In a mid week match in week 27, on Wednesday Oct 19th, Varberg BoIS hosts Elfsborg at Påskbergsvallen in a clash of these two mismatched Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Varberg BoIS is fresh off their 3-1 win against Helsingborg. Alexander Johansson scored the first goal for Varberg BoIS in the 27th minute, then Luke Le Roux added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Varberg BoIS looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while elfsborg is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Degerfors. Diego Campos struck first for Degerfors in the 58th minute, then Oscar Aga tied it up for Elfsborg in the 83rd minute on a feed from Simon Strand squeezing out at least the one point for Elfsborg. Elfsborg is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Elfsborg won by a score of 4 to 1. Robin Simovic scored the first goal for Varberg BoIS in the 32nd minute on a penalty shot, then in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Jeppe Okkels sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Alexander Bernhardsson Finally they completed the comback in the 77th minute on a goal by Simon Olsson to cap off a wild match.
Elfsborg’s top weapon lately has been Michael Baidoo, who has three goals in the last five matches. Filipe Sissé and Robin Tranberg are the top scorers for Varberg BoIS in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.