Elfsborg are positioned 2nd, while Hammarby are bringing up the rear 13 points behind in the standings. Will they cut the gap?
- Elfsborg is in the best form (5-1-0) in Allsvenskan
- Hammarby have yet to win a game away.
Elfsborg form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Borås Arena as Elfsborg have scored 17 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Allsvenskan are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). days ago.
A good away victory last time out for Elfsborg, who won 2-1 against AIK (placed 15th). Midfield player Okkels got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Okkels scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Djurgården.Elfsborg are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (17 goals in 6 games). From these home matches, Elfsborg have conceded only 4 goals.
Hammarby form and stats
There's been little loot from Hammarby's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 7 away games in the Allsvenskan. Hammarby only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. One point away has become something of a habit for Hammarby who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Impressive finishing from Besara and Erabi secured the home win 2-1 against Brommapojkarna in their previous game. That victory felt nice as this club had gone four league games without victory. The 2-1 victory against Brommapojkarna could easily have been bigger as the victors made a valiant effort at breaking the goal posts, hitting them four times. Besara got a match rating of 9.83 in that game, top player of the team. Besara scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit eight key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Halmstad that ended 0-0.The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Elfsborg, four draws and three wins for Hammarby. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ondrejka 6 goals | A. Bernhardsson 4 goals |  J. Okkels 4 goals |
Elfsborg missing players
Hammarby missing players
| Elfsborg | Hammarby | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 | 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 58% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 46% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 38% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 15% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 54% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 5.9 | 7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16.6 | 19.2 | 25.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 12.6 | 15.2 |
| 6.5 | 7.8 | 12.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 36% | 36% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 24% | 28% |
| 11.1 | 11.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14 | 12.9 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
- All of Elfsborg's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Elfsborg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Elfsborg have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hammarby have scored away.
- Elfsborg have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Allsvenskan
- Elfsborg have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Allsvenskan
- Elfsborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Elfsborg is in the best form (5-1-0) in Allsvenskan
- Hammarby have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hammarby have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Hammarby have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 | Elfsborg | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 29 |
| 3 | Häcken | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | Kalmar | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Djurgården | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Brommapojkarna | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Halmstad | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 8 | Norrköping | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Hammarby | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 16 |
| 10 | Mjallby | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Sirius | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Varnamo | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 13 | Degerfors | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | -20 | 11 |
| 14 | IFK Göteborg | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | AIK | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 16 | Varberg | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -16 | 5 |
- IF Elfsborg
- Svenska Fans: Elfsborg - (supporter blog)
- Hammarby Fotboll
- Svenska Fans: Hammarby - (supporter blog)
- Allsvenskan official site
- Dagens Nyheter - (newspaper)
- Aftonbladet / Sportbladet - (newspaper)
- Expressen - (newspaper)
