Top-notch Elfsborg arrive at Värnamo after their 3-2-result against Norrköping. Check out our thorough match preview!
- Värnamo have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Allsvenskan
- Elfsborg have the the best goal difference (+29) in Allsvenskan
This stadium has grass, unlike Elfsborg's home ground. The previous 25 games by the away team on grass have resulted in 15 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses.
Both participants have had enough rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an active game!
Värnamo form and stats
Värnamo's results here at Finnvedsvallen in the Allsvenskan have been very modest with 3 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
The Värnamo goalkeeper Jonathan Rasheed is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Allsvenskan.
The spoils were shared in Värnamo's previous game, also at home. Visiting Halmstad (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Larsson was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.0 out of 10. The defender Larsson hit three key passes and won 4 of 9 duels.
Before that game, a strong away victory at Berga. A Svenska Cupen game.
Värnamo have scored {7 league goals} here from 10 matches, not a lot.
Elfsborg form and stats
Elfsborg have an excellent away record in the Allsvenskan so far with 7-1-2 from 10 games. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Elfsborg have lost on their last two travels.
Elfsborg are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the game against Norrköping (placed 5th). Baidoo got a match rating of 8.31 in that game, top player of the team. Baidoo scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 26 successful passes (of 30 total).
Before that, the Svenska Cupen victory away at Lund.
Elfsborg have the goal stats of 20-10 (for/against) from 10 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Elfsborg have avoided defeat in the last 6 fixtures (3-3-0) versus Värnamo.The fixture history shows this score when the teams faced each other earlier this campaign; Elfsborg - Värnamo 2-0.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Okkels 9 goals |   G. Engvall 7 goals |  S. Gudjohnsen 7 goals |
Värnamo missing players
Elfsborg missing players
| Värnamo | Elfsborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 46 |
| 24 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 62% | 30% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 70% | 81% |
| 38% | 30% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 70% | 52% |
| 24% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 33% | 30% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 38% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 48% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.7 | 12.1 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.7 | 16.3 | 16.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| 24% | 21% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 34% | 35% |
| 12.9 | 11.2 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.1 | 10.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
- Elfsborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Elfsborg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Elfsborg have scored more than double the goals of Värnamo.
- Elfsborg have the most points (22) away in Allsvenskan
- Elfsborg have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Allsvenskan
- Elfsborg have the the best goal difference (+29) in Allsvenskan
- Värnamo have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Allsvenskan
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 29 | 48 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 | Häcken | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 44 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Hammarby | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Mjallby | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Värnamo | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Brommapojkarna | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | Halmstad | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -15 | 26 |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | AIK | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Sirius | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 20 |
| 15 | Degerfors | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | -26 | 20 |
| 16 | Varberg | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -25 | 11 |
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