GAIS vs Elfsborg - prediction, team news, lineups

Elfsborg volition beryllium aiming to debar successive defeats erstwhile they question to Gamla Ullevi successful Gothenburg for Sunday's Allsvenskan clash with GAIS.

Despite making contrasting starts to the campaign, the 2 sides are present separated by conscionable 2 points successful the table, mounting the signifier for an intriguing encounter.

Match preview

GAIS finished 3rd successful the Swedish top-flight standings past season, 23 points down champions Mjallby, but it was capable to unafraid a spot successful the Conference League qualifiers.

Fredrik Holmberg's broadside endured a nightmare commencement to the 2026 campaign, failing to triumph immoderate of their opening 5 league matches portion losing 3 of them.

However, the Mackerels person shown wide signs of betterment successful caller weeks, climbing steadily up the array aft suffering conscionable 1 decision successful their past 9 outings.

Their awesome location signifier has been cardinal to that resurgence, with 3 wins and 2 draws from six league matches astatine Gamla Ullevi, scoring 10 goals portion conceding lone twice.

GAIS caput into this contention connected the backmost of a 1-1 gully with Brommapojkarna and are unbeaten successful their past 4 matches, including 2 friendlies.

Elfsborg burst retired of the blocks this season, winning 3 of their opening 4 league fixtures earlier suffering a 2-1 decision to Kalmar.

Since that setback, Di Gule person managed conscionable 1 triumph successful their past 7 matches, and Bjorn Hamberg volition beryllium anxious to spot his broadside rediscover greater consistency.

Elfsborg slipped to 4th successful the array aft suffering their archetypal location decision and 2nd league nonaccomplishment of the run against Hammarby past weekend.

The Boras-based outfit person struggled connected their travels this season, signaling conscionable 1 distant triumph portion scoring lone 7 goals connected the road.

Perhaps astir frustrating for Hamberg is the fig of points his broadside person dropped done draws, with six already this season, including 4 successful their past 5 league matches, 3 of which person finished 1-1.

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Team News

The location broadside volition erstwhile again beryllium without close winger Gustav Lundgren, who remains sidelined with an Achilles tendon rupture.

GAIS person conceded conscionable 12 goals successful 12 league matches, giving them the champion antiaircraft grounds successful the part truthful far.

Henry Sletsjoe was connected the scoresheet successful the erstwhile lucifer and is expected to clasp his spot successful the starting lineup.

Elfsborg volition beryllium without goalkeeper Theo Sander, who continues to retrieve from a genu injury.

Leo Ostman should pb the onslaught erstwhile again aft scoring 4 goals successful conscionable 5 league starts, portion besides covering an awesome 9.2km successful his astir caller outing.

Ari Sigurpalsson recovered the nett successful Elfsborg's 2-1 decision to Hammarby past clip out, but Arber Zeneli is inactive expected to support his spot connected the flank.

GAIS imaginable starting lineup:

Krasniqi; De Brienne, Agren, Cardaklija, Frej; Thorkelsson, Sletsjoe, Fagerjord; Niklasson, Salter, Andersson

Elfsborg imaginable starting lineup:

Pettersson; Wikstrom, Holmen, Isherwood, Hult; Magnusson, Olsson; Kamara, Beck, Zeneli; Ostman

We say: GAIS 1-1 Elfsborg

GAIS person enjoyed an upturn successful signifier and volition beryllium targeting a 3rd consecutive location victory, portion Elfsborg volition beryllium hopeless to bounce backmost and crook their caller tally of draws into wins.

There is small to abstracted the 2 sides astatine present, with neither squad scoring freely successful caller weeks. A intimately contested matter appears the astir apt outcome, and we are backing the points to beryllium shared.

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