Allsvenskan fixture preview and numbers: Mjällby welcome Elfsborg

12-5-5 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Elfsborg when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 22 matches are 44-23 (scored/conceded).

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Mjällby form and stats

Mjällby have played 8 Allsvenskan games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Mjällby, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sirius away with the result 1-0. Gustafson found the net in that victory. Haliti, defender, was given a rating of 7.81/10 in that game, top of the team. Haliti hit two key passes and won 9 of 10 duels.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Degerfors.

Low on goals? In this team's last 10 league matches, 8 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).

Mjällby have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Strandvallen with 12 goals in 8 league matches. Mjällby are not conceding a lot of goals here at Strandvallen in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

Elfsborg form and stats

There's been little loot from Elfsborg's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Allsvenskan. Elfsborg only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.

Elfsborg's last game was the home draw against Häcken (4-4). As you can tell from the result, the match against Häcken was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today? The draw against Häcken came from a losing position. The Elfsborg manager Thelin brought on Ondrejka as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Attacker Guðjohnsen got a player rating of 8.84 in the game. "Man of the match" Guðjohnsen scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit three key passes.

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Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Elfsborg have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Elfsborg have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Elfsborg - Mjällby 0-2 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Mjällby wins - draws - Elfsborg wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

S. Nwankwo 6 goals

R. Alm 6 goals

S. Olsson 4 goals

Mjällby missing players

Elfsborg missing players