IF Elfsborg vs IFK Varnamo

IF Elfsborg

2 - 2

IFK Varnamo

🕒 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Borås Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Oscar Johnson 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

IF Elfsborg 8 · IFK Varnamo 16

Referee Stats

Oscar Johnson

18 matches · 4.83 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.83
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	61%
Home wins	22%
Draws	28%
Away wins	50%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
IF Elfsborg outshot their opponent (22-11).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

IF Elfsborg (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-5

Goals For / Against

33 / 27

Avg: 2.20 / 1.80

Points

Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

IFK Varnamo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-12

Goals For / Against

19 / 38

Avg: 1.27 / 2.53

Points

Avg: 0.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Allsvenskan fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.60

PPG

0.33

2.20

1.27

1.80

2.53

73%

O2.5

60%

BTTS

67%

40%

Score 1st

27%

League-position context

IF Elfsborg rank8th

IFK Varnamo rank16th

IF Elfsborg points40

IFK Varnamo points16

IF Elfsborg: #8 · 40 pts · GD -6

22 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

IFK Varnamo: #16 · 16 pts · GD -33

46 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts from safety.

24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

IF Elfsborg last 5 home

L W L D L

Points4/15

Weighted index31

Goals9-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

IFK Varnamo last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals11-18

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

IF Elfsborg trend breakdown

Over 2.573%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.593%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 27%

IFK Varnamo trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

IF Elfsborg score at home80%

IF Elfsborg clean sheet at home20%

IFK Varnamo score away67%

IFK Varnamo clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

IF Elfsborg score first40%

IF Elfsborg win after scoring first83%

IFK Varnamo score first27%

IFK Varnamo win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: IF Elfsborg 44% · IFK Varnamo 18%

Avg first goal minute: IF Elfsborg 24.0' · IFK Varnamo 18.8'

Vs league average

IF Elfsborg score at home2.20 vs 1.48

IF Elfsborg concede at home1.80 vs 1.37

IFK Varnamo score away1.27 vs 1.37

IFK Varnamo concede away2.53 vs 1.48

IF Elfsborg score 49% above league average, while IFK Varnamo score 8% below league average.

Defensive side: IF Elfsborg are 31% above league average at home, and IFK Varnamo are 72% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.75 goals on average across the last 4.

IF Elfsborg goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 6

46-60 6

31-45 5

61-75 4

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

16-30 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 2

IFK Varnamo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

16-30 5

46-60 4

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

31-45 8

46-60 8

0-15 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

462

405

Passes Accurate

383

322

Passes %

83%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25' ↑↓

↑↓

25' ⇄ S. Thern

1st substitution · For: Antonio Kujundzic

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Ãstman

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Zeneli

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Alsalkhadi

2nd substitution · For: A. Zeljkovic

49' ↑↓

↑↓

49' ⇄ A. Zeneli

1st substitution · For: A. Sigurpálsson

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Meriluoto

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Shamoun

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ L. Ãstman

2nd substitution · For: P. Frick

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ T. Silverholt

3rd substitution · For: F. Ihler

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

O. Liimatta

Normal Goal

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

P. Frick

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Zeneli

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ N. Shamoun

3rd substitution · For: P. Cibicki

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Rapp

4th substitution · For: V. Larsson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ O. Liimatta

5th substitution · For: H. Andersson

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Wenderson

4th substitution · For: J. Magnússon

89'

89' S. Holmén

IF Elfsborg vs IFK Varnamo 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

IF Elfsborg drew 2-2 with IFK Varnamo on Monday, 11 August 2025 in Allsvenskan. The match was refereed by Oscar Johnson. It was played at Borås Arena.

First half: IFK Varnamo made their 1st substitution at 25', with S. Thern replacing Antonio Kujundzic. IF Elfsborg took the lead at 45' when L. Ãstman scored, with the assist credited to A. Zeneli, making the score 1-0.

Second half: IFK Varnamo made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Alsalkhadi replacing A. Zeljkovic. IF Elfsborg made their 1st substitution at 49', with A. Zeneli replacing A. Sigurpálsson. IFK Varnamo leveled the score at 62' when K. Meriluoto scored, with the assist credited to N. Shamoun, making the score 1-1. IF Elfsborg made their 2nd substitution at 65', with L. Ãstman replacing P. Frick. IF Elfsborg made their 3rd substitution at 65', with T. Silverholt replacing F. Ihler. IFK Varnamo took the lead at 72' when O. Liimatta scored, making the score 1-2. IF Elfsborg leveled the score at 77' when P. Frick scored, with the assist credited to B. Zeneli, making the score 2-2. IFK Varnamo made their 3rd substitution at 78', with N. Shamoun replacing P. Cibicki. IFK Varnamo made their 4th substitution at 81', with J. Rapp replacing V. Larsson. IFK Varnamo made their 5th substitution at 82', with O. Liimatta replacing H. Andersson. IF Elfsborg made their 4th substitution at 88', with Wenderson replacing J. Magnússon. S. Holmén received a yellow card for IF Elfsborg at 89'.

IF Elfsborg used 4 substitutions while IFK Varnamo used 5 substitutions. IF Elfsborg got 1 yellow card.