Saturday , 14 November 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
23 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

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
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' Three points are at stake. Netherlands host Sweden — let the battle begin!
  • 5' GOAL! Brian Brobbey fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Netherlands have won 43 goals from 19 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 17' What a strike from Brian Brobbey! The score is 2-0.
  • 22' Netherlands started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 27' Ryan Gravenberch is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Netherlands so far.
  • 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sweden that had 108 games and scored 17 goals.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yasin Ayari made 12 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' The Netherlands bench stirs into life. Donyell Malen is withdrawn and Crysencio Summerville gets his opportunity.
  • 47' Cody Gakpo makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Netherlands are in front.
  • 52' 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.
  • 53' Sweden player sees a card in front of him.
  • 54' Cody Gakpo with the second goal in the match!
  • 55' The crowd applauds Jesper Karlstrom as he leaves the pitch. Besfort Zeneli steps in for Sweden.
  • 59' Goal! Anthony Elanga scores his 15 goal in 420 matches.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Tijjani Reijnders as he leaves the pitch. Guus Til steps in for Netherlands.
  • 64' Netherlands has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Netherlands! Memphis Depay comes on to replace Brian Brobbey.
  • 75' Yasin Ayari picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' Another substitution for Sweden to replace Yasin Ayari by Taha Ali on 79 minute.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Lucas Bergvall on 81 minutes earns him a card. Sweden will be frustrated.
  • 86' Netherlands is showing some good football. However, Netherlands are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Crysencio Summerville makes it 5-1.
  • 90' Another change for Netherlands made on 90 minute. Cody Gakpo leaves to be changed by Noa Lang.
  • Full Time. Netherlands beats Sweden

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.