This should be yet another entertaining clash at Strandvallen in the Allsvenskan. Mjällby is in 6th place and welcome Elfsborg in 4th spot. Learn more about the match here!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Elfsborg have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 14-5-6 (win-draw-loss) from 25 matches.
This has all the signs of an interesting game with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Mjällby form and stats
Only two Allsvenskan home games for Mjällby so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
The followers are hoping that Mjällby will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Brommapojkarna (placed 15th). The first defeat after going unbeaten through three league games. Midfield player Rosengren got a match rating of 7.35 in that game, the max score being 10. Rosengren hit two key passes.
Before that, Mjällby had a home game versus Degerfors which ended with a victory 2-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Mjällby as they have a new game in only four days, a Allsvenskan match thankfully also at home. AIK are visiting.
At Strandvallen, Mjällby has the goal stats of 4-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Elfsborg form and stats
Four points from two away games for Elfsborg, meaning one draw and one victory in the Allsvenskan so far.
Two away games in a row for Elfsborg, whose manager Thelin could celebrate last time after the win against Degerfors. Hult was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.83. The defender Hult served one assist, hit two key passes and won 7 of 7 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Brommapojkarna.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Halmstad in just four days.
{2 goals} so far away for Elfsborg, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Mjällby-Elfsborg H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Mjällby three wins, Elfsborg four wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Bernhardsson 3 goals |  A. Johansson 2 goals | A. Brorsson 2 goals |
Mjällby missing players
Elfsborg missing players
| Mjällby | Elfsborg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 6.2 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15.5 | 17.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 28% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 11.2 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5.5 | 8.2 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Mjällby | Last season | Elfsborg | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 55 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Conceded | C | 16 | 35 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 73% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 87% | ||
| 37% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 53% | ||
| 10% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 33% | ||
| 7% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 17% | ||
| 53% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 57% | ||
| 30% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 23% | ||
| 23% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 23% | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.8 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 16.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| 13.4 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 11.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Häcken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Kalmar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Elfsborg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Mjällby | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Djurgården | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Hammarby | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Värnamo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Halmstad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Varberg | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Degerfors | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | AIK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Sirius | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Brommapojkarna | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | IFK Göteborg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 69 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 32 | 64 |
| 2 | Djurgården | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 57 |
| 3 | Hammarby | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 33 | 56 |
| 4 | Kalmar | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 51 |
| 5 | AIK | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 50 |
| 6 | Elfsborg | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 49 |
| 7 | Malmö FF | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 46 |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 45 |
| 9 | Mjällby | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 43 |
| 10 | Värnamo | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -13 | 37 |
| 11 | Sirius | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 35 |
| 12 | Norrköping | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -2 | 34 |
| 13 | Degerfors | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -17 | 31 |
| 14 | Varberg | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -26 | 31 |
| 15 | Helsingborg | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -30 | 17 |
| 16 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 80 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 42 | -52 | 14 |
- IF Elfsborg
- Svenska Fans: Elfsborg - (supporter blog)
- Allsvenskan official site
- Dagens Nyheter - (newspaper)
- Aftonbladet / Sportbladet - (newspaper)
- Expressen - (newspaper)
