It's advantage Elfsborg so far with their 2nd position in the Allsvenskan table, welcoming Östersunds FK who are placed 9th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Elfsborg form and stats
Elfsborg have played 7 Allsvenskan games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Elfsborg manager J. Thelin and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Hammarby (placed 7th) in the Allsvenskan. Before that game, the 4-2 home victory against Falkenberg.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 7 games), Elfsborg's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Elfsborg defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Östersunds FK form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Östersunds FK playing as the away team in the Allsvenskan this season. Östersunds FK are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
220 minutes! That's how long the Östersunds goalkeeper Aly Keita and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Östersunds are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Allsvenskan against Kalmar (placed 15th). Prior to that result Östersunds won their away game at AIK. The scoreline was 1-0.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Östersunds FK - Elfsborg 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Elfsborg, three draws and three wins for Östersunds FK. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Karlsson 8 goals |  P. Frick 6 goals | R. Alm 4 goals |
Elfsborg missing players
Östersunds FK missing players
| Elfsborg | Östersunds FK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 29 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 22 | 11 | 8 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 81% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 56% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 44% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 31% | 43% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 44% |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 4.9 | 6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 216 | 103 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 86 | 158 |
| 76 | 38 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 26 | 47 |
| 38% | 39% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 30% |
- Elfsborg has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
- Elfsborg have not yet lost a game at home.
- Elfsborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Elfsborg have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Elfsborg have scored more than double the goals of Östersunds FK.
- Elfsborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Östersunds FK has the fewest conceded goals (6) away
- Östersunds FK has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Östersunds FK has the most matches under the total-line (11)
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Elfsborg | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Djurgården | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Norrköping | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Häcken | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Sirius | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Hammarby | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Mjällby | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Östersunds FK | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Varberg BoIS | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Örebro | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | IFK Göteborg | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 13 | AIK | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 14 | Falkenberg | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 13 |
| 15 | Kalmar | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 16 | Helsingborg | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 13 |
- IF Elfsborg
- Svenska Fans: Elfsborg - (supporter blog)
- Östersunds FK
- Svenska Fans: ÖFK - (supporter blog)
- Allsvenskan official site
- Dagens Nyheter - (newspaper)
- Aftonbladet / Sportbladet - (newspaper)
- Expressen - (newspaper)