IF Elfsborg visit Finnvedsvallen on Sunday for the Allsvenskan showdown with home side IFK Värnamo.
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IFK Värnamo
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IFK Värnamo will be hoping to return to winning ways here following a 2-0 Allsvenskan losing effort in their last game against Mjällby AIF.
In that game, IFK Värnamo had 37% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Mjallby AIF had 17 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Alexander Johansson (74', 91') was the scorer for Mjällby AIF.
It’s been all too rare in recent games where IFK Värnamo haven’t conceded. In fact, IFK Värnamo have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 12 goals along the way.
Pre-game facts show that IFK Värnamo:
- haven't lost in the league to IF Elfsborg in their previous 3 matches.
- are winless against IF Elfsborg in their last 2 league matches.
- haven’t won at home in the past 9 matches in the league. Something needs to change.
IF Elfsborg
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Since a losing effort in their last game against Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan action, IF Elfsborg and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, IF Elfsborg managed 31% possession and 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Hammarby IF got 20 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Simon Strand (52') and Abdelrahman Boudah (82') scored for Hammarby IF.
Indicating their penchant for action-packed encounters, we’ve had goals 21 times in the last 6 games in which IF Elfsborg have sent out their troops, making it an average of 3.5 goals each fixture. Their opponents have managed 6 of this grand total. That being said, we’ll just have to find out if that pattern shall persist in this upcoming match or not.
Going into this one, IF Elfsborg are undefeated in their previous 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 17/04/2022 shows us that IFK Värnamo have won 1 of these & IF Elfsborg 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 3.
14 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 5 of them for Värnamo and 9 coming from Di Gule . The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.
The previous league meeting between these clubs was Allsvenskan match day 30 on 10/11/2024 which ended up with the score at IFK Värnamo 0-0 IF Elfsborg.
In that match, IFK Värnamo had 55% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 on target.
For their opponents, IF Elfsborg had 3 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Glenn Nyberg.
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Team News: IFK Värnamo
We are thinking that IFK Värnamo should employ a 4-3-3 formation in the match, utilising Hugo Keto, Victor Larsson, Hugo Andersson, Emin Grozdanic, Axel Björnström, Carl Johansson, Luke Le Roux, Frank Junior Adjei, Mohammad Alsalkhadi, J. Samuel Kalu and Ajdin Zeljkovic.
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Team News: IF Elfsborg
From our viewpoint, Di Gule seem likely to begin the game with a 3-4-3 formation with a starting lineup of Simon Eriksson, Sebastian Holmen, Ibrahim Buhari, Rasmus Wikström, Simon Hedlund, Besfort Zeneli, Simon Olsson, Niklas Hult, Leo Östman, Frederik Ihler and Taylor Silverholt.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that IFK Värnamo will have to play well to register a score against this IF Elfsborg side who we think should get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.
We’re therefore anticipating a very even contest with a 0-1 winning score for IF Elfsborg when the referee blows for full-time.
Expecting it to be tight.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking on the latest odds for this match on the 90 min. result market, putting your money on IFK Värnamo is available for 3.9, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.6 & staking on the win for IF Elfsborg comes in at 1.9. Those are the top prices offered right now.
Andre Moura,
12:02 27/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
IFK Värnamo
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Finnvedsvallen (5,000)
Captain: Freddy Winsth
Chairman: Fredrik Lingeskog
Manager: Arne Sandstø
Competitions: Allsvenskan position 16
⭐ Key Player: Ajdin Zeljković
Generally used in the Striker position, Ajdin Zeljković was born in Sweden. Having made a first senior appearance for GAIS in the 2017 season, the talented Forward has scored 2 league goals in the Allsvenskan 2025 campaign so far in 11 appearances.