Allsvenskan duel: Close contest expected between Halmstad and Elfsborg

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Competition: Sweden Allsvenskan
Competition: Sun 21.November
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Örjans Vall (15500 seats)

Halmstad will hope that their home comfort is enough to get all three points from this back-breaking duel, versus vibrant Elfsborg.

Insights:
  • Halmstad have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Allsvenskan
  • Elfsborg have scored more than double the goals of Halmstad.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

This football pitch has grass, which is not Elfsborg's everyday surface at their own football field. When playing on grass Elfsborg have performed like this: Played 30 matches taking 17 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 52-42 (scored/conceded).

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Halmstad form and stats

Halmstad have played 13 Allsvenskan games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-9-1 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Halmstad in their previous match, an away game at Djurgården that ended in defeat 0-1. Defender Andreas Johansson got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.1/10. Johansson won 3 of 4 duels.

Ahead of that match, Halmstad won a home game hosting AIK (1-0).

Halmstad aren't scoring a lot here at Örjans Vall in the league, with only 10 goals from 13 games. Halmstad are not conceding a lot of goals here at Örjans Vall in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 13 matches.

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Elfsborg form and stats

The visitors are W7-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Allsvenskan.

Elfsborg's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Varberg BoIS that finished 0-0. Goalkeeper Tim Rönning made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Varberg BoIS. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Goalkeeper Tim Rönning got the top player rating of the team with 8.51/10. Rönning stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that match, the Elfsborg manager J. Thelin faced defeat when travelling to Norrköping and losing 2-3.

Elfsborg has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 13 games. 16 goals have been conceded by Elfsborg in these games.

Head 2 Head

The newest registered history between these sides is the Elfsborg - Halmstad 2-3 played not long ago this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Halmstad won three games, three matches ended with a tie and Elfsborg managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

ElfsborgJ. Okkels
J. Okkels
7 goals
ElfsborgP. Frick
P. Frick
7 goals
HalmstadM. Antonsson
M. Antonsson
6 goals

Halmstad missing players

Elfsborg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Halmstad Elfsborg
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 27
6 3 1 Won W 2 7 15
12 9 2 Drew D 0 1 4
9 1 0 Lost L 2 5 8
21 10 1 Scored S 5 21 45
25 8 0 Conceded C 8 16 29
85% 77% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
52% 54% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 74%
19% 8% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 62% 59%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 31% 30%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 11%
48% 54% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 46% 41%
26% 38% 100% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 44%
41% 31% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 19%
 
5.9 5.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.8 5.3
4.9 4.8 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 7.3 5.9
1.1 1.3 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
11.9 12.5 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 13.3 13.1
3.6 3.8 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.2 4.5 4.7
21% 20% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 36% 35%
 
11.5 11.4 13 Shots against (avg) S A 12 14.9 12.3
3.4 2.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 3.9
Key stats in Allsvenskan this season:
  • Elfsborg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Elfsborg have scored more than double the goals of Halmstad.
  • Elfsborg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Halmstad have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Allsvenskan
  • Halmstad have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Allsvenskan
  • Halmstad have the most matches under the total-line (21) 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 Malmö FF 27 16 6 5 55 28 13 8 3 2 29 14 14 8 3 3 26 14 27 54
2 Djurgården 27 16 5 6 42 26 14 10 2 2 28 15 13 6 3 4 14 11 16 53
3 AIK 27 15 5 7 36 21 14 12 2 0 25 6 13 3 3 7 11 15 15 50
4 Elfsborg 27 15 4 8 45 29 14 8 3 3 24 13 13 7 1 5 21 16 16 49
5 Hammarby 27 13 7 7 45 37 14 10 3 1 30 16 13 3 4 6 15 21 8 46
6 Kalmar 27 12 8 7 36 32 14 6 5 3 18 14 13 6 3 4 18 18 4 44
7 Norrköping 27 13 4 10 42 34 13 8 3 2 26 14 14 5 1 8 16 20 8 43
8 Häcken 27 9 8 10 44 40 14 6 3 5 29 20 13 3 5 5 15 20 4 35
9 Varberg BoIS 27 8 10 9 32 32 13 5 5 3 15 13 14 3 5 6 17 19 0 34
10 IFK Göteborg 27 9 7 11 33 35 14 5 3 6 19 17 13 4 4 5 14 18 -2 34
11 Sirius 27 9 6 12 31 46 13 6 1 6 15 16 14 3 5 6 16 30 -15 33
12 Mjallby 27 7 10 10 29 27 14 5 4 5 16 11 13 2 6 5 13 16 2 31
13 Halmstad 27 6 12 9 21 25 13 3 9 1 10 8 14 3 3 8 11 17 -4 30
14 Degerfors 27 8 4 15 28 46 13 6 1 6 18 17 14 2 3 9 10 29 -18 28
15 Örebro 27 4 5 18 20 53 13 2 4 7 10 19 14 2 1 11 10 34 -33 17
16 Östersunds FK 27 3 5 19 24 52 13 3 2 8 18 20 14 0 3 11 6 32 -28 14

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 Malmö FF 27 16 6 5 55 28 13 8 3 2 29 14 14 8 3 3 26 14 27 54
2 Djurgården 27 16 5 6 42 26 14 10 2 2 28 15 13 6 3 4 14 11 16 53
3 AIK 27 15 5 7 36 21 14 12 2 0 25 6 13 3 3 7 11 15 15 50
4 Elfsborg 27 15 4 8 45 29 14 8 3 3 24 13 13 7 1 5 21 16 16 49
5 Hammarby 27 13 7 7 45 37 14 10 3 1 30 16 13 3 4 6 15 21 8 46
6 Kalmar 27 12 8 7 36 32 14 6 5 3 18 14 13 6 3 4 18 18 4 44
7 Norrköping 27 13 4 10 42 34 13 8 3 2 26 14 14 5 1 8 16 20 8 43
8 Häcken 27 9 8 10 44 40 14 6 3 5 29 20 13 3 5 5 15 20 4 35
9 Varberg BoIS 27 8 10 9 32 32 13 5 5 3 15 13 14 3 5 6 17 19 0 34
10 IFK Göteborg 27 9 7 11 33 35 14 5 3 6 19 17 13 4 4 5 14 18 -2 34
11 Sirius 27 9 6 12 31 46 13 6 1 6 15 16 14 3 5 6 16 30 -15 33
12 Mjallby 27 7 10 10 29 27 14 5 4 5 16 11 13 2 6 5 13 16 2 31
13 Halmstad 27 6 12 9 21 25 13 3 9 1 10 8 14 3 3 8 11 17 -4 30
14 Degerfors 27 8 4 15 28 46 13 6 1 6 18 17 14 2 3 9 10 29 -18 28
15 Örebro 27 4 5 18 20 53 13 2 4 7 10 19 14 2 1 11 10 34 -33 17
16 Östersunds FK 27 3 5 19 24 52 13 3 2 8 18 20 14 0 3 11 6 32 -28 14

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