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Germany vs Sweden, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Germany
2 – 1
Full Time
Sweden
Sat 23 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 52' Albin Ekdal
Jerome Boateng 71' Y
Jerome Boateng 82' R
Y 90' Sebastian Larsson

Overview

Match Preview

Germany vs Sweden — Worldcup .

  • Germany 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Sweden 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
  • Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Referee Toru Sagara
  • Referee Pawel Gil

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
Germany 3 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sweden
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-23 Germany 2–1 Sweden 2018-01-06 Sweden 1–0 Germany 2017-09-16 Germany 1–1 Sweden

Recent Form

Germany
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Sweden H 2–1 W
17 Jun Mexico H 0–1 L
05 May Ireland A 0–5 L
28 Apr Russia H 1–2 L
21 Apr Spain A 1–1 D
14 Apr England H 1–0 W
Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Germany A 1–2 L
18 Jun South Korea H 1–0 W
05 May Poland H 0–3 L
28 Apr Italy A 1–3 L
21 Apr Croatia H 4–1 W
14 Apr Portugal A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Germany Sweden
#17 Position #23
6 Points 4
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
10 Scored 7
4 Conceded 7
+6 GD +0
2.00 PPG 1.33
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Germany this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sweden this season

Germany are 17th (6 pts). Sweden are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Germany
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sweden
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Germany
Deniz Undav 3 G 2 A
Kai Havertz 3 G
Sweden
Yasin Ayari 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Germany and Sweden are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Ludwig Augustinsson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 108 appearances.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Germany needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Germany are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sweden's shape.
  • 31' Time for substitution for Germany. Sebastian Rudy is replaced by Ilkay Gundogan.
  • 32' Ola Toivonen adds to his 0 season tally! Sweden lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 37' Sweden come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 42' Robin Olsen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Germany. Julian Draxler is replaced by Mario Gomez.
  • 48' GOAL! Marco Reus fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 52' Poor challenge from Albin Ekdal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 57' Germany are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' Sweden seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sebastian Rudy is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Germany.
  • 71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jerome Boateng.
  • 74' Viktor Claesson makes way for Jimmy Durmaz at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sweden.
  • 78' John Guidetti gets the nod from Sweden. He replaces Ola Toivonen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Red card for Jerome Boateng.
  • 87' Germany ring the changes. Jonas Hector has done his job and it is now time for Julian Brandt to step up.
  • 90' Goal! Toni Kroos scores his 19 goal in 553 matches.
  • 90' Sebastian Larsson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Sweden — Isaac Thelin on, Markus Berg off on 90 minutes.
  • 2-1 the final result. Sweden will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Germany Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joachim Low

Sweden Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Janne Andersson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.66 Germany xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Sweden xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Germany67% Draw17% Sweden16%
Actual: Germany win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 5.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 74%
26%
± 4.5 57%
43%

Double Chance

Germany or Draw
84%
Draw or Sweden
33%
Germany or Sweden
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Germany58% Draw28% Sweden14%
Actual: Sweden win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7%
4 – 1
6.3%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
5.2%
4 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.8%
5 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
1 – 1
3.8%
5 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Germany

Handicap Germany covers Push Sweden covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 18% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 17% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 7% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Germany keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Sweden keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.