AIK vs IF Elfsborg
Match details. Allsvenskan, Regular Season - 26. Kick-off is Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 Lagos time. It is played at Strawberry Arena, Solna. The referee is Sars Joakim.
What's at stake. AIK are 8th on 37 points after 25 games, level on points with Malmo FF, level on points with IFK Goteborg. A win would take them above Malmo FF. IF Elfsborg are 5th on 42 points after 25 games, 3 points behind BK Hacken, 4 points clear of Vasteras SK FK. A win would take them level on points with BK Hacken.
Team news. AIK are without D. Besirovic (thigh injury), I. Cisse (ankle injury), K. Filling (knee injury), A. Helm (knee injury), S. Papagiannopoulos (knee injury), A. Redkin (knee injury). K. Filling is their main creator. IF Elfsborg are without V. Elfstrom (inactive), L. Hagg (inactive), V. Elfstrom (inactive), L. Hagg (inactive).
Form. AIK have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D L L D. In this competition AIK have gone W D L L D L. IF Elfsborg have won six, drawn three and lost one of their last ten, 2.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D W W W. In this competition IF Elfsborg have gone D D W W W L.
The numbers. AIK score 2.4 and concede three a game in their last five at home, with no clean sheets. AIK average 15.6 shots (5.5 on target), 4.5 corners and 1.4 cards a game, with 57% of the ball. IF Elfsborg score 1.4 and concede 1.2 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. IF Elfsborg average 13.4 shots (4.2 on target), 6.4 corners and 1.2 cards a game, with 50% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last nine meetings AIK have won three, drawn two and lost four. Six of the nine went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, AIK won three and one was drawn. The last time they met, on 3 May 2026, it finished AIK 1-1 IF Elfsborg: AIK had 12 shots to 11, 62% of the ball, one yellow card.
The case against. AIK's record still gives them 29% to win.
The read. IF Elfsborg or the draw. An open game. IF Elfsborg are the stronger side on form and the table. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 68%. Six of the last nine meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.23, 77% on the records (AIK: over 1.5 goals in 5 of 5 at home; IF Elfsborg: over 1.5 goals in 4 of 5 away). Backup: IF Elfsborg win or both teams score at 1.15. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: IF Elfsborg 1UP (the signs point different ways); Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); IF Elfsborg or draw and over 1.5 goals (the signs point different ways). Predicted score: AIK 1-2 IF Elfsborg (8% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).