Sunday , 16 August 2026

Netherlands vs Sweden, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Netherlands
5 – 1
Full Time
Sweden
Sat 20 Jun 2026 · 17:00 UTC NRG Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Brian Brobbey 5' 1–0
Brian Brobbey 17' 2–0
Cody Gakpo 47' 3–0
Cody Gakpo 54' 4–0
4–1 59' Anthony Elanga
Memphis Depay 89' 5–1
Y 53' Gabriel Gudmundsson
Y 75' Yasin Ayari
Y 81' Lucas Bergvall

Overview

Match Preview

Netherlands vs Sweden — Worldcup at NRG Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 10.4 goals/game

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
Netherlands 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals Sweden
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-20 Netherlands 5–1 Sweden

Recent Form

Netherlands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Sweden H 5–1 W
14 Jun Japan H 2–2 D
10 Jul England H 1–2 L
06 Jul Turkey H 2–1 W
02 Jul Romania A 3–0 W
25 Jun Austria H 2–3 L
Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Netherlands A 1–5 L
15 Jun Tunisia H 5–1 W
29 Jun Ukraine H 1–2 L
23 Jun Poland H 3–2 W
18 Jun Slovakia H 1–0 W
14 Jun Spain A 0–0 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

Netherlands are 21st (7 pts). Sweden are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Netherlands
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ 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)

Netherlands
Cody Gakpo 3 G 1 A
Brian Brobbey 3 G
Crysencio Summerville 2 G 2 A
Sweden
Yasin Ayari 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to NRG Stadium that hosts another battle between Netherlands and Sweden.
  • 5' GOAL! Brian Brobbey scores on 5. Assisted by Cody Gakpo
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Netherlands winning 100% of all matches.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Brian Brobbey does the damage! The net is bulging and Netherlands surge ahead!
  • 22' Cody Gakpo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 27' Sweden international Benjamin Nygren has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Sweden is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 42' Sweden fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Crysencio Summerville. He replaces Donyell Malen on 46 minute.
  • 47' What a moment for Cody Gakpo! That strike on 47 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 52' The home supporters are growing impatient. Netherlands must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Gabriel Gudmundsson argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 54' A stunning finish from Cody Gakpo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' Besfort Zeneli gets the nod from Sweden. He replaces Jesper Karlstrom and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 59' What composure from Anthony Elanga! The Sweden international strokes it home. 4-1.
  • 59' Guus Til is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tijjani Reijnders at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Netherlands that had 19 games and scored 43 goals.
  • 72' Netherlands make a change. Brian Brobbey trudges off to be replaced by Memphis Depay on 72 minutes.
  • 75' Yasin Ayari is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 79' The whistle greets Yasin Ayari as he departs to be replaced by Taha Ali.
  • 81' Sweden receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 86' Sweden are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 89' Assisted by Cody Gakpo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Crysencio Summerville makes no mistake. 5-1!
  • 90' The whistle greets Cody Gakpo as he departs to be replaced by Noa Lang.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

Lineups

Netherlands Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

Sweden Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
4.96 Netherlands xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Sweden xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 94% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands75% Draw13% Sweden12%
Actual: Netherlands win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 6.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 100%
0%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 94%
6%
± 3.5 86%
14%
± 4.5 73%
27%

Double Chance

Netherlands or Draw
88%
Draw or Sweden
25%
Netherlands or Sweden
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands70% Draw21% Sweden9%
Actual: Netherlands win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 1
6.4%
5 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
6 – 1
5.2%
4 – 2
5%
5 – 2
4.9%
4 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%
5 – 0
4.1%
6 – 2
4.1%
7 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Netherlands

Handicap Netherlands covers Push Sweden covers
-2.5 56% — 44%
-2 56% 16% 28%
-1.5 72% — 28%
-1 72% 13% 15%
-0.5 85% — 15%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 4% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Netherlands keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Sweden keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

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