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Mjällby AIF

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Mjällby AIF will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 1-0 Allsvenskan defeat last time out to AIK.

In that game, Mjällby AIF managed 49% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. AIK had 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Rui Modesto (56') was the scorer for AIK.

It’s not been often in recent times that Mjällby AIF have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Mjällby AIF have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 11 goals on the way.

Pre-game facts show that Mjällby AIF:

• have not registered a win against IF Elfsborg in their previous 4 matches in the league.
• are undefeated in their last 3 league matches at home.

IF Elfsborg

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IF Elfsborg head into the encounter after a 2-0 Europa League Qualifiers win to beat Rijeka in their previous game.

For IF Elfsborg, the scorers were Michael Baidoo (68') and Ahmed Qasem (83').

A series of very capable showings from the IF Elfsborg defence has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their previous 6 clashes overall. During the same period, their own forwards have managed to score 7. That pattern won’t necessarily be continued into this match, though.

Coming into this fixture, IF Elfsborg remain undefeated by Mjällby AIF in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their prior head to head clashes dating back to 26/09/2021 tells us that Mjällby AIF have won 2 of them & IF Elfsborg 3, with the number of drawn results being 1.

15 goals were produced between them in this period, with 8 of them from Mjällby and 7 belonging to Di Gule . This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The previous league match between these clubs was Allsvenskan match day 15 on 21/07/2024 when the final score was IF Elfsborg 3-1 Mjällby AIF.

In that match, IF Elfsborg managed 35% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The goals were scored by Jalal Abdullai (1', 42') and Sebastian Holmén (51').

Mjällby AIF got 12 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Elliot Stroud (27') scored.

The referee was Granit Maqedonci.

📰 Team News: Mjällby AIF

In all likelihood, Mjällby AIF look set to use a 3-4-3 formation, beginning the first half with Noel Törnqvist, Rasmus Wikström, Arvid Brorsson, Tom Pettersson, Herman Johansson, Jesper Gustavsson, Nicklas Röjkjaer, Elliot Stroud, Viktor Gustafsson, Jacob Bergström and Abdoulie Manneh.

ℹ️ Team News: IF Elfsborg

It’s our belief that Di Gule seem most likely to utilise a 3-4-3 formation using Isak Pettersson, Sebastian Holmen, Gustav Henriksson, Terry Yegbe, Simon Hedlund, Besfort Zeneli, Timothy Noor Ouma, Niklas Hult, Arber Zeneli, Michael Baidoo and Jalal Abdulai.

⚡ Prediction

Our thinking is that Mjällby AIF will need things to go their way to get anything against this IF Elfsborg lineup who will likely get a goal themselves and run out victorious.

We therefore fancy a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 advantage for IF Elfsborg at the conclusion of the game.

It should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 11:03 18/08/2024