- Orgryte IS has lost four consecutive matches and has failed to win any of their four home league games this term (D2, L2).
- IF Elfsborg is unbeaten in their last five league games (W1, D4).
- IF Elfsborg won the last meeting between the sides 3-1 at home in Svenska Cupen 2024/2025.
Blue and Gold have been under the weather
Orgryte IS is in deep trouble and the home team will face a difficult test of their endurance against an Elfsborg side that they have split their last two meetings with when the two sides collide in Gothenburg on Friday. The Blue and Gold have taken just one point from their last five Allsvenskan games and are in danger of losing their place in Sweden’s top tier before they have had a chance to enjoy life as a premier league club.
It has been a difficult first season back in the top flight for Orgryte IS since 2009 and Andreas Holmberg’s side has found it difficult to adapt to the demands of the Allsvenskan. This Orgryte IS vs IF Elfsborg prediction highlights that the home side is averaging 1.25 goals per game at Gamla Ullevi, where they have also conceded 1.75 per outing.
Holmberg has set up his side with three central defenders and some high-energy wing-backs who he has asked to defend deep and counterattack when they win the ball back. There’s little doubt that they have been compact and difficult to get the better of at times, but they are lacking a reliable goalscorer and have been found out by the stronger teams in the division.
Elfsborg still in contention at the top of the table
Anton Andreasson is their current top scorer with just two goals in nine league appearances, and Tobias Sana has been the creative engine with four assists in nine. Elfsborg, who currently occupy fourth spot with 17 points from ten games, will fancy their chances of taking all three points against the division’s bottom side.
Our Orgryte IS vs IF Elfsborg betting tips suggest that the Yellows are in great form, unbeaten in their last five, but have struggled to get over the line recently with three straight draws, two of them coming in 1-1 draws against Mjaellby and Haecken. Hamberg has implemented a more fluid 4-3-3 system that has seen his team progress the ball better and create chances, while their movement off the ball has improved the quality of their attacks.
Elfsborg’s midfield has done a better job of controlling the game’s rhythm and they have been more effective at creating overloads wide of the centre, although their inability to close out games has cost them three points on several occasions. Leo Oestman has been their hot finisher recently, scoring four goals in ten league matches and four of Elfsborg’s last six overall.
Elfsborg to edge a close one
The price for an away win looks a little short, but this Orgryte IS vs IF Elfsborg prediction is that the odds of 1.79 are justified because Elfsborg are a better side than Orgryte IS and are more used to operating at this level. But we like our chances of landing a winning score selection because this is a fixture that has tended to go to the winner, with no draws in the last two.
The visitors have one win, two draws and one defeat from their four away league matches this season and should fancy their chances of getting at least a point at Gamla Ullevi. The Orgryte IS vs IF Elfsborg preview also notes that Orgryte IS has lost their last four games, including 2-0 to Sirius and 2-3 to IFK Goeteborg and most recently 2-0 to Halmstads BK, so they may not have the confidence to pull off an upset here.
