Thursday , 2 July 2026

Mexico vs Sweden, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Mexico
0 – 3
Full Time
Sweden
Wed 27 Jun 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jesus Gallardo 1' Y
Y 26' Sebastian Larsson
Hector Moreno 61' Y
Miguel Layun 86' Y
Y 88' Mikael Lustig

Overview

Match Preview

Mexico vs Sweden — Worldcup .

  • Mexico 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Sweden 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Nestor Pitana
  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee Andres Cunha
  • Referee Mauricio Espinosa
  • Referee Gery Vargas

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
Mexico 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sweden
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-27 Mexico 0–3 Sweden

Recent Form

Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Sweden H 0–3 L
23 Jun South Korea A 2–1 W
17 Jun Germany A 1–0 W
21 Aug RB Leipzig H 0–7 L
Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Mexico A 3–0 W
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

Season Stats

Mexico Sweden
#1 Position #23
9 Points 4
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 7
0 Conceded 7
+6 GD +0
3.00 PPG 1.33
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sweden this season

Mexico are 1st (9 pts). Sweden are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/–
76+
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Mexico and Sweden has kicked off!
  • 1' Mexico receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 1.
  • 6' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sweden needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 11' Mexico 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.
  • 16' It looks like no one’s ball. Sweden is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' Guillermo Ochoa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 26' Sebastian Larsson was booked on 26.
  • 31' Sweden is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sweden that had 106 games and scored 16 goals.
  • 41' Mikael Lustig has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Goal! Ludwig Augustinsson scores his 8 goal in 106 matches.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' The Sweden manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Larsson departs to be replaced by Gustav Svensson.
  • 61' Hector Moreno is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 62' GOAL! Andreas Granqvist scores on 62.
  • 65' Another substitution for Mexico to replace Jesus Gallardo by Marco Fabian on 65 minute.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Sweden team. Markus Berg is replaced by Isaac Thelin on 68 minute.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 74' GOAL! Edson Alvarez scores on 74.
  • 75' Another change for Mexico made on 75 minute. Andres Guardado leaves to be changed by Jesus Manuel Corona.
  • 80' Sweden manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oscar Hiljemark is hanging Albin Ekdal on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' It looks surprising Mexico does not make any changes. Miguel Layun has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' Mexico receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 88' Mikael Lustig was booked on 88.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Oribe Peralta. He replaces Miguel Layun on 89 minute.
  • Full Time. Sweden beats Mexico

Lineups

Mexico Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Carlos Osorio

Sweden Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Janne Andersson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.02 Mexico xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Sweden xG
I would bet for: Mexico or Sweden 75% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Mexico44% Draw25% Sweden31%
Actual: Sweden win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Mexico or Draw
69%
Draw or Sweden
56%
Mexico or Sweden
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Mexico35% Draw40% Sweden25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Mexico

Handicap Mexico covers Push Sweden covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Mexico keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Sweden keeps clean sheet
14% ✗

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