AIK Stockholm host IF Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan. Elfsborg go into this one sitting comfortably in the top half, while AIK have had a tougher time of it further down the table. Both sides have shown they can win and lose in fairly equal measure this season.
AIK's recent home form has wobbled, including a heavy defeat to Vasteras last month. Elfsborg have picked up wins in three of their last five outings. Recent head-to-head meetings have actually leaned AIK's way, which sits oddly against Elfsborg's tidier recent form.
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Recent form
Over their last 20 matches, Elfsborg have won eight, drawn seven and lost five, scoring 28 and conceding just 19. That's a tighter defensive record than AIK, who have won nine, drawn five and lost six in the same span but shipped 32 goals along the way.
AIK stockholm: 20 completed matches; IF elfsborg: 20 completed matches.
AIK stockholm
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 32
- Difference
- -1
IF elfsborg
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 28
- Conceded
- 19
- Difference
- +9
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | Halmstad | AIK Stockholm | 20.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Allsvenskan | AIK Stockholm | Mjallby AIF | 16.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Allsvenskan | AIK Stockholm | Vasteras SK FK | 12.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| Allsvenskan | Malmo FF | AIK Stockholm | 07.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Allsvenskan | AIK Stockholm | Hammarby FF | 30.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Svenska Cupen | Piteå | AIK Stockholm | 20.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Allsvenskan | Djurgardens IF | AIK Stockholm | 16.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Allsvenskan | Orgryte IS | AIK Stockholm | 08.08.2026 | 3-4 |
| Allsvenskan | AIK Stockholm | Orgryte IS | 02.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Allsvenskan | BK Hacken | AIK Stockholm | 27.07.2026 | 0-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | Djurgardens IF | IF Elfsborg | 20.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg | Kalmar FF | 13.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Brommapojkarna | IF Elfsborg | 06.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg | Degerfors IF | 29.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Allsvenskan | IFK Goteborg | IF Elfsborg | 23.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Svenska Cupen | Västra Frölunda | IF Elfsborg | 18.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg | Vasteras SK FK | 14.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Mjallby AIF | IF Elfsborg | 08.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Allsvenskan | Malmo FF | IF Elfsborg | 26.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg | Sirius | 19.07.2026 | 1-3 |
Zooming into the last month, AIK have lost two of their last three, including a home defeat to Vasteras. Elfsborg, by contrast, have won three of their last five, with wins over Kalmar and Degerfors either side of a narrow loss at Brommapojkarna.
Elfsborg's defence has looked more settled recently than AIK's.
Comparative Team Statistics: AIK stockholm vs IF elfsborg

Head-to-head record
These two have met plenty of times down the years, and the results have swung both ways. The most recent competitive meeting in May finished 1-1, but before that AIK had won three in a row against Elfsborg, including a 3-0 home win last November.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg | AIK Stockholm | 03.05.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | IF Elfsborg | AIK Stockholm | 21.03.2026 | 3-2 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg | AIK Stockholm | 02.11.2025 | 0-3 |
| Allsvenskan | AIK Stockholm | IF Elfsborg | 27.04.2025 | 2-0 |
| Allsvenskan | AIK Stockholm | IF Elfsborg | 27.10.2024 | 2-1 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg | AIK Stockholm | 15.05.2024 | 6-1 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg | AIK Stockholm | 23.10.2023 | 3-0 |
| Allsvenskan | AIK Stockholm | IF Elfsborg | 11.06.2023 | 1-2 |
| Allsvenskan | AIK Stockholm | IF Elfsborg | 06.11.2022 | 0-1 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg | AIK Stockholm | 10.07.2022 | 2-2 |
Go back further and Elfsborg have had big days too, including a 6-1 win in May 2024. It's a long history with no clear pattern, though the last few competitive meetings have favoured AIK.
Recent head-to-head results don't line up neatly with Elfsborg's better form this season.
League table context
Elfsborg sit fourth with 37 points from 22 games, while AIK are eighth on 33 points from the same number of matches. It's not a huge gap, four points and four places, but Elfsborg have generally been the more reliable side.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Djurgardens IF | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 47/21 | 41 |
| 4 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31/22 | 37 |
| 5 | BK Hacken | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 39/30 | 36 |
| 7 | Malmo FF | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37/33 | 33 |
| 8 | AIK Stockholm | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31/34 | 33 |
| 9 | IFK Goteborg | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31/41 | 32 |

Key players
AIK's main threat going forward is J. Hove, who has scored seven goals in 20 appearances this season, often fed by K. Filling's five assists from 17 games. For Elfsborg, L. Ãstman leads the way with six goals in 22 matches.
Neither side has a standout scoring record compared to the other, but AIK's numbers suggest a team that creates chances without always managing to keep the other end tight.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Papagiannopoulos | Sweden | 36 | Defender | 190 | 82 |
| K. Nordfeldt | Sweden | 37 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 85 |
| D. Beširović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | Midfielder | 179 | 75 |
| S. Hausner | Denmark | 26 | Defender | 188 | 78 |
| M. Thychosen | Denmark | 29 | Defender | 178 | 65 |
| B. Celina | Kosovo | 30 | Midfielder | 181 | 60 |
| H. Matthys | Belgium | 30 | Defender | 186 | 77 |
| M. Ellingsen | Norway | 31 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| J. Hove | Norway | 26 | Attacker | 177 | 72 |
| K. Joelsson | Sweden | 28 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 74 |
| D. Tomas | Finland | 29 | Defender | 193 cm | 91 kg |
| I. Cissé | Côte d'Ivoire | 27 | Defender | 188 | 84 |
| L. Bergquist | Sweden | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Mujanić | Sweden | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Á. Csongvai | Hungary | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| L. Assadi | Chile | 22 | Attacker | 172 | 69 |
| E. Edh | Norway | 24 | Defender | 181 | 71 |
| E. Flataker | Norway | 21 | Attacker | 182 | n/a |
| T. Ayari | Sweden | 21 | Attacker | 177 | 70 |
| F. Nissen | Sweden | 21 | Defender | 189 | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Hult | Sweden | 36 | Midfielder | 173 | 63 |
| S. Hedlund | Sweden | 33 | Midfielder | 173 | 70 |
| A. Zeneli | Kosovo | 31 | Attacker | 176 | 72 |
| J. Magnússon | Iceland | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Rohdén | Sweden | 35 | Midfielder | 182 | 76 |
| T. Silverholt | Sweden | 25 | Attacker | 180 | 70 |
| T. Erlandsson | Sweden | 29 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 91 |
| R. Wikström | Sweden | 25 | Defender | 189 | 73 |
| S. Olsson | Sweden | 29 | Midfielder | 185 | 81 |
| P. Frick | Sweden | 34 | Attacker | 182 | 81 |
| T. Isherwood | Sweden | 28 | Defender | 195 | 87 |
| I. Pettersson | Sweden | 29 | Goalkeeper | 181 | 84 |
| S. Holmén | Sweden | 34 | Defender | 188 | 77 |
| A. Sigurpálsson | Iceland | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Krasniqi | Kosovo | 23 | Attacker | 188 | 78 |
| A. Jensen | Denmark | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 78 |
| F. Ihler | Denmark | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| I. Buhari | Nigeria | 24 | Defender | 190 | 78 |
| T. Sander | Denmark | 21 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 82 |
| J. Beck | Denmark | 21 | Midfielder | 178 | 61 |
Putting the pieces together, this looks like a fixture without a clean angle. Elfsborg's recent form and defensive record are the more convincing story, but AIK's recent head-to-head success against them complicates any simple read on how this should go.
With no clear market lean to weigh against these mixed signals, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a view.
