In a weekend match in week 17, on Sun Aug 7th, Mjällby plays host to Elfsborg in a meeting of these two Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Mjällby sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sirius. Viktor Gustafsson scored the first goal for Mjällby in the 47th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sirius couldn’t muster any offence and Mjällby ran away with the shutout win. Mjällby is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while elfsborg sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-4 draw against Häcken. Johan Hammar struck first for Elfsborg on an own goal in the 5th minute, then in the 7th minute, Blair Turgott sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Alexander Jeremejeff . Elfsborg is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Mjällby took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Mamudo Moro scored the first goal for Mjällby in the 55th minute, then David Löfquist added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Mamudo Moro In the end, Elfsborg was frustrated by Mjällby’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mjällby ended the match with the shutout victory.
Elfsborg is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Simon Olsson and Nicolás Stefanelli each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Silas Nwankwo and Viktor Gustafsson have been the hottest scorers for Mjällby in the last five each having scored 2 goals.