Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 Republic of 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Albin Ekdal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The travelling Sweden supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Germany is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for John Guidetti suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Sweden is showing some good football. However, Sweden are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' The Germany manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Rudy departs to be replaced by Ilkay Gundogan.
  • 32' Sweden is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ola Toivonen on 32.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sweden that had 105 games and scored 15 goals.
  • 42' Victor Nilsson-Lindelof needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Another change for Germany made on 46 minute. Julian Draxler leaves to be changed by Mario Gomez.
  • 48' Goal! Marco Reus scores his 96 goal in 521 matches.
  • 52' Albin Ekdal is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' Germany 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.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Jerome Boateng. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 74' Jimmy Durmaz is replacing Viktor Claesson for the Sweden side.
  • 78' Another change for Sweden made on 78 minute. Ola Toivonen leaves to be changed by John Guidetti.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Red card for Jerome Boateng.
  • 87' Julian Brandt is replacing Jonas Hector for the Germany side.
  • 90' Goal! Toni Kroos scores his 19 goal in 545 matches.
  • 90' The referee shows Sweden player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for Sweden to replace Markus Berg by Isaac Thelin on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Germany players.

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.