfsborg defeated Hammarby to win 2-1. A goal from N. Söderberg was decisive in the 89min. It was Elfsborg to strike first with a goal of A. Bernhardsson at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Söderberg gave the win to Elfsborg in the 89′ minute with a goal. Hammarby lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Borås Arena stadium in Borås on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Joakim Östling with the assistance of Daniel Gustavsson and Christian Tennstedt. The 4th official was Fredrik Alknäs. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Elfsborg

2 - 1

Hammarby

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 83 Attack 118
  • 38 Dangerous attack 55
  • 99 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Hammarby had a strong ball possession 56% while Elfsborg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hammarby was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Elfsborg found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Elfsborg shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hammarby shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Elfsborg received 2 yellow cards (P. Frick and K. Holmén). Regarding the opposition, Hammarby received 3 yellow cards (L. Sadiku, Mohanad Jeahze and S. Pinas).

Match Timeline

33'
46'
55'
65'
70'
P. Vagić- sub ->J. Nilsson
70'
74'
78'
78'
Ahmed Qasem- sub ->J. Okkels
81'
Per Frick- sub ->M. Baidoo
82'
82'
82'
Per Frick- Yellow
85'
85'
S. Pinas- Yellow
86'
87'
N. Söderberg(goal)A. Qasem
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Häcken
64
30
Djurgården
57
30
Hammarby
56
30
Kalmar
51
30
AIK
50
30
Elfsborg
49
30
Malmö FF
46
30
IFK Göteborg
45
30
Mjällby
43
30
Värnamo
37
30
Sirius
35
30
Norrköping
34
30
Degerfors
31
30
Varberg BoIS
31
30
Helsingborg
17
30
GIF Sundsvall
14
30

After playing this match, Elfsborg will have 43 points to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Hammarby will stay with 50 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Elfsborg will play away against AIK on the 6th of November with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of AIK (13 draws).

Hammarby will play away agasint Helsingborg on the 6th of November with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Helsingborg (2 draws).

Elfsborg – Formation

Elfsborg
G
Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson 30.Iceland
6.4
D
Niklas Hult 23.Sweden
6.8
D
Johan Larsson 24.Sweden
7.3
D
Sebastian Holmén 8.Sweden
7.1
D
Leo Väisänen 15.Finland
6.5
M
Emmanuel Boateng 26.Ghana
6.9
78'
M
Michael Baidoo 13.Ghana
6.4
82'
M
N. Söderberg 28.Sweden
6.5
89'
F
Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen 11.Iceland
7.1
78'
F
Jeppe Okkels 19.Denmark
6.8
81'
F
Alexander Bernhardsson 12.Sweden
7.5
65' 33'
Substitutes
G
Tim Rönning 31.Sweden
D
Ibrahim Buhari 29.Nigeria
M
Ahmed Qasem 18.Sweden
6.9
81'
M
Jacob Ondrejka 7.Sweden
6.5
65'
M
Kevin Holmén 22.Sweden
6.6
78' 87'
F
Oscar Aga 14.Norway
6.6
78'
F
Per Frick 17.Sweden
6.6
82' 85'

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 (7.3), Leo Väisänen (6.5), Sebastian Holmén (7.1), Niklas Hult (6.8), Noah Söderberg (6.5), Emmanuel Boateng (6.9), Michael Baidoo (6.4), Alexander Bernhardsson (7.5), Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (7.1) and Jeppe Okkels (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Oscar Aga (6.6), Tim Rönning, Ahmed Qasem (6.9), Jacob Ondrejka (6.5), Ibrahim Buhari, Per Frick (6.6) and Kevin Holmén (6.6).

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 5 changes: A. Bernhardsson for J. Ondrejka (65′), E. Boateng for K. Holmén (78′), S. Guðjohnsen for O. Aga (78′), J. Okkels for A. Qasem (81′) and M. Baidoo for P. Frick (82′).

Best player: Alexander Bernhardsson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elfsborg was Alexander Bernhardsson.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 10 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13.

Hammarby – Formation

Hammarby
G
O. Dovin 24.Sweden
7.2
D
M. Fenger 13.Denmark
7.1
D
Mohanad Jeahze 5.Iraq
7.2
86' 74'
D
S. Pinas 30.Suriname
6.9
85'
D
E. Kurtulus 21.Sweden
7.1
M
N. Besara 20.Sweden
7.2
82'
M
Loret Sadiku 18.Kosovo
7.1
82' 70'
M
D. Bojanić 6.Sweden
7.0
F
Joel Nilsson 22.Sweden
7.6
70' 55'
F
A. Boudah 40.Sweden
6.6
46'
F
G. Ludwigson 16.Sweden
7.4
Substitutes
G
D. Blažević 25.Sweden
D
Simon Sandberg 2.Sweden
86'
M
Alper Demirol 34.Sweden
M
David Concha 17.Spain
82'
M
Jeppe Andersen 8.Denmark
82'
M
P. Vagić 15.Sweden
6.2
70'
F
Veton Berisha 9.Norway
6.6
46'

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

Martí Cifuentes Corvillo played with: Oliver Dovin (7.2), Edvin Kurtulus (7.1), Mads Fenger (7.1), Shaquille Pinas (6.9), Mohanad Jeahze (7.2), Nahir Besara (7.2), Loret Sadiku (7.1), Darijan Bojanić (7.0), Joel Nilsson (7.6), Gustav Ludwigson (7.4) and Abdelrahman Saidi (6.6).

They had on the bench: Jeppe Andersen, Simon Sandberg, Pavle Vagić (6.2), Alper Demirol, Davor Blažević, David Concha and Veton Berisha (6.6).

Substitutions

Hammarby made 5 changes: A. Saidi for V. Berisha (46′), J. Nilsson for P. Vagić (70′), L. Sadiku for J. Andersen (82′), N. Besara for David Concha (82′) and Mohanad Jeahze for S. Sandberg (86′).

Best player: Joel Nilsson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hammarby was Joel Nilsson.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.​