Hammarby and Elfsborg meet at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, for the sixteenth day of the Swedish championship. In the last match at this stadium, Hammarby beat Elfsborg 5-2.
Hammarby :
Hammarby come into this match after a 1-2 win on the trip to the Norrkoping stadium, thus adding the fifth straight match without losing in this competition: the team’s goals were scored by Khalili and Bjorklund. It should be noted that the locals lost only 1 of the 7 matches played at their stadium. Currently, the local club occupies the sixth position in the classification table, with 23 points, the result of 6 wins and 5 draws.
The local team usually plays in a traditional 3-5-2, in which the two most advanced pieces are Arón Johannssón and Gustav Ludwigson: the last mentioned athlete is the top scorer of this team, with 4 goals scored. The brain of the team is midfielder Khalili, the player responsible for defining and leading his team’s attacks. All players are available for this game.
Elfsborg :
Elfsborg comes to this game after a 4-2 victory over Falkenberg, thus adding their third consecutive victory for this Swedish championship: Larssson, Olsson, Karlsson and Per Frick scored the team’s goals. It should be noted that the visitors have the best record away from home: 17 points added in 8 games played. Currently the visiting team occupies the second position in the classification table, with 30 points, the result of 15 wins and 6 draws.
The three arrows pointed at the opponent’s goal will be Jesper Karlsson, Rasmus Alm and Per Frick and the player responsible for defining and leading the attacks of his team is Robert Gojani. However, it is important to remember that the outsiders have shown great quality in maintaining possession and finishing. Forward Jesper Karlsson is Elfsborg’s top scorer, with eight goals scored. All players are available for this game.
