Allsvenskan: Mjällby recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Degerfors 2-1

SöLVESBORG. Mjällby was able to turn the table against Degerfors to win 2-1.

SöLVESBORG. Mjällby was able to turn the table against Degerfors to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Degerfors to strike first with a goal of D. Vukojević at the 77′. Then it was a goal in the 85′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Persson gave the win to Mjällby in the 88′ minute with a goal. Mjällby took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

J. Gyau received a red card (55′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Degerfors lost the match.

The match was played at the Strandvallen stadium in Sölvesborg on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Adam Ladebäck who had the assistance of Daniel Yng and Niclas Ivarsson. The 4th official was Mohamed Rachid.

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  Mjällby

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  Degerfors

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  23 Jul 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Mjällby was in firm control of the ball 58% while Degerfors was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Mjällby was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Mjällby won the match.

Mjällby shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Degerfors shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Mjällby received 3 yellow cards (N. Persson, M. Wørts and H. Johansson). On the opposite side, Degerfors received 1 yellow card (G. Granath).

Also, Degerfors didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after J. Gyau (Degerfors) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (55′).

After this encounter, Mjällby will have 20 points like Elfsborg to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Degerfors will stay with 8 points to stay in the 15th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Allsvenskan match, Mjällby will play away with Sirius on the 31st of July with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

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  Sirius

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  Mjällby

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  31 Jul 2022 Full time

Degerfors will host Kalmar on the 30th of July with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Kalmar (0 draws).

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  Degerfors

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  Kalmar

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  30 Jul 2022 Full time

Mjällby: Formation and Lineups

Mjällby started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Andreas Brännström chose to play with the following team: Samuel Brolin (6.5), Noah Eile (6.9), Carlos Moros Gracia (7.2), Ivan Kričak (6.8), Adam Stahl (7.0), Viktor Gustafson (7.0), Jesper Gustavsson (7.0), Otto Rosengren (7.4), Noah Persson (7.6), Silas Nwankwo (8.1) and Mamudo Moro (6.4).

Substitutes

Mjällby made 5 changes: M. Moro for J. Bergström (46′), J. Bergström for H. Johansson (50′), V. Gustafson for Amir Al Ammari (69′), N. Eile for M. Wørts (69′) and I. Kričak for D. Löfquist (81′).

Top player: Silas Nwankwo

The player who no doubt impressed Mjällby the most was Silas Nwankwo.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 12.

Degerfors: Formation and Lineups

Degerfors started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the opposite side, Andreas Holmberg played with: Alfie Whiteman (6.4), Gustav Granath (6.4), Gustaf Lagerbielke (7.1), Sebastian Ohlsson (6.5), Joseph-Claude Gyau (5.9), Rasmus Örqvist (6.5), Adam Carlen (6.8), Anton Kralj (6.5), Adhavan Rajamohan (6.1), Omar Faraj (6.8) and Dijan Vukojevic (7.1).

Substitutes

Degerfors made 2 changes: O. Faraj for E. Lindell (58′) and A. Kralj for E. Bouzaiene (62′).

Top player: Gustaf Lagerbielke

Probably the most impressive player in Degerfors was Gustaf Lagerbielke.

His rating is (7.1) with 47 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan

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  Malmö FF

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  Sirius

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  23 Jul 2022 Full time