Home advantage could prove decisive in Elfsborg - Sirius battle

It's no vacation for neither Elfsborg nor Sirius as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Sirius play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Sirius when playing on artificial turf are 7 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from 19 matches. They have scored 22 goals and conceded 31 times in these games.

Elfsborg form and stats

5 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Elfsborg have to build on here at Borås Arena in the Allsvenskan.

The points were shared in Elfsborg's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sirius travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting GIF Sundsvall.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Elfsborg have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.

The Elfsborg fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Elfsborg have conceded only 9 goals.

Sirius form and stats

3-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sirius in their Allsvenskan matches away. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Sirius, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Norrköping game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Visiting Sirius has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Sirius has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Elfsborg for a Allsvenskan game that ended a draw (1-1). A loss against Örebro was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Sirius are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of seven matches.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sirius have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Elfsborg - Sirius 1-1. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Elfsborg, 1 draw and 5 wins for Sirius. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

P. Haglund 6 goals / 4 assists

P. Frick 5 goals

Elfsborg missing players

Sirius missing players