Ireland vs Sweden, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Ireland vs Sweden — European Championship .
Match Details
- Referee Danilo Grujic
- Referee Matej Jug
- Referee Milorad Mazic
- Referee Milovan Ristic
- Referee Dalibor Durdevic
- Referee Nenad Djokic
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Ireland gets underway.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' The 43-year-old Jon Walters has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 20' Jeff Hendrick has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Ireland international Shane Long has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Ireland and Sweden are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 40' is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sweden tonight.
- 43' James McCarthy is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
- 45' The Sweden bench stirs into life. Mikael Lustig is withdrawn and Erik Berg gets his opportunity.
- 48' The deadlock is broken! Wes Hoolahan gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
- 53' It looks surprising Sweden does not make any changes. Andreas Granqvist has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 58' It is a cagey affair so far. Ireland in their trying to find a way past Sweden's compact .
- 59' The crowd applauds Markus Berg as he leaves the pitch. John Guidetti steps in for Sweden.
- 61' It’s a booking for Sweden player. Victor Nilsson-Lindelof gets a Yellow card.
- 64' The Republic of Ireland manager makes a substitution. Jon Walters departs to be replaced by James McClean.
- 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 71' Goal! Ciaran Clark scores his 12 goal in 344 matches.
- 76' Glenn Whelan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sweden so far.
- 77' Glenn Whelan is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
- 78' Republic of Ireland make a change. Wes Hoolahan trudges off to be replaced by Robbie Keane on 78 minutes.
- 83' Sweden is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 85' Another substitution for Republic of Ireland to replace James McCarthy by Aiden McGeady on 85 minute.
- 86' Fresh legs for Sweden! Albin Ekdal comes on to replace Oscar Lewicki.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Ireland Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 19
- 6
-
20
Wes Hoolahan ↓ Robbie Keane 78'
-
8
James McCarthy ↓ Aiden McGeady 85'
- 13
- 9
-
14
Jon Walters ↓ James McClean 64'
Bench
- 22
- 16
-
10
Robbie Keane ↑ 78'
- 17
- 5
- 21
- 18
- 1
-
11
James McClean ↑ 64'
- 12
-
7
Aiden McGeady ↑ 85'
- 15
Coach
Martin O'Neill
Sweden Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 14
- 6
-
18
Oscar Lewicki ↓ Albin Ekdal 86'
- 10
-
2
Mikael Lustig ↓ Erik Berg 45'
- 4
- 7
-
11
Markus Berg ↓ John Guidetti 59'
- 1
- 9
Bench
- 17
- 13
- 21
- 19
-
20
John Guidetti ↑ 59'
- 12
-
8
Albin Ekdal ↑ 86'
- 15
- 16
-
3
Erik Berg ↑ 45'
- 23
- 10
Coach
Erik Hamren
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Wes Hoolahan | 1 |
| Ciaran Clark | 1 |
| Wes Hoolahan | 1 |
| Ciaran Clark | 1 |
Head to Head
Ireland Form
Sweden Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17
Ireland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05
Sweden xG
I would bet for:
Ireland or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 2.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Ireland or Draw
70%
Draw or Sweden
61%
Ireland or Sweden
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.2%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.4%
Asian Handicap — Ireland
| Handicap | Ireland covers | Push | Sweden covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 11% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 21% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +1 | 69% | 19% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Ireland keeps clean sheet
36%
✓
Sweden keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.