Match Report
Halmstad, 16th on 11 points, faced a 20-point deficit to Elfsborg (4th, 31). On the form table Halmstad stood 12th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall.
Halmstad had lost three in a row. Halmstad had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Elfsborg, 10.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Halmstad win, 4 for Elfsborg, 1 draw, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Björkevi IP staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,500. The referee was R. Sundell, with 72 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, Halmstad led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Halmstad: Hussein Carneil (24') · Elfsborg: Arbër Zeneli (81')
Key stats
Possession: Halmstad 34% · Elfsborg 66% · Total shots: 10-13 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 2-8