Elfsborg vs Helsingborg: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sun 22.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Borås Arena (17800 seats)

The league table in Allsvenskan tells a story about these teams so far, with Elfsborg leading Helsingborg by 24 points. Match preview to follow:

Elfsborg and Helsingborg should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Helsingborg's home stadium. The visitors last 15 games on artifical turf have ended in 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses.

Helsingborg are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Elfsborg form and stats

When playing at home in the Allsvenskan, Elfsborg have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 13 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Elfsborg after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Happy days for Elfsborg in their previous game, a Allsvenskan match away at Falkenberg (placed 15th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Ahead of that match, Elfsborg won a home game hosting Norrköping (2-1).

Elfsborg have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Borås Arena with 23 goals in 13 league matches. Elfsborg's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Helsingborg form and stats

There's been little loot from Helsingborg's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 13 away games in the Allsvenskan. Helsingborg, who have the fewest points (8) away in Allsvenskan, only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws. Recent form does not give Helsingborg much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Elfsborg will be a tough nut to crack. Helsingborg has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

M. Svensson was the last player to score for the away team. Helsingborg haven't scored a league goal in the last 181 minutes.

The manager O. Mellberg was unhappy after their last game, a Allsvenskan match played at their home ground Olympia. Helsingborg suffered a 0-1 loss to IFK Göteborg (placed 13th). A loss against Malmö FF was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Helsingborg have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. The Helsingborg manager O. Mellberg has some worries about the defense as 28 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Helsingborg - Elfsborg 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Elfsborg wins - draws - Helsingborg wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ElfsborgP. Frick
P. Frick
9 goals
HelsingborgA. van den Hurk
A. van den Hurk
9 goals
ElfsborgR. Alm
R. Alm
7 goals

Elfsborg missing players

Helsingborg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elfsborg Helsingborg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 3 13 27
11 5 2 Won W 0 1 4
13 7 2 Drew D 1 5 10
3 1 1 Lost L 2 7 13
44 23 10 Scored S 3 16 28
34 17 7 Conceded C 7 28 43
89% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
70% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 85% 70%
52% 54% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 69% 48%
41% 46% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 69% 41%
22% 23% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 23% 15%
63% 69% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 56%
30% 23% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 15%
19% 15% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 41%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.8 2.3
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
387 197 69 Total Shots T S 36 174 339
124 66 23 Shots on Target S O 10 48 93
35% 35% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 33% 30%
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Elfsborg has the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Allsvenskan
  • Elfsborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Helsingborg has the fewest points (8) away in Allsvenskan
  • Helsingborg has the most conceded goals (28) away in Allsvenskan
  • Helsingborg has the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Allsvenskan
  • Helsingborg has the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Allsvenskan
  • Helsingborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Helsingborg is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 27 16 8 3 56 25 14 10 4 0 30 9 13 6 4 3 26 16 31 56
2 Elfsborg 27 11 13 3 44 34 13 5 7 1 23 17 14 6 6 2 21 17 10 46
3 Häcken 27 11 11 5 41 28 14 8 4 2 27 11 13 3 7 3 14 17 13 44
4 Djurgården 27 12 6 9 43 31 14 6 4 4 26 16 13 6 2 5 17 15 12 42
5 Norrköping 27 11 7 9 52 41 13 5 5 3 21 14 14 6 2 6 31 27 11 40
6 Hammarby 27 10 10 7 44 42 13 4 8 1 21 15 14 6 2 6 23 27 2 40
7 Mjallby 27 10 8 9 42 41 14 7 4 3 25 20 13 3 4 6 17 21 1 38
8 AIK 27 10 8 9 28 28 13 6 2 5 15 12 14 4 6 4 13 16 0 38
9 Sirius 27 9 10 8 42 47 13 5 5 3 27 25 14 4 5 5 15 22 -5 37
10 Örebro 27 10 6 11 33 37 14 7 3 4 21 20 13 3 3 7 12 17 -4 36
11 Östersunds FK 27 8 9 10 27 34 13 2 4 7 12 19 14 6 5 3 15 15 -7 33
12 Varberg BoIS 27 8 7 12 38 41 14 6 3 5 22 20 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 31
13 IFK Göteborg 27 5 12 10 28 40 13 2 4 7 12 23 14 3 8 3 16 17 -12 27
14 Kalmar 27 5 9 13 29 46 13 1 5 7 11 22 14 4 4 6 18 24 -17 24
15 Falkenberg 27 5 8 14 30 47 14 3 4 7 17 25 13 2 4 7 13 22 -17 23
16 Helsingborg 27 4 10 13 28 43 14 3 5 6 12 15 13 1 5 7 16 28 -15 22

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 Malmö FF 27 16 8 3 56 25 14 10 4 0 30 9 13 6 4 3 26 16 31 56
2 Elfsborg 27 11 13 3 44 34 13 5 7 1 23 17 14 6 6 2 21 17 10 46
3 Häcken 27 11 11 5 41 28 14 8 4 2 27 11 13 3 7 3 14 17 13 44
4 Djurgården 27 12 6 9 43 31 14 6 4 4 26 16 13 6 2 5 17 15 12 42
5 Norrköping 27 11 7 9 52 41 13 5 5 3 21 14 14 6 2 6 31 27 11 40
6 Hammarby 27 10 10 7 44 42 13 4 8 1 21 15 14 6 2 6 23 27 2 40
7 Mjallby 27 10 8 9 42 41 14 7 4 3 25 20 13 3 4 6 17 21 1 38
8 AIK 27 10 8 9 28 28 13 6 2 5 15 12 14 4 6 4 13 16 0 38
9 Sirius 27 9 10 8 42 47 13 5 5 3 27 25 14 4 5 5 15 22 -5 37
10 Örebro 27 10 6 11 33 37 14 7 3 4 21 20 13 3 3 7 12 17 -4 36
11 Östersunds FK 27 8 9 10 27 34 13 2 4 7 12 19 14 6 5 3 15 15 -7 33
12 Varberg BoIS 27 8 7 12 38 41 14 6 3 5 22 20 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 31
13 IFK Göteborg 27 5 12 10 28 40 13 2 4 7 12 23 14 3 8 3 16 17 -12 27
14 Kalmar 27 5 9 13 29 46 13 1 5 7 11 22 14 4 4 6 18 24 -17 24
15 Falkenberg 27 5 8 14 30 47 14 3 4 7 17 25 13 2 4 7 13 22 -17 23
16 Helsingborg 27 4 10 13 28 43 14 3 5 6 12 15 13 1 5 7 16 28 -15 22

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