Elfsborg perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Degerfors can look both up and down from their 10th position.
- Elfsborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Degerfors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Degerfors have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 6-2-4 (win-draw-loss) from twelve matches.
Elfsborg form and stats
4-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Allsvenskan numbers at home for Elfsborg so far this season. Elfsborg are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
The home team returns to Borås Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Häcken (placed 7th) on their last time out; the Allsvenskan game ended 1-1. Simon Strand was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.92 out of 10. The defender Strand won 7 of 9 duels.
Ahead of that match, Elfsborg won a home game hosting Östersunds FK (3-0).The Elfsborg fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. Elfsborg have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Degerfors form and stats
There's been little loot from Degerfors's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Allsvenskan. Degerfors only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Degerfors seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Degerfors delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Varberg (placed 13th) in their previous match; a Allsvenskan game. Daniel Janevski was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.51. The defender Janevski won 6 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, the Degerfors manager A. Holmberg faced defeat when travelling to Sirius and losing 0-2.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Degerfors struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Elfsborg victory, zero draws and one Degerfors win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Edvardsen 7 goals |   P. Frick 4 goals |  M. Ndione 4 goals |
Elfsborg missing players
Degerfors missing players
| Elfsborg | Degerfors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 69% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 77% |
| 46% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 38% |
| 23% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| 8% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 23% |
| 46% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 46% |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.3 | 13 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 37% | 33% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 20% | 33% |
- Degerfors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Elfsborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Elfsborg have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Degerfors have scored away.
- Elfsborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | Elfsborg | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Hammarby | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | AIK | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Norrköping | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Häcken | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Halmstad | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Degerfors | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 11 | Sirius | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 15 |
| 12 | Kalmar | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Varberg | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Mjallby | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Östersunds FK | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Örebro | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 8 |
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