IF Elfsborg 3:0 Vasteras SK FK: Allsvenskan Match Result

Match report

Elfsborg made it four wins in five on Thursday night, easing past Västervås 3-0 at Borås Arena in the Allsvenskan. The hosts took the lead inside twenty minutes and never looked back. To be fair, the early double changed the shape of the game before the visitors could settle.

Julius Magnusson struck twice in quick succession, opening the scoring in the eighteenth minute and adding a second twelve seconds later. The visitors paid for a sloppy opening, and by then the match was already drifting away. Elfsborg ran the show from there, controlling the tempo with comfortable possession.

Momoh Ibrahim Kamara stepped in to finish the job, netting in the seventy-first and seventy-seventh minutes. That gave Elfsborg a comfortable cushion before the final quarter. Västervås made four changes at half-time, but the substitutions arrived too late to shift momentum.

Elfsborg dominated the numbers, holding 62 per cent possession and registering seven shots on target compared to a single effort from their visitors. They created two big chances while Västervås managed three, yet the conversion rate told the real story. The hosts completed 529 passes against 299, and their accuracy was decisive.

The result keeps Elfsborg sixth on 31 points after twenty games, while Västervås remain eighth on 29. Both sides have now played the same number of fixtures, but the gap widens after this one. Elfsborg's recent form includes three wins in four, whereas Västervås have won only once in their last five.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 62 – 38

Shots on target 7 – 1

Shots off target 6 – 4

Big chances 2 – 3

⚽ 18' Julius Magnusson — Goal ⚽ 19' J. Magnusson — Goal 🟨 43' Marcus Baggesen — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Marcus Baggesen — Substitution ⇄ 46' Bonaventure Lendambi — Substitution ⇄ 46' Karl Gunnarsson — Substitution 🟨 65' Julius Magnusson — Yellow card ⚽ 71' Momoh Ibrahim Kamara — Goal 🟨 75' Jonathan Karlsson — Yellow card ⚽ 77' Momoh Ibrahim Kamara — Goal ⇄ 78' Simon Olsson — Substitution 🟨 79' Jens Magnusson — Yellow card ⇄ 83' Arbër Zeneli — Substitution ⇄ 83' Julius Magnusson — Substitution ⇄ 83' Niklas Hult — Substitution ⇄ 83' Taonsa Axel — Substitution ⇄ 86' Sebastian Holmén — Substitution ⇄ 86' Madiou Keita — Substitution

Match events

18' IF Elfsborg Goal Julius Magnusson assist: Momoh Ibrahim Kamara
19' IF Elfsborg Goal J. Magnusson assist: M. Kamara
43' Vasteras SK FK Yellow card Marcus Baggesen
46' Vasteras SK FK Substitution Marcus Baggesen off: Jonathan Karlsson
46' Vasteras SK FK Substitution Bonaventure Lendambi off: Abdelrahman Boudah
46' Vasteras SK FK Substitution Karl Gunnarsson off: Jens Magnusson
65' IF Elfsborg Yellow card Julius Magnusson
71' IF Elfsborg Goal Momoh Ibrahim Kamara assist: Niklas Hult
75' Vasteras SK FK Yellow card Jonathan Karlsson
77' IF Elfsborg Goal Momoh Ibrahim Kamara assist: Julius Beck
78' IF Elfsborg Substitution Simon Olsson off: Sven Ossian Nordvall
79' Vasteras SK FK Yellow card Jens Magnusson
83' IF Elfsborg Substitution Arbër Zeneli off: Ari Sigurpálsson
83' IF Elfsborg Substitution Julius Magnusson off: Simon Hedlund
83' IF Elfsborg Substitution Niklas Hult off: Rasmus Wikström
83' Vasteras SK FK Substitution Taonsa Axel off: Musab Abdi Mohamud
86' IF Elfsborg Substitution Sebastian Holmén off: Rufai Mohammed
86' Vasteras SK FK Substitution Madiou Keita off: Victor Wernersson

Statistics

62 Possession, % 38

7 Shots on target 1

6 Shots off target 4

2 Big chances 3

114 Attacks 83

4 Corners 2

12 Fouls 17

15 Free kicks 12

1 Offsides 0

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 9

25 Throw-ins 16

All statistics

13/2259% Aerial duels 9/2241%

125 Backward passes 71

2 Blocked shots 2

11 Clearances 17

5/1050% Crosses 5/1242%

8/1650% Dribbles 4/1040%

72 Failed passes 60

1 Goalkeeper saves 4

13 Interceptions 18

14 Key passes 5

29/5256% Long passes 21/4646%

164 Passes into the final third 55

350 Passes in the opposition half 179

261 Passes in own half 192

0.47 Shot accuracy 0.14

5 Shots from outside the box 1

10 Shots inside the box 7

7/1258% Tackles 10/1471%

601 Total passes 359

Line-ups

IF Elfsborg

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Isak Pettersson	31
4	Thomas Isherwood	4
8	Rasmus Sebastian Holmén	8
16	Alexander Jensen	16
23	Niklas Hult	23
9	Arbër Zeneli	9
10	Simon Olsson	10
18	Julius Magnusson	18
19	Julius Beck	19
29	M. Kamara	29
21	L. Ostman	21

Substitutes
#	Player	number
30	Theo Nicolini Sander	30
2	Rufai Mohammed	2
6	Rasmus Erik Wikström	6
28	Frode Aronsson	28
5	O. Nordvall	5
15	Simon Hedlund	15
22	Dion Krasniqi	22
24	Frederik Dahl Ihler	24
25	Ari Sigurpálsson	25

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Vasteras SK FK

Starting XI
#	Player	number
34	Alice Yeger	34
2	Herman Erik Gideon Magnusson	2
4	Filip Bondi	4
28	M. Keita	28
3	Marcus Baggesen	3
8	Mamadou Diagne	8
11	Simon Göran Gefvert	11
30	Mattias Hellidal	30
5	K. Gunnarsson	5
16	B. Lendambi	16
17	Taonsa Axel	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Anton Fagerström	1
15	J. Karlsson	15
20	Johnny Melvin Lundqvist	20
22	Leonardo Bark	22
24	Jack Tagesson	24
19	Jens Magnusson	19
21	Victor Christoffer Wernersson	21
32	Musab Abdi Mohamud	32
7	Abdelrahman Boudah	7

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Recent matches

All team matches

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Sirius	22	16	3	3	51
2	Hammarby FF	22	13	4	5	43
3	Djurgårdens IF	22	13	2	7	41
4	IF Elfsborg	22	10	7	5	37
5	BK Häcken	22	9	9	4	36
6	Vasteras SK FK	22	10	5	7	35
7	Malmö FF	22	10	3	9	33
8	AIK Stockholm	22	9	6	7	33
9	IFK Göteborg	22	9	5	8	32
10	GAIS	22	8	6	8	30

IF Elfsborg — Vasteras SK FK: 3:0, Allsvenskan

Match report

Key numbers

Match events

Statistics

Line-ups

IF Elfsborg

Vasteras SK FK

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