Elfsborg vs Häcken: 1-1 Draw Continues Allsvenskan's Stalemate Trend
Marcus Vale ·
Elfsborg and Häcken shared the spoils at Borås Arena on 25 May, playing out a 1-1 draw that felt entirely in keeping with the character both sides have shown throughout the 2025 Allsvenskan campaign. Neither team could find a winner, and the result leaves Elfsborg third and Häcken fourth in the table, both on 17 points, though Häcken have played one game fewer.
Where Elfsborg Stand
Elfsborg came into this fixture in a run of form that told a story of persistent inconsistency. Their last five games across all contexts read D-D-D-W-D, a sequence that has yielded just one win from five outings. At home, they have been marginally more productive, picking up two wins and three draws from their last five on their own patch, but a momentum slope of -0.4 in that home context points to a side that has been drifting rather than building. Over the last ten games in all competitions, Elfsborg have managed four wins, five draws and a single defeat, which is a decent enough record on paper, yet their goals-for tally of 14 across those matches underlines a side that too often settles for a point rather than pressing for three.
Their overall BTTS rate of 80 per cent across the last five games is a notable number, and it held true again here. Elfsborg have been leaking goals with a frequency that keeps opponents involved in matches, and their clean sheet percentage of just 20 per cent in the same window reflects a defence that has not been watertight. The over 2.5 goals rate of zero across their last five overall games is perhaps the more striking figure, suggesting that while both teams tend to score, the matches themselves rarely turn into high-scoring affairs.
Häcken Remain Unbeaten But Draw-Heavy
Häcken arrived in Borås without a defeat in their last ten games in all competitions, an impressive run of four wins and five draws. Their form string of D-W-W-D-D-D-W-W-D across that stretch shows a team that has proved difficult to beat, yet one that has also struggled to convert good positions into victories with any regularity. Their BTTS rate of 77.78 per cent over the last ten games is consistent with a team that contributes to open, competitive matches, and their goals tally of 17 in that window is marginally better than Elfsborg's across a comparable period.
As a visiting side, Häcken have been particularly reliable. Their last five away games produced two wins and three draws, with no defeats, a goals-for of eight and only five conceded. A clean sheet percentage of 40 per cent on the road is an encouraging sign for a team pushing for European qualification, and their away momentum slope of -0.2 is modest rather than alarming. The overall momentum reading of 0.0 across the last ten games suggests a team that is broadly stable, neither surging nor falling away.
The Table and the Title Race
This draw means Elfsborg sit third with 17 points from ten games, level on points with second-placed side and Häcken in fourth, who have played only nine. The leader at the summit has been in extraordinary form, winning eight of their nine matches and accumulating 25 points, a gap that is already sizeable. For Elfsborg and Häcken, the realistic ambition is to consolidate within the top four and push for European football, but the draw-heavy tendencies of both sides will need addressing if either club is to mount a sustained challenge for the title itself.
Elfsborg's goal difference of plus five compares modestly with the league leader's plus fourteen, and their 14 goals scored in ten games represents a rate of 1.4 per match. Häcken's return of 17 goals in nine games, a rate of around 1.89 per match, makes them the more potent attacking force of the two, which perhaps explains the pre-match expectation that they might nick something away from home.
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Looking Ahead
With both clubs unbeaten or near-unbeaten in recent weeks, the mid-table congestion below them and the growing points gap to the top of the Allsvenskan, the pressure to turn draws into wins will only increase as the summer months arrive. Elfsborg's home form is a platform to build from, but their scoring rate and defensive solidity both need improvement if they are to consistently threaten the top two. Häcken, for their part, travel well and score freely, but their tendency to draw matches rather than win them could prove costly over the course of a long season.