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Predictions and Tips
Mjällby AIF will be the visitors at Borås Arena on Thursday for the Allsvenskan game with home team IF Elfsborg.
All IF Elfsborg v Mjällby AIF match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - as well as up-to-date odds.
📊 Form Guide
IF Elfsborg
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IF Elfsborg prepare for this fixture after a 1-1 Allsvenskan stalemate against Halmstads BK.
In that match, IF Elfsborg managed 66% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for IF Elfsborg was Arber Zeneli (81'). Halmstads BK got 10 shots at goal with 3 on target. Hussein Carneil (24') was the scorer for Halmstads BK.
IF Elfsborg haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 matches.
They’ve hit an aggregate of 8 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 5. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Their previous form shows that IF Elfsborg:
- have not registered a win against Mjällby AIF in their previous 3 league games.
- are undefeated in their previous 4 home league matches.
Mjällby AIF
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After a loss in their previous game against BK Häcken in Allsvenskan competition, Mjällby AIF will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that game, Mjällby AIF managed 41% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. BK Hacken had 19 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Julius Lindberg (75') scored for BK Häcken.
During their six most recent matches, Karl Marius Aksum's Mjällby AIF have seen their goal attempts be successful 11 times thus earning them a goals scored per game average of 1.83.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Mjällby AIF:
- are winless against IF Elfsborg in away games against them for the last 3 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches away from home.
🤜🤛 Head to head
A review of their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 29/04/2023 shows us that IF Elfsborg have won 3 of these games & Mjällby AIF 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.
A total of 15 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them for Di Gule and 6 netted by Mjällby. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.
The last league encounter between the two was Allsvenskan match day 26 on 04/10/2025 when it finished Mjällby AIF 2-0 IF Elfsborg.
On that day, Mjällby AIF had 54% possession and 16 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. The scorers were Jacob Bergström (39') and Tom Pettersson (59').
At the other end, IF Elfsborg had 6 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.
The referee was Oscar Johnson.
📰 Team News: IF Elfsborg
We think that Di Gule look set to use a 3-4-3 system for this game and select Isak Pettersson, Ibrahim Buhari, Rufai Mohammed, Thomas Isherwood, Simon Hedlund, Julius Magnusson, Simon Olsson, Niklas Hult, Leo Östman, Taylor Silverholt and Julius Beck.
📋 Team News: Mjällby AIF
We believe Mjällby AIF appear most likely to utilise a 3-4-3 formation by sending out Robin Wallinder, Tony Miettinen, Abdullah Iqbal, Ludvig Tidstrand, Villiam Granath, L. M. Thorell, Jesper Gustavsson, Timo Stavitski, Jeppe Kjaer, Jacob Bergström and Abdoulie Manneh.
🧠 Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Mjällby AIF and IF Elfsborg should both get enough opportunities to score, although it’s hard to separate the two.
We’ll see, but this looks like it could end up all-square. We’re therefore tipping a very close game with a score draw at the conclusion of the game.
Victor Martins, 16:04 21/05/2026
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
🏟️ Team Focus:
IF Elfsborg
Formed: 1904
Stadium: Borås Arena (14,500)
Captain: Thomas Isherwood
Chairman: Sune Lundqvist
Manager: Björn Hamberg
Competitions: Allsvenskan position 2
🔑 Star Man: Frederik Ihler
Generally taking to the field in the Striker position, Frederik Ihler was born in Aarhus, Denmark. After having made a senior debut playing for AGF Aarhus in the 2021 - 2022 season, the gifted Forward has contributed 2 league goals in the Allsvenskan 2026 campaign so far in a total of 5 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 22 | WDWWW |
| 2 |
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9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | DWWWL |
| 3 |
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8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | DDDWW |
| 4 |
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8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | WLDWD |
| 5 |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | LDWWL |
| 6 |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | DWWWL |
| 7 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | DWWDW |
| 8 |
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 11 | WLWLW |
| 9 |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 | LWLLL |
| 10 |
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 | LLDLD |
| 11 |
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 | WDDLD |
| 12 |
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 9 | DWLLD |
| 13 |
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 | DWLWL |
| 14 |
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8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -10 | 6 | DDLLW |
| 15 |
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -13 | 5 | LDLLL |
| 16 |
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8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 3 | DLLLD |
| Orgryte |
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IF Elfsborg |
| IF Elfsborg |
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BK Häcken |
| IF Elfsborg |
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Mjällby AIF |
| Halmstads BK |
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IF Elfsborg |
| IF Elfsborg |
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IF Brommapojkarna |
| IF Elfsborg |
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AIK |
| IFK Göteborg |
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Mjällby AIF |
| IF Elfsborg |
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Mjällby AIF |
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BK Häcken |
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Hammarby IF |
| Degerfors IF |
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Mjällby AIF |
| Malmö |
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Mjällby AIF |
| IF Elfsborg |
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IF Brommapojkarna |
| IF Elfsborg |
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AIK |
| IF Elfsborg |
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Djurgårdens IF |
| IF Elfsborg |
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IFK Göteborg |
| IF Elfsborg |
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AIK |
| IF Elfsborg |
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Östers IF |
| Degerfors IF |
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Mjällby AIF |
| Malmö |
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Mjällby AIF |
| GAIS |
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Mjällby AIF |
| Hammarby IF |
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Mjällby AIF |
| IFK Värnamo |
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Mjällby AIF |
| IFK Göteborg |
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Mjällby AIF |
| Goals scored | 1.8 |
| Goals conceded | 0.5 |
| Time first goal scored | 41 |
| Time first goal conceded | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 1.5 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.5 |
| Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| Biggest defeat | null |
| Goals scored | 1.8 |
| Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| Time first goal scored | 3 |
| Time first goal conceded | 50 |
| Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.8 |
| Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
| Leo Östman | 4 |
| Arber Zeneli | 4 |
| Júlíus Magnússon | 3 |
| Frederik Ihler | 2 |
| Ari Sigurpálsson | 2 |
| Jacob Bergström | 10 |
| Elliot Stroud | 7 |
| Jeppe Kjær | 5 |
| Villiam Granath | 2 |
| Ludwig Małachowski Thorell | 2 |
| Orgryte |
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IF Elfsborg |
| IF Elfsborg |
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Hammarby IF |
| GAIS |
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IF Elfsborg |
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IK Sirius |
| Malmö |
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IF Elfsborg |
| Mjällby AIF |
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IF Elfsborg |
| IF Elfsborg |
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Västerås SK |
| IFK Göteborg |
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IF Elfsborg |
| IF Elfsborg |
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Degerfors IF |
| IF Brommapojkarna |
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IF Elfsborg |
| Mjällby AIF |
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Djurgårdens IF |
| IK Sirius |
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Mjällby AIF |
| Mjällby AIF |
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AIK |
| Mjällby AIF |
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Västerås SK |
| Kalmar FF |
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Mjällby AIF |
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IF Elfsborg |
| Mjällby AIF |
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IK Sirius |
| AIK |
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Mjällby AIF |
| Djurgårdens IF |
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Mjällby AIF |
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IFK Göteborg |