In a weekend match on Saturday May 14th, in week 8, Elfsborg and Sirius will play a match in Uppsala in a clash of these two closely matched Allsvenskan teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Sirius recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Varberg BoIS. Laorent Shabani struck first for Sirius in the 49th minute, then Moustafa Zeidan added another in the 64th minute In the end, Varberg BoIS was frustrated by Sirius’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sirius ended the match with the shutout victory. Sirius is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Elfsborg recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Djurgården. 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,. Elfsborg is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Elfsborg won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For Elfsborg, their top scorers are Rasmus Alm and Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen, each having 3 goals in their last five matches. Sirius is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Anthony van der Hurk and Moustafa Zeidan each only have 1 goal in their last 5.