Game preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Elfsborg welcome Degerfors

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sun 05.Nov
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Borås Arena (17800 seats)

Elfsborg anticipate the arrival of Degerfors with expectations of winning all three points. Will they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Elfsborg have the most clean sheets (13) in Allsvenskan
  • Degerfors have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Allsvenskan

The season is still full of potential for Elfsborg as they can still win the whole Allsvenskan. Degerfors are struggling to avoid relegation. This football stadium has artifical turf, unlike Degerfors's home arena. The previous nine games by the away team on artifical turf have produced 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Elfsborg form and stats

Elfsborg have performed here at Borås Arena this season with 10 wins from 14 Allsvenskan matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.

Elfsborg are returning here after visiting IFK Göteborg and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Frick and Bernhardsson scored the goal(s). Manager Thelin felt very clever after Bernhardsson scored the winning goal against IFK Göteborg, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 67th minute. Midfielder Baldursson was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.34 (out of ten) in that game. Baldursson hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, Elfsborg won a home game hosting AIK (3-0).

Goals decide football matches and Elfsborg are scoring many of them at home; 31 on target from 14 league matches. Elfsborg have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Degerfors form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Degerfors so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-10 (win-draw-lose). Degerfors has drawn their two previous away games.

Degerfors has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Varberg for a 1-1 draw. Midfielder Bolin was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.72. Bolin scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 35 successful passes (of 41 total).

Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Kalmar.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Degerfors's match history for similar games we find 5 matches. The home team won 4 of these as expected, 4 of them by at least two goals. Degerfors managed 1 draw and 0 surprise wins.

The attacking power of Degerfors when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Degerfors are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 10 goals in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Degerfors has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Elfsborg have avoided a loss in the last 6 games (5-1-0) facing Degerfors.

Elfsborg and Degerfors have faced each other previously this season: Degerfors - Elfsborg 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

ElfsborgJ. Okkels
J. Okkels
11 goals
ElfsborgS. Gudjohnsen
S. Gudjohnsen
7 goals
ElfsborgA. Bernhardsson
A. Bernhardsson
6 goals

Elfsborg missing players

Degerfors missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elfsborg Degerfors
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 28
20 10 4 Won W 1 2 7
3 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
5 2 0 Lost L 3 10 17
57 31 17 Scored S 3 10 27
23 11 3 Conceded C 15 36 58
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
79% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 79% 86%
57% 50% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 57% 61%
25% 21% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 43% 32%
14% 21% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 75% 36% 18%
39% 36% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 57%
46% 50% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 14%
18% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 43% 32%
 
5.7 6.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.6 4.7
4.2 3.6 2 Corners against (avg) C A 8.5 7.6 6.1
2 1.7 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.7 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
15.5 17.6 20.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 11.2 12.2
5.6 6.1 7.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.9 3.6
36% 36% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 24% 27%
 
10.3 10.7 7.6 Shots against (avg) S A 22.2 19.8 16.7
3.6 4.3 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.2 6.4 5.5
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Degerfors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Degerfors have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Allsvenskan
  • Degerfors have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Allsvenskan
  • Degerfors have the most conceded goals (36) away in Allsvenskan
  • Degerfors have the most conceded goals in the first half (33) in Allsvenskan
  • Degerfors have the the worst goal difference (-26) away in Allsvenskan
  • Elfsborg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Elfsborg have scored more than double the goals of Degerfors.
  • Elfsborg have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Allsvenskan
  • Elfsborg have the most clean sheets (13) in Allsvenskan
  • Elfsborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Elfsborg 28 20 3 5 57 23 14 10 2 2 31 11 14 10 1 3 26 12 34 63
2 Malmö FF 28 19 4 5 59 23 14 10 3 1 37 11 14 9 1 4 22 12 36 61
3 Häcken 28 17 3 8 64 35 14 13 0 1 45 16 14 4 3 7 19 19 29 54
4 Djurgården 28 15 5 8 38 30 14 10 2 2 23 11 14 5 3 6 15 19 8 50
5 Värnamo 28 14 2 12 36 31 14 6 1 7 13 13 14 8 1 5 23 18 5 44
6 Hammarby 28 11 9 8 39 37 14 8 4 2 27 19 14 3 5 6 12 18 2 42
7 Kalmar 28 12 6 10 33 36 14 7 3 4 16 17 14 5 3 6 17 19 -3 42
8 Norrköping 28 11 5 12 41 40 14 6 2 6 17 16 14 5 3 6 24 24 1 38
9 Mjallby 28 11 5 12 29 31 14 4 3 7 14 17 14 7 2 5 15 14 -2 38
10 Sirius 28 10 6 12 45 42 14 6 1 7 29 23 14 4 5 5 16 19 3 36
11 AIK 28 8 8 12 30 36 14 5 6 3 18 13 14 3 2 9 12 23 -6 32
12 Halmstad 28 8 8 12 25 42 14 4 5 5 11 17 14 4 3 7 14 25 -17 32
13 IFK Göteborg 28 7 9 12 30 35 14 5 3 6 19 13 14 2 6 6 11 22 -5 30
14 Brommapojkarna 28 8 3 17 36 51 14 4 2 8 16 22 14 4 1 9 20 29 -15 27
15 Degerfors 28 7 4 17 27 58 14 5 2 7 17 22 14 2 2 10 10 36 -31 25
16 Varberg 28 3 6 19 22 61 14 1 4 9 9 28 14 2 2 10 13 33 -39 15

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Elfsborg 28 20 3 5 57 23 14 10 2 2 31 11 14 10 1 3 26 12 34 63
2 Malmö FF 28 19 4 5 59 23 14 10 3 1 37 11 14 9 1 4 22 12 36 61
3 Häcken 28 17 3 8 64 35 14 13 0 1 45 16 14 4 3 7 19 19 29 54
4 Djurgården 28 15 5 8 38 30 14 10 2 2 23 11 14 5 3 6 15 19 8 50
5 Värnamo 28 14 2 12 36 31 14 6 1 7 13 13 14 8 1 5 23 18 5 44
6 Hammarby 28 11 9 8 39 37 14 8 4 2 27 19 14 3 5 6 12 18 2 42
7 Kalmar 28 12 6 10 33 36 14 7 3 4 16 17 14 5 3 6 17 19 -3 42
8 Norrköping 28 11 5 12 41 40 14 6 2 6 17 16 14 5 3 6 24 24 1 38
9 Mjallby 28 11 5 12 29 31 14 4 3 7 14 17 14 7 2 5 15 14 -2 38
10 Sirius 28 10 6 12 45 42 14 6 1 7 29 23 14 4 5 5 16 19 3 36
11 AIK 28 8 8 12 30 36 14 5 6 3 18 13 14 3 2 9 12 23 -6 32
12 Halmstad 28 8 8 12 25 42 14 4 5 5 11 17 14 4 3 7 14 25 -17 32
13 IFK Göteborg 28 7 9 12 30 35 14 5 3 6 19 13 14 2 6 6 11 22 -5 30
14 Brommapojkarna 28 8 3 17 36 51 14 4 2 8 16 22 14 4 1 9 20 29 -15 27
15 Degerfors 28 7 4 17 27 58 14 5 2 7 17 22 14 2 2 10 10 36 -31 25
16 Varberg 28 3 6 19 22 61 14 1 4 9 9 28 14 2 2 10 13 33 -39 15

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