In this week 5 match, on Sun Apr 24th, Mjällby will travel to Varberg to battle Varberg BoIS in a clash of the Allsvenskan. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 9th placed Varberg BoIS is fresh off their 0-1 loss against AIK. Sebastian Larsson struck first for AIK in the 27th minute on a penalty, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Varberg BoIS was frustrated by AIK’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. AIK ended the match with the shutout victory. Varberg BoIS is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Mjällby is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Sirius. David Löfquist scored the first goal for Mjällby in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot, then Jesper Gustavsson added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Sirius 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 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Mjällby won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Jacob Bergstrom and Mamudo Moro have been the hottest scorers for Mjällby in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Varberg BoIS is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Alexander Johansson and Simon Karlsson Adjei each only have 1 goal in their last 5.