Season so far

UEFA Europa League

Key, AZ v Elfsborg
League position, AZ 1st, Elfsborg 9thTotal points, AZ 0, Elfsborg 0

Form guide

All competitions

AZ won
v PEC Zwolle
1
2
Eredivisie
Elfsborg draw
v Hammarby
0
0
Allsvenskan
AZ won
v Heerenveen
9
1
Eredivisie
Elfsborg draw
v Norrköping
2
2
Allsvenskan
AZ won
v RKC Waalwijk
0
3
Eredivisie
Elfsborg won
v Halmstad
0
1
Allsvenskan
AZ draw
v Groningen
0
0
Eredivisie
Elfsborg draw
v Brommapojkarna
3
3
Allsvenskan
AZ won
v NEC
1
0
Eredivisie
Elfsborg lose
v Molde
0
1
UEFA Europa League

Match Facts

  • This is the first ever meeting between AZ and Elfsborg, and indeed the Swedish side’s first season of major European competition since 2013-14 edition of the UEFA Europa League.

  • AZ have lost just one of their six previous games against Swedish sides in all competitions, and are unbeaten in their last four such games (W2 D2).

  • AZ have won only two of their last 10 games in the UEFA Europa League (D4 L4), with both victories coming in the group stages in 2020-21 against Napoli (1-0) and HNK Rijeka (4-0).

  • Elfsborg won only one of their six group games in their previous season in the UEFA Europa League in 2013-14 (D1 L4), beating Standard Liège 3-1 in their final such game.

  • Only Janis Ikaunieks (7) was involved in more goals during qualifying for the UEFA Europa League than Elfsborg’s Michael Baidoo (6 – 3 goals, 3 assists).