It's the first game of the new season for Elfsborg and Hammarby. The canvas is blank, the possibilities endless.
Elfsborg form and stats
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Elfsborg friendly games in pre-season: Elfsborg played two friendlies, won 1, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Elfsborg scored 2 goals and conceded 1 in these two games.
Last season, Elfsborg's league statistics were 7 wins, 9 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 12th position in the Allsvenskan. Over these 30 matches they scored 29 goals and conceded 41. Playing at home last season Elfsborg managed 3-6-6 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 16 conceded.
Hammarby form and stats
It's a day of discovery for Hammarby as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Hammarby have played two with the results W1-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Hammarby has scored 3 goals and conceded 2 times.
Let's have a look at how Hammarby performed last season in the Allsvenskan. They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 56 and conceded 35 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 6 and lost 2 with 27/20 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 6 Elfsborg victories, 3 draws and 1 Hammarby win.Top Goalscorers
Elfsborg missing players
Hammarby missing players
| Elfsborg | Last season | Hammarby | ||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 29 | 11 | Scored | 27 | 56 |
| 41 | 16 | Conceded | 20 | 35 |
| 90% | 80% | Over 0.5 | 87% | 90% |
| 63% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 80% | 73% |
| 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 67% | 63% |
| 23% | 7% | Over 3.5 | 40% | 40% |
| 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 27% | 23% |
| 43% | 40% | Both teams to score | 80% | 63% |
| 23% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 13% | 27% |
| 43% | 47% | Failed To Score | 20% | 20% |
- Hammarby is involved in more goals away, than home.
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | AIK | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 34 | 67 |
| 2 | Norrköping | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 65 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 58 |
| 4 | Hammarby | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 58 |
| 5 | Häcken | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 53 |
| 6 | Östersunds FK | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 49 |
| 7 | Djurgården | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 48 |
| 8 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 44 |
| 9 | Örebro | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 35 |
| 10 | Kalmar | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -15 | 31 |
| 12 | Elfsborg | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -12 | 30 |
| 13 | Sirius | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -24 | 30 |
| 14 | Brommapojkarna | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 64 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | -39 | 26 |
| 15 | Dalkurd | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -27 | 24 |
| 16 | Trelleborg | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 31 | -40 | 15 |