CORNERFLICK
IF Elfsborg vs Halmstad 4-0
- Momoh Ibrahim Kamara3'
- Leo Hakan Ostman61'
- Leo Hakan Ostman78'
- Pascal Gregor (OG)41'
- Kick-off
- Mon, 12 Oct 2026 · 17:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Borås Arena, Boras
- Referee
- Fredrik Klitte
Match timeline
- 87’Substitution
IF ElfsborgJonathan Esenga ONNiklas Hult OFF - 82’Substitution
HalmstadMalte Persson ONRocco Ascone OFF - 82’SubstitutionHalmstadNiilo Mäenpää ONTom Trybull OFF
- 78’Goal!IF ElfsborgLeo Hakan OstmanAssist: Alexander Jensen3 – 1
- 77’SubstitutionHalmstadOliver Kapsimalis ONRami Kaib OFF
- 77’SubstitutionIF ElfsborgSimon Olsson ONJulius Beck OFF
- 69’SubstitutionIF ElfsborgOssian nordvall ONAri Sigurpalsson OFF
- 69’SubstitutionIF ElfsborgSimon Hedlund ONArbër Zeneli OFF
Show 7 earlier events
- 69’SubstitutionIF ElfsborgSebastian Holmen ONRasmus Wikström OFF
- 61’Goal!IF ElfsborgLeo Hakan OstmanAssist: Niklas Hult2 – 1
- 56’Yellow cardHalmstadGabriel Wallentin
- 45’SubstitutionHalmstadMarvin Illary ONOmar Faraj OFF
- 45’SubstitutionHalmstadAjdin Zeljkovic ONLudvig Arvidsson OFF
- 41’Own goalIF ElfsborgPascal Gregor1 – 1
- 3’Goal!IF ElfsborgMomoh Ibrahim KamaraAssist: Leo Hakan Ostman1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
IF ElfsborgHalmstad- 56%Possession44%
- 17Shots9
- 3.26xG0.29
- 7Shots on Target2
- 8Corners4
- 9Fouls7
- 1Offsides0
- 2Saves4
- 595Passes469
- 0Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
IF Elfsborg4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 31Pettersson
- 16Jensen
- 6Wikström
- 4Isherwood
- 23Hult
- 18Magnússon
- 25Sigurpálsson
- 29Kamara
- 19Beck
- 9Zeneli
- 21Ãstman
Substitutions
- 69’↑5 O. Nordvall↓25 A. Sigurpálsson
- 69’↑15 S. Hedlund↓9 A. Zeneli
- 69’↑8 S. Holmén↓6 R. Wikström
- 77’↑10 S. Olsson↓19 J. Beck
- 87’↑3 J. Esenga↓23 N. Hult
Unused substitutes 2 Viggo Elfstrom, 22 D. Krasniqi, 12 T. Sander, 11 T. Silverholt
Coach Björn Hamberg
Halmstad4 - 4 - 2
- 1Rönning
- 17Boman
- 5Gregor
- 3Wallentin
- 24Kaib
- 28Trybull
- 6Allansson
- 27Ascone
- 14Carneil
- 11Arvidsson
- 9Faraj
Substitutions
- 45’↑19 M. Illary↓9 O. Faraj
- 45’↑23 A. Zeljkovic↓11 L. Arvidsson
- 77’↑22 Oliver Kapsimalis↓24 R. Kaib
- 82’↑18 Malte Persson↓27 R. Ascone
- 82’↑8 N. Mäenpää↓28 T. Trybull
Unused substitutes 25 A. Damnjanovic Nilsson, 16 E. Tõugjas, 35 A. Wihed, 4 F. Schyberg
Coach S. Baxter
Match facts
- Competition
- Allsvenskan
- Round
- Matchday 23
- Date
- Mon, 12 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 17:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Borås Arena, Boras
- Referee
- Fredrik Klitte
- IF Elfsborg coach
- Björn Hamberg
- Halmstad coach
- S. Baxter
League table
Allsvenskan
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hammarby FF | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | +37 | 58 |
| 2 |  Sirius | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | +24 | 58 |
| 3 |  Djurgardens IF | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | +30 | 52 |
| 4 |  BK Hacken | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | +18 | 49 |
| 5 |  IF Elfsborg | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | +11 | 46 |
| 16 |  Halmstad | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -33 | 17 |
Player ratings
- 1
L. Ãstman9.8 - 2
A. Jensen8.0 - 3
T. Isherwood8.0 - 4
M. Kamara7.9 - 5
N. Hult7.6 - 6
R. Wikström7.5 - 7
I. Pettersson7.3 - 8
J. Beck7.2 - 9
J. Magnússon7.2 - 10
J. Esenga7.1 - 11
S. Hedlund7.0 - 12
S. Holmén7.0 - 13
A. Zeneli6.9 - 14
O. Nordvall6.8 - 15
S. Olsson6.8 - 16
A. Sigurpálsson6.7 - 17Viggo Elfstrom0.0
- 18
D. Krasniqi0.0 - 19
T. Sander0.0 - 20
T. Silverholt0.0
- 1
A. Zeljkovic6.9 - 2
T. Rönning6.7 - 3
T. Trybull6.6 - 4
Oliver Kapsimalis6.5 - 5
Malte Persson6.5 - 6
M. Illary6.4 - 7
R. Kaib6.3 - 8
R. Ascone6.3 - 9
O. Faraj6.2 - 10
H. Carneil6.1 - 11
G. Wallentin6.0 - 12
J. Allansson6.0 - 13
L. Arvidsson5.9 - 14
N. Mäenpää5.8 - 15
A. Boman5.3 - 16
P. Gregor5.1 - 17
A. Damnjanovic Nilsson0.0 - 18
F. Schyberg0.0 - 19
E. Tõugjas0.0 - 20
A. Wihed0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
L. Ãstman
IF Elfsborg
- 2
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
Rated 9.8, the best on the pitch — 2 goals and 1 assist in 90 minutes.
Head to head
14 goals4 goals
Last 5 meetings
- 2026AllsvenskanIF Elfsborg1 - 1Halmstad
- 2025AllsvenskanIF Elfsborg1 - 2Halmstad
- 2025AllsvenskanIF Elfsborg4 - 1Halmstad
- 2024AllsvenskanIF Elfsborg1 - 0Halmstad
- 2024AllsvenskanIF Elfsborg2 - 0Halmstad
7 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
IF Elfsborg- W-D-L
- 3-1-1
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 0.8
Halmstad- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- IF ElfsborgResult0%
- Halmstad0%
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What happened
Match report
IF Elfsborg beat Halmstad 4-0 at Borås Arena after pulling clear in the second half. Leo Hakan Ostman scored twice, with Pascal Gregor's own goal leaving it 1-1 at the break before Elfsborg took control after the interval.
Momoh Ibrahim Kamara opened the scoring in the 3rd minute from Leo Hakan Ostman’s assist, making it 1-0. Halmstad levelled in the 41st minute when Pascal Gregor put through his own goal, and the sides went in at 1-1.
Elfsborg restored the lead on 61 minutes through Leo Hakan Ostman, who finished from Niklas Hult’s pass. The home side then made three changes on 69 minutes, sending on Ossian nordvall, Simon Hedlund and Sebastian Holmen, before Ostman scored his second of the match in the 78th minute from Alexander Jensen’s assist to make it 3-1. Halmstad made two changes on 82 minutes, and Elfsborg added another late switch when Jonathan Esenga came on for Niklas Hult on 87 minutes.
Elfsborg had 56% of the ball, 595 passes to Halmstad’s 469, and more of the attacking numbers as well, with 17 shots to 9, 7 on target to 2, 8 corners to 4 and an xG of 3.26 to 0.29. Halmstad’s goalkeeper made 4 saves, compared with 2 for Elfsborg.
Halmstad were booked once, with Gabriel Wallentin cautioned on 56 minutes. There were no red cards.
Match record
- Competition
- Allsvenskan
- Round
- Matchday 23
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Borås Arena, Boras
- Referee
- Fredrik Klitte
- Match ID
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15 events
- 3’Goal!IF ElfsborgMomoh Ibrahim KamaraAssist: Leo Hakan Ostman1 – 0
- 41’Own goalIF ElfsborgPascal Gregor1 – 1
- 45’SubstitutionHalmstadMarvin Illary ONOmar Faraj OFF
- 45’SubstitutionHalmstadAjdin Zeljkovic ONLudvig Arvidsson OFF
- 56’Yellow cardHalmstadGabriel Wallentin
- 61’Goal!IF ElfsborgLeo Hakan OstmanAssist: Niklas Hult2 – 1
- 69’SubstitutionIF ElfsborgOssian nordvall ONAri Sigurpalsson OFF
- 69’SubstitutionIF ElfsborgSimon Hedlund ONArbër Zeneli OFF
- 69’SubstitutionIF ElfsborgSebastian Holmen ONRasmus Wikström OFF
- 77’SubstitutionHalmstadOliver Kapsimalis ONRami Kaib OFF
- 77’SubstitutionIF ElfsborgSimon Olsson ONJulius Beck OFF
- 78’Goal!IF ElfsborgLeo Hakan OstmanAssist: Alexander Jensen3 – 1
- 82’SubstitutionHalmstadMalte Persson ONRocco Ascone OFF
- 82’SubstitutionHalmstadNiilo Mäenpää ONTom Trybull OFF
- 87’SubstitutionIF ElfsborgJonathan Esenga ONNiklas Hult OFF