On the 29th of August, Djurgården will host Elfsborg in a meeting of these two mismatched Allsvenskan teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. 3rd placed Djurgården is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Varberg BoIS. Filipe Sissé scored the first goal for Varberg BoIS in the 11th minute, then Alexander Johansson added another in the 39th minute . Djurgården is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while elfsborg sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Värnamo. Marcus Antonsson struck first for Värnamo in the 2nd minute on a feed from Ajdin Zeljkovic, but Hampus Näsström got the equalizer for Elfsborg on an own goal in the 51st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Elfsborg. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Borås Arena, Elfsborg and Djurgården battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Elfsborg nor Djurgården could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Michael Baidoo has been the most effective weapon for Elfsborg lately. The Ghanaian defender has netted two goals in his last five matches. For Djurgården, their top scorers are Magnus Eriksson and Emmanuel Banda, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.