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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 Curaçao 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Germany and Sweden has kicked off!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Germany and Sweden are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Germany must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Sweden come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' It looks surprising Germany does not make any changes. Timo Werner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' The Germany bench stirs into life. Sebastian Rudy is withdrawn and Ilkay Gundogan gets his opportunity.
  • 32' A stunning finish from Ola Toivonen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Germany in their trying to find a way past Sweden's compact .
  • 46' A tactical swap from Germany — Mario Gomez on, Julian Draxler off on 46 minutes.
  • 48' Marco Reus is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 52' Albin Ekdal has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' Germany is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 67' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 71' Jerome Boateng is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Viktor Claesson as he leaves the pitch. Jimmy Durmaz steps in for Sweden.
  • 78' Another change for Sweden made on 78 minute. Ola Toivonen leaves to be changed by John Guidetti.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Jerome Boateng.
  • 87' The Germany bench stirs into life. Jonas Hector is withdrawn and Julian Brandt gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Sensational shot from Toni Kroos. Germany is back in the lead.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sebastian Larsson.
  • 90' Sweden manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Thelin is hanging Markus Berg on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 2-1.

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.