Elfsborg and Mjallby return to action on Thursday when they go head-to-head in a friendly clash at the Orebacksvallen. Mjallby will head into the midweek clash looking to get one over Oscar Hiljemark’s men, having failed to win the last six meetings between the two teams since April 2022.
Elfsborg suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Hammarby in their Allsvenskan clash last time out courtesy of second-half goals from Simon Strand and Abdelrahman Boudah.
Before that, Hiljemark’s side were on a run of five consecutive victories in the league, scoring 15 goals and keeping three clean sheets in that time.
Elfsborg have picked up eight wins from their 12 Allsvenskan matches so far, while losing three and claiming one draw to collect 25 points and sit fourth in the league table.
Mjallby, on the other hand, maintained their fine run of results in the league as they picked up a 2-0 victory over Varnamo last time out.
Anders Torstensson’s men have won all but one of their last five games in the league, with a 1-1 draw against Norrkoping on May 26 being the exception.
Mjallby currently lead the way at the top of the Allsvenskan standings with 30 points from 13 games, and will be looking to keep the juggernaut rolling on Thursday.
Elfsborg and Mjallby find themselves in the upper echelons of the league table after a solid start to the campaign, and we anticipate a thrilling matchup at the Orebacksvallen.
That said, we predict Hiljemark’s men will extend their dominance over Mjallby and come away with the desired result.
Prediction: Elfsborg 2-1 Mjallby
Tip 1: Result - Elfsborg to win
Tip 2: First to score - Elfsborg (Hiljemark’s men have opened the scoring in four of their last five games against Mjallby)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - Yes (There have also been at least 11 corner kicks in six of their last seven meetings)