IFK Norrkoping vs IF Elfsborg

IFK Norrkoping

2 - 1

IF Elfsborg

🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:30 Europe/London 📍 PlatinumCars Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Erik Mattsson 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

IFK Norrkoping 14 · IF Elfsborg 8

Referee Stats

Erik Mattsson

8 matches · 3.38 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.38
Reds avg	0.38
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	50%
Draws	13%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-19).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

IFK Norrkoping (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 28

Avg: 1.25 / 1.75

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

IF Elfsborg (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-1-9

Goals For / Against

12 / 24

Avg: 0.80 / 1.60

Points

Avg: 1.07

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

1.06

PPG

1.07

1.25

0.80

1.75

1.60

67%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

33%

40%

Score 1st

27%

League-position context

IFK Norrkoping rank14th

IF Elfsborg rank8th

IFK Norrkoping points29

IF Elfsborg points40

IFK Norrkoping: #14 · 29 pts · GD -17

33 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

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.

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

IFK Norrkoping last 5 home

L L W L W

Points6/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-10

Record2-0-3

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.

IF Elfsborg last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals0-14

Record0-0-5

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 Norrkoping trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 7%

IF Elfsborg trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

IFK Norrkoping score at home60%

IFK Norrkoping clean sheet at home7%

IF Elfsborg score away47%

IF Elfsborg clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

IFK Norrkoping score first40%

IFK Norrkoping win after scoring first83%

IF Elfsborg score first27%

IF Elfsborg win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: IFK Norrkoping 11% · IF Elfsborg 10%

Avg first goal minute: IFK Norrkoping 28.5' · IF Elfsborg 49.3'

Vs league average

IFK Norrkoping score at home1.25 vs 1.48

IFK Norrkoping concede at home1.75 vs 1.37

IF Elfsborg score away0.80 vs 1.37

IF Elfsborg concede away1.60 vs 1.48

IFK Norrkoping score 15% below league average, while IF Elfsborg score 42% below league average.

Defensive side: IFK Norrkoping are 28% above league average at home, and IF Elfsborg are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

IFK Norrkoping goal timing (home)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 0

IF Elfsborg goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

46-60 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

365

401

Passes Accurate

284

326

Passes %

78%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Moberg Karlsson

Normal Goal

27'

27' I. Lushaku

27'

27' Wenderson

32'

32' T. Yegbe

53'

53' R. Wikström

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ F. Ihler

1st substitution · For: G. Rapp

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ S. Holmén

2nd substitution · For: Frode Aronsson

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ L. Ãstman

3rd substitution · For: P. Frick

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Sigurpálsson

Normal Goal

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ I. Lushaku

1st substitution · For: A. Fransson

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Traustason

Penalty

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Moberg Karlsson

2nd substitution · For: Å. Andersson

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Sigurpálsson

4th substitution · For: A. Hellemaa

88'

88' S. Hedlund

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Í. Sigurgeirsson

3rd substitution · For: Y. Kalley

IFK Norrkoping vs IF Elfsborg 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

IFK Norrkoping beat IF Elfsborg 2-1 on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in Allsvenskan. The match was refereed by Erik Mattsson. It was played at PlatinumCars Arena.

First half: IFK Norrkoping took the lead at 18' when D. Moberg Karlsson scored, making the score 1-0. I. Lushaku received a yellow card for IFK Norrkoping at 27'. Wenderson received a yellow card for IF Elfsborg at 27'. T. Yegbe received a yellow card for IF Elfsborg at 32'.

Second half: R. Wikström received a yellow card for IF Elfsborg at 53'. IF Elfsborg made their 1st substitution at 56', with F. Ihler replacing G. Rapp. IF Elfsborg made their 2nd substitution at 56', with S. Holmén replacing Frode Aronsson. IF Elfsborg made their 3rd substitution at 62', with L. Ãstman replacing P. Frick. IF Elfsborg leveled the score at 68' when A. Sigurpálsson scored, making the score 1-1. IFK Norrkoping made their 1st substitution at 71', with I. Lushaku replacing A. Fransson. IFK Norrkoping took the lead at 78' when A. Traustason scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. IFK Norrkoping made their 2nd substitution at 81', with D. Moberg Karlsson replacing Å. Andersson. IF Elfsborg made their 4th substitution at 81', with A. Sigurpálsson replacing A. Hellemaa. S. Hedlund received a yellow card for IF Elfsborg at 88'. IFK Norrkoping made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with Í. Sigurgeirsson replacing Y. Kalley.

IFK Norrkoping used 3 substitutions while IF Elfsborg used 4 substitutions. IFK Norrkoping got 1 yellow card, while IF Elfsborg got 4 yellow cards.