On Jul 24th, Kalmar hosts Elfsborg at Guldfågeln Arena in a Allsvenskan match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. Kalmar is fresh off their 0-1 loss against AIK. Mikael Lustig scored the first goal for AIK in the 40th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Kalmar was frustrated by AIK’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. AIK ended the match with the shutout victory. Kalmar is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Elfsborg, recorded a 0-3 loss against Hammarby. Abdelrahman Saidi struck first for Hammarby in the 8th minute on a feed from Nahir Besara, then Gustav Ludwigson added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Nahir Besara In the end, Elfsborg was frustrated by Hammarby’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hammarby ended the match with the shutout victory. Elfsborg is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Elfsborg won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Rasmus Alm and Simon Olsson have been the hottest scorers for Elfsborg in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Lars Sætra has been the most effective weapon for Kalmar lately. The Norwegian defender has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.