VARBERG. Malmö FF had an adventurous win over Varberg BoIS. The hero of the match was who scored in the 44th, 52nd, 55th, 64th and 88th minute. Malmö FF took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Påskbergsvallen stadium in Varberg on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Joakim Östling with the help of Per Rehnlund and Daniel Ekman. The 4th official was Fredrick Oppong. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 4 On Target 6
- 11 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 86 Attack 82
- 37 Dangerous attack 55
- 61 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Malmö FF was in firm control of the ball 56% while Varberg BoIS was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Malmö FF was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Malmö FF won the match.
Varberg BoIS shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Malmö FF shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Varberg BoIS received 3 yellow cards (J. Birkfeldt, A. Boman and Eliton Júnior). Talking about the opposition, Malmö FF received 6 yellow cards (S. Peña, M. Zeidan, R. Gall, F. Beijmo, S. Rieks and E. Rakip).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Varberg BoIS will stay with 28 points to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Malmö FF will have 45 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Varberg BoIS will play away against Sirius on the 6th of November with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sirius (2 draws).
Malmö FF will host Degerfors on the 6th of November with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Malmö FF (0 draws).
Varberg BoIS – Formation
Varberg BoIS
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Varberg BoIS started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Joakim Persson decided to play with the following team: Fredrik Andersson , Joakim Lindner , Jon Birkfeldt , Tobias Carlsson , Andre Boman , Robin Tranberg , Luke Le Roux , Anton Liljenback , Ismet Lushaku , Robin Simovic and Eric Alexander Johansson .
The home team had on the bench: Oliver Alfonsi , Filip Bohman , Eliton Junior , Oliver Stanisic, Stojan Lukić , Filipe Sissé and Gideon Mensah.
Substitutions
Varberg BoIS made 5 changes: F. Andersson for S. Lukic (46′), I. Lushaku for O. Alfonsi (74′), R. Tranberg for Filipe Sissé (74′), A. Liljenbäck for Eliton Júnior (74′) and A. Johansson for F. Bohman (74′).
Best player: Anton Liljenback
The most impressive player for Varberg BoIS was Anton Liljenback.
His rating is with 20 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Malmö FF – Formation
Malmö FF
Malmö FF started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Åge Fridtjof Hareide played with: Johan Dahlin , Felix Beijmo , Matěj Chaluš , Dennis Hadžikadunić , Søren Rieks , Moustafa Zeidan , Sergio Peña , Hugo Larsson , Romain Gall , Ola Toivonen and Mohamed Buya Turay .
These were the players on the bench: Elison Makolli, Emmanuel Lomotey , Ismael Diawara, Jonas Knudsen, Erdal Rakip and Mamadou Ousmane Diagne.
Malmö FF could not rely on the presence of E. Lomotey (injured).
Substitutions
Malmö FF made 3 changes: D. Hadžikadunić for E. Lomotey (40′), M. Zeidan for E. Rakip (74′) and O. Toivonen for J. Knudsen (89′).
Best player: Ola Toivonen
The player that probably impressed the most for Malmö FF was Ola Toivonen.
His rating is with 3 goals, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Varberg BoIS – Malmö FF – 2-5
- GIF Sundsvall – Sirius – 2-3
- Mjällby – AIK – 1-2
- IFK Göteborg – Häcken – 0-4
- Hammarby – Kalmar – 4-2
