Can Elfsborg defeat Malmö FF in Borås Arena clash?

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sun 04.September
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Borås Arena (17800 seats)

Allsvenskan: Two sides in good shape get together for this match. Malmö FF could have a wee upper hand with their 5th position in the table?

Insights:
  • Elfsborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Malmö FF have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Allsvenskan

4-6-6 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Malmö FF when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 16 matches are 21-24 (scored/conceded).

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Elfsborg and Malmö FF.

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Elfsborg form and stats

The Allsvenskan stats at home this season for Elfsborg are 4-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).

The regulars are hoping that Elfsborg will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Svenska Cupen fixture against Oskarshamns AIK. The first loss after collecting points through four league matches.

Prior to that, an away loss at Djurgården in the Allsvenskan.

Betting people might want to know that 10 of the most recent 12 league matches from this football club have had goals from both teams.

The Elfsborg manager Thelin has got the team scoring with 21 from 9 home games in the league. Elfsborg's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Malmö FF form and stats

3-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Malmö FF in their Allsvenskan matches away.

Two away games in a row for Malmö FF, whose coach Georgson could celebrate last time after the Svenska Cupen win against Brålanda.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Kalmar.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sporting Braga in just four days.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Malmö in these games.

Head 2 Head

Malmö FF have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when facing Elfsborg.

Malmö FF - Elfsborg 1-1 was the story when these sides previously met, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Malmö FFI. Thelin
I. Thelin
7 goals
ElfsborgR. Alm
R. Alm
6 goals
Malmö FFV. Birmančević
V. Birmančević
5 goals

Elfsborg missing players

Malmö FF missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elfsborg Malmö FF
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 9 3 Played P 3 10 20
5 4 0 Won W 1 3 10
9 4 3 Drew D 1 3 4
6 1 0 Lost L 1 4 6
34 21 6 Scored S 3 8 27
28 13 6 Conceded C 3 11 18
95% 89% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 90%
85% 89% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 70% 75%
50% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 45%
40% 67% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 15%
20% 33% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
65% 78% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 30% 40%
10% 11% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 45%
30% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 25%
 
6.3 6.8 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 6.3 6.5
4.7 4.6 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.7 4
2.2 2.4 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16.6 18.7 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 16 16.2 17.5
5.2 6.1 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.8 5.7
33% 38% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 17% 24%
 
11.1 11.3 12 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10.3 9.8
3.9 3.6 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.8 3.2
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Elfsborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Elfsborg have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Malmö FF have scored away.
  • Malmö FF have the fewest points from losing position (1) 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 Häcken 20 13 5 2 48 26 10 7 1 2 26 13 10 6 4 0 22 13 22 44
2 Djurgården 20 12 5 3 42 16 10 9 1 0 30 7 10 3 4 3 12 9 26 41
3 Hammarby 20 12 4 4 42 16 11 7 3 1 27 9 9 5 1 3 15 7 26 40
4 AIK 20 10 6 4 32 26 10 6 3 1 13 7 10 4 3 3 19 19 6 36
5 Malmö FF 20 10 4 6 27 18 10 7 1 2 19 7 10 3 3 4 8 11 9 34
6 IFK Göteborg 20 10 3 7 26 17 10 5 3 2 14 7 10 5 0 5 12 10 9 33
7 Kalmar 20 10 3 7 23 17 10 7 1 2 11 4 10 3 2 5 12 13 6 33
8 Mjallby 20 8 7 5 20 17 10 4 5 1 14 9 10 4 2 4 6 8 3 31
9 Sirius 20 7 4 9 20 28 9 5 0 4 10 9 11 2 4 5 10 19 -8 25
10 Elfsborg 20 5 9 6 34 28 9 4 4 1 21 13 11 1 5 5 13 15 6 24
11 Norrköping 20 5 6 9 22 27 10 3 2 5 14 14 10 2 4 4 8 13 -5 21
12 Varberg 20 5 6 9 18 34 11 3 4 4 10 16 9 2 2 5 8 18 -16 21
13 Varnamo 20 4 7 9 20 33 9 2 5 2 8 7 11 2 2 7 12 26 -13 19
14 Degerfors 20 4 3 13 18 41 10 3 3 4 11 17 10 1 0 9 7 24 -23 15
15 Helsingborg 20 3 5 12 14 30 11 2 3 6 6 13 9 1 2 6 8 17 -16 14
16 GIF Sundsvall 20 3 1 16 19 51 10 3 0 7 13 26 10 0 1 9 6 25 -32 10

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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 Häcken 20 13 5 2 48 26 10 7 1 2 26 13 10 6 4 0 22 13 22 44
2 Djurgården 20 12 5 3 42 16 10 9 1 0 30 7 10 3 4 3 12 9 26 41
3 Hammarby 20 12 4 4 42 16 11 7 3 1 27 9 9 5 1 3 15 7 26 40
4 AIK 20 10 6 4 32 26 10 6 3 1 13 7 10 4 3 3 19 19 6 36
5 Malmö FF 20 10 4 6 27 18 10 7 1 2 19 7 10 3 3 4 8 11 9 34
6 IFK Göteborg 20 10 3 7 26 17 10 5 3 2 14 7 10 5 0 5 12 10 9 33
7 Kalmar 20 10 3 7 23 17 10 7 1 2 11 4 10 3 2 5 12 13 6 33
8 Mjallby 20 8 7 5 20 17 10 4 5 1 14 9 10 4 2 4 6 8 3 31
9 Sirius 20 7 4 9 20 28 9 5 0 4 10 9 11 2 4 5 10 19 -8 25
10 Elfsborg 20 5 9 6 34 28 9 4 4 1 21 13 11 1 5 5 13 15 6 24
11 Norrköping 20 5 6 9 22 27 10 3 2 5 14 14 10 2 4 4 8 13 -5 21
12 Varberg 20 5 6 9 18 34 11 3 4 4 10 16 9 2 2 5 8 18 -16 21
13 Varnamo 20 4 7 9 20 33 9 2 5 2 8 7 11 2 2 7 12 26 -13 19
14 Degerfors 20 4 3 13 18 41 10 3 3 4 11 17 10 1 0 9 7 24 -23 15
15 Helsingborg 20 3 5 12 14 30 11 2 3 6 6 13 9 1 2 6 8 17 -16 14
16 GIF Sundsvall 20 3 1 16 19 51 10 3 0 7 13 26 10 0 1 9 6 25 -32 10

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