Halmstad vs Elfsborg

25 May 2025 · Allsvenskan · 2025 · Referee Oscar Johnson

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

Buhari Ibrahim 31’ (og)

Simon Hedlund 18’ (pen)
Frederik Ihler 21’
Bleon Kurtulus 48’ (og)
Taylor Silverholt 71’

Match summary

Elfsborg won comfortably, 4-1 away at Halmstad. Elfsborg led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Simon Hedlund put Elfsborg ahead from the penalty spot in the 18th minute, Frederik Ihler made it 0-2 in the 21st minute, and Ibrahim's own goal pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 31st minute. In the second half, Kurtulus's own goal made it 1-3 from a corner in the 48th minute and Taylor Silverholt made it 1-4 in the 71st minute.

The chances backed that up: Elfsborg created 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Halmstad's 1.49 from 12.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%

12 Shots 13

1 Shots on target 5

3 Corners 3

504 Passes 423

79.2% Pass accuracy 79.4%

19 Tackles 20

16 Fouls 8

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 7

Key events

Halmstad Elfsborg

Kick-off

17’

Simon HedlundShot on target

18’

Simon HedlundPenalty

0-1

21’

Frederik IhlerRight foot shot

0-2

Naeem Mohammed

24’

Buhari IbrahimOwn goal

1-2

31’

Half-time1-2

48’

Bleon KurtulusOwn goal

1-3

Second half underway

59’

Gottfrid RappLeo Östman

59’

Taylor SilverholtAri Sigurpálsson

62’

Besfort ZeneliShot on target

Gísli EyjólfssonLudvig Arvidsson

66’

Blair TurgottNaeem Mohammed

66’

71’

Taylor SilverholtRight foot shot

1-4

Paweł ChrupałłaGustav Friberg

75’

Mans AnderssonJoel Allansson

75’

Julius MagnussonFrederik Ihler

75’

Frode AronssonNiklas Hult

Villiam GranathShot on target

78’

80’

Altti HellemaaBesfort Zeneli

Malte PerssonYannick Agnero

86’

88’

Frode Aronsson

Full-time1-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Halmstad 1.49 xGElfsborg 2.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Elfsborg attacking Halmstad attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Halmstad 3-4-3 Starting XI

Elfsborg 3-4-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Tim Erlandsson	90′	2	4	27	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Bleon Kurtulus	90′	4	–	–	7	2	74	1	–	–	–
Filip Schyberg	90′	1	3	–	7	6	66	1	–	–	–
Marcus Olsson	90′	2	1	–	4	2	76	2	–	–	–
Gustav Friberg Taken off	75′	2	1	–	5	2	28	2	–	–	–
Paweł Chrupałła Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	1	–	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Villiam Granath	90′	–	–	33	2	–	1	1	9	1	1	–
Joel Allansson Taken off	75′	–	–	45	1	–	2	2	2	2	–	–
Aleksander Nilsson	90′	–	–	54	–	–	4	–	6	2	1	–
Ludvig Arvidsson Taken off	66′	–	–	24	2	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
Gísli Eyjólfsson Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	21	2	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Mans Andersson Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Naeem Mohammed Taken off	66′	–	–	1	–	0.04	–	–	3	1	11	–
Yannick Agnero Taken off	86′	–	–	2	–	0.47	–	–	4	–	14	–
Blair Turgott Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	2	–	0.30	–	–	1	–	11	–
Malte Persson Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Simon Eriksson	90′	1	1	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Sebastian Holmén	90′	3	3	–	5	1	42	–	–	–	–
Buhari Ibrahim	90′	1	3	–	1	–	37	–	–	–	–
Rasmus Wikström	90′	5	2	–	14	7	39	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Simon Hedlund	90′	1	–	32	–	–	–	2	2	–	1	–
Besfort Zeneli Taken off	80′	–	–	72	1	–	3	–	10	–	3	–
Simon Olsson	90′	–	–	64	–	–	1	–	9	2	1	–
Niklas Hult Taken off	75′	–	–	39	–	–	3	2	4	–	–	–
Frode Aronsson Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	5	1	–	–	1	–	2	–	–
Julius Magnusson Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	12	–	–	–	1	3	–	2	–
Altti Hellemaa Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	12	1	–	–	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards5 players


Leo Östman Taken off	59′	–	1	1	–	0.05	–	2	4	2	9	–
Frederik Ihler Taken off	75′	1	1	1	1	0.12	–	2	1	1	10	–
Ari Sigurpálsson Taken off	59′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	6	1	15	–
Gottfrid Rapp Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	1	–	0.02	–	–	–	–	9	–
Taylor Silverholt Came on as a substitute	31′	1	–	1	1	0.13	–	–	1	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Halmstad D W W L L

Elfsborg L W W W W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Halmstad 0-1 Elfsborg, 15 Sep 24 Next meeting: Elfsborg 1-2 Halmstad, 24 Aug 25 All Halmstad vs Elfsborg meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.