Allsvenskan: Elfsborg obliterates Varberg BoIS 4-1 with a superb performance
BORåS. Elfsborg demolishes Varberg BoIS 4-1 with goals of
BORåS. Elfsborg demolishes Varberg BoIS 4-1 with goals of A. Bernhardsson (45′), S. Olsson (77′) and R. Alm (82′). On the other side, Varberg BoIS scored with R. Simović (32′ pen). Elfsborg was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Borås Arena stadium in Borås on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 27.7 degrees Celsius or 81.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Elfsborg was in firm control of the ball 61% while Varberg BoIS was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Elfsborg was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 34 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Elfsborg won the match.
Elfsborg shot 34 times, 9 on target, 25 off target. On the opposite side, Varberg BoIS shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Elfsborg received 2 yellow cards (A. Bernhardsson and G. Henriksson). On the other side, Varberg BoIS received 1 yellow card (G. Mensah).
After this encounter, Elfsborg will have 15 points like Norrköping to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Varberg BoIS will stay with 11 points to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
H. Zackrisson
J. Birkfeldt
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17'17'
A. Bernhardsson
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20'20'
Eliton Júnior
H. Zackrisson
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32'32'
R. Simović (Penalty)
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32'32'
G. Henriksson
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45'45'
A. Bernhardsson
J. Okkels
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59'59'
S. Guðjohnsen
P. Frick
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60'60'
J. Ondrejka
J. Okkels
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64'64'
R. Alm
A. Bernhardsson
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65'65'
R. Tranberg
O. Alfonsi
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65'65'
A. Winbo
A. Johansson
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65'65'
T. Matthews
D. Kunst
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77'77'
S. Olsson
S. Guðjohnsen
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82'82'
R. Alm
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85'85'
O. Zandén
S. Strand
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85'85'
O. Aga
N. Söderberg
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90'90'
G. Mensah
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90'90'
J. Larsson
S. Guðjohnsen
Next match
In the upcoming Allsvenskan match, Elfsborg will play away against Häcken on the 3rd of July with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of Elfsborg (10 draws).
Varberg BoIS will host Värnamo on the 3rd of July with a 0-0 head to head record.
Elfsborg: Formation and Lineups
Elfsborg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jimmy Thelin chose to play with the following team: Tim Rönning , Johan Larsson , Leo Väisänen , Gustav Henriksson , Simon Strand , Noah Söderberg , Emmanuel Boateng , Simon Olsson , Alexander Bernhardsson , Per Frick and Jeppe Okkels .
Substitutes
Elfsborg made 5 changes: P. Frick for S. Guðjohnsen (59′), J. Okkels for J. Ondrejka (60′), A. Bernhardsson for R. Alm (64′), S. Strand for O. Zandén (85′) and N. Söderberg for O. Aga (85′).
Top player: Johan Larsson
Probably the most impressive player in Elfsborg was Johan Larsson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 57 passes (77% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.
Varberg BoIS: Formation and Lineups
Varberg BoIS started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Joakim Persson played with: Fredrik Andersson , Joakim Lindner , Oliver Stanisic , Jon Birkfeldt , Gideon Mensah , Oliver Alfonsi , Luke Le Roux , Andre Boman , Eric Alexander Johansson , Robin Simovic and Des Kunst .
Varberg BoIS could not rely on the presence of H. Zackrisson (injured) and Eliton Júnior (injured).
Substitutes
Varberg BoIS made 5 changes: J. Birkfeldt for H. Zackrisson (16′), H. Zackrisson for Eliton Júnior (20′), O. Alfonsi for R. Tranberg (65′), A. Johansson for A. Winbo (65′) and D. Kunst for T. Matthews (65′).
Top player: Robin Simovic
The player who no doubt impressed Varberg BoIS the most was Robin Simovic.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan
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