Match Report
Degerfors, 14th on 16 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Elfsborg (4th, 31). Per game in the league, Elfsborg were scoring 1.42 and conceding 1, Degerfors 0.89 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Elfsborg had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
7 meetings are on record — 4 won by Elfsborg, 1 by Degerfors, 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
The match was played at Borås Arena (capacity 17,800). Elfsborg led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Elfsborg: Leo Östman (13'), Ari Sigurpálsson (87')
Key stats
Possession: Elfsborg 61% · Degerfors 39% · Total shots: 13-6 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 8-6