On Mon Sep 5th, Mjällby and IFK Göteborg will play a match in Sölvesborg in a meeting of these two evenly matched Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Mjällby recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Helsingborg. Herman Johansson scored the first goal for Mjällby in the 83rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Helsingborg was frustrated by Mjällby’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mjällby ended the match with the shutout victory. Mjällby is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed IFK Göteborg is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sirius. Marcus Berg struck first for IFK Göteborg in the 45th minute, then Marcus Berg added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Emil Salomonsson In the end, Sirius was frustrated by IFK Göteborg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. IFK Göteborg ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches IFK Göteborg should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sun Jul 17th, IFK Göteborg hosted Mjällby at the Nya Ullevi in their last match together. IFK Göteborg and Mjällby battled to a 1-1 draw. Alexander Jallow struck first for IFK Göteborg in the 41st minute, but Ivan Kričak got the equalizer for Mjällby in the 73rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Mjällby.
Marcus Berg has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for IFK Göteborg. Mjällby’s most prolific scorer has been Viktor Gustafsson. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.