Malmö FF 1-2 IF Elfsborg – Match Report, Lineups & Stats

Match summary

IF Elfsborg beat Malmö FF 2-1 in Allsvenskan on Sun, 26 Jul 2026.

Goals — Malmö FF: Stryger 22' | IF Elfsborg: Zeneli 5'; M. Kamara 34'.

Malmö FF had 61% of the possession and 10 shots (1 on target) against 9 (4) for IF Elfsborg; corners 5-3, yellow cards 4-1.

Red cards: Malmö FF 1, IF Elfsborg 0.

In their last 14 meetings Malmö FF won 7, IF Elfsborg won 4 and 3 ended level.

Venue: Eleda Stadion. Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson.

Match timeline

5'ZeneliAssist: MagnussonGoal0-1
21'⇄In WikströmOut HolmenSubstitution
22'StrygerAssist: N. AstrandGoal1-1
34'M. KamaraAssist: ZeneliGoal1-2
46'⇄In AssibuOut T. LundberghSubstitution
61'StrygerYellow card
69'⇄In BusanelloOut N. AstrandSubstitution
69'⇄In GarcíaOut BotheimSubstitution
73'PålssonRed card
76'⇄In KurtulusOut HöögSubstitution
76'⇄In HedlundOut ZeneliSubstitution
76'⇄In F. IhlerOut L. OstmanSubstitution
79'HaksabanovicYellow card
84'DjuricYellow card
84'⇄In J. KarlssonOut StrygerSubstitution
85'⇄In F. AronssonOut M. KamaraSubstitution
85'⇄In MohammedOut JensenSubstitution
89'PettersonYellow card

Top performers

GarcíaMalmö FF · Attacker

Expected Goals0
Shots On Target0
Minutes22

L. OstmanIF Elfsborg · Attacker

Expected Goals0
Shots On Target0
Minutes75

RosengrenMalmö FF · Midfielder

Expected Goals0
Shots On Target0
Minutes90

ZeneliIF Elfsborg · Midfielder

Expected Goals0
Shots On Target1
Minutes75

StrygerMalmö FF · Defender

Interceptions0
Tackles0
Minutes83

WikströmIF Elfsborg · Defender

Interceptions1
Tackles0
Minutes70

Lineups

IF Elfsborg 4-2-3-1Malmö FF 4-1-4-1

Malmö FF

Coach: Gaute Helstrup

Substitutes

4Bleon KurtulusDefender6.5
2Johan KarlssonDefender
25BusanelloDefender6.8
39Isaac AssibuAttacker6.5
9Diego GarcíaAttacker6.8
50William LundgrenGoalkeeper
19Colin RoslerDefender
28Jovan MilosavljevićMidfielder
32Daníel GudjohnsenAttacker

Unavailable players

Kenan BusuladžićYellow Card
Oscar SjöstrandCruciate ligament injury
Emmanuel EkongKnee surgery
Yanis Karabelyov-
Anders ChristiansenLeg injury
Pontus JanssonCruciate ligament injury

IF Elfsborg

Coach: Björn Hamberg

Substitutes

2Rufai MohammedDefender
6Rasmus WikstromDefender7.4
28Frode AronssonDefender
15Simon HedlundDefender6.6
24Frederik IhlerAttacker6.6
1Tim ErlandssonGoalkeeper
12Theo SanderGoalkeeper
25Ari SigurpálssonAttacker
22Dion KrasniqiAttacker

Unavailable players

Per FrickBroken ankle

Statistics

Malmö FFIF Elfsborg

Key statistics

61%Possession39%

10Total Shots9

1Shots On Target4

2Big Chances Created1

5Corners3

18Fouls9

4Yellow Cards1

1Red Cards0

0Offsides5

2Goalkeeper Saves0

515Passes Completed324

All statistics

99Attacks58

3Shots Off Target4

6Shots Blocked1

1Hit Woodwork0

8Free Kicks18

8Shots Inside The Box6

587Total Passes388

2Shots Outside The Box3

1Big Chances Missed0

7/25 (28%)Crosses Completed3/9 (33%)

234Passes Own Half223

378Passes Opposition Half174

24/37 (65%)Long Passes Completed19/44 (43%)

24Throw-Ins10

7Key Passes7

161Passes Into Final Third69

109Backward Passes64

6Goal Kicks10

9Interceptions16

7/11 (64%)Tackles Won11/16 (69%)

12Clearances27

35Duels Won42

9/14 (64%)Aerial Duels Won5/14 (36%)

26/63 (41%)Ground Duels Won37/63 (59%)

8Was Fouled18

7/16 (44%)Successful Dribbles3/11 (27%)

9Was Dribbled Past8

3Final Third Possession Won2

127Possession Lost106

5Substitutions5

Previous meetings

7 Malmö FF3 draws4 IF Elfsborg

Match information

Competition: Allsvenskan
Round: Round 14
Kick-off: Sun, 26 Jul 2026
Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Capacity: 24,148
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson