Spain vs Sweden, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Spain vs Sweden — European Championship at Estadio de La Cartuja.
Match Details
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Slavko Vincic
- Referee Tomaz Klancnik
- Referee Andraz Kovacic
- Referee Davide Massa
8 games this season
🟨 0.0/game
⚽ 3.1 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
Spain this season
Spain this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Spain
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Spain
| Dani Olmo | 3 G | 2 A |
| Fabian Ruiz | 2 G | 2 A |
| Nico Williams | 2 G | 1 A |
| Alvaro Morata | 1 G | |
| Dani Carvajal | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio de La Cartuja as Spain face off against Sweden in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luis Enrique will be considering his options from the bench.
- 10' Jens Cajuste, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' Sweden started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Spain needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' 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.
- 30' With 1 assists to his name this season, Aymeric Laporte is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sweden.
- 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Spain and Sweden are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Spain in their trying to find a way past Sweden's compact .
- 55' Mikael Lustig was booked on 55.
- 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' Koke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' A tactical swap from Spain — Thiago Alcantara on, Rodri off on 66 minutes.
- 68' The Sweden manager makes a substitution. Markus Berg departs to be replaced by Robin Quaison.
- 69' A change in the Sweden ranks — Alexander Isak exits the field as Viktor Claesson enters on 69.
- 74' Gerard Moreno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dani Olmo on 74 minute.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Emil Krafth. He replaces Mikael Lustig on 75 minute.
- 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Spain side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 84' The whistle greets Kristoffer Olsson as he departs to be replaced by Jens Cajuste.
- 87' Fabian Ruiz gets the nod from Spain. He replaces Koke and will look to change the dynamic.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Spain 0-0 Sweden.
Lineups
Spain Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Alvaro Morata ↓ Pablo Sarabia 66'
- 24
-
11
Ferran Torres ↓ Mikel Oiarzabal 74'
-
8
Koke ↓ Fabian Ruiz 87'
-
16
Rodri ↓ Thiago Alcantara 66'
- 23
- 18
- 6
- 4
-
19
Dani Olmo ↓ Gerard Moreno 74'
- 26
Bench
- 2
- 1
- 20
-
10
Thiago Alcantara ↑ 66'
- 14
- 3
-
21
Mikel Oiarzabal ↑ 74'
-
22
Pablo Sarabia ↑ 66'
-
9
Gerard Moreno ↑ 74'
-
17
Fabian Ruiz ↑ 87'
- 12
- 13
Coach
Luis Enrique
Sweden Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 3
- 11
- 10
- 1
- 8
-
2
Mikael Lustig ↓ Emil Krafth 75'
- 7
-
9
Markus Berg ↓ Robin Quaison 68'
- 20
- 24
Bench
- 15
- 23
- 18
-
16
Emil Krafth ↑ 75'
- 12
-
22
Robin Quaison ↑ 68'
- 14
- 13
-
17
Viktor Claesson ↑ 69'
-
5
Pierre Bengtsson ↑ 84'
-
26
Jens Cajuste ↑ 84'
- 25
Coach
Janne Andersson
H2H
Spain Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01
Spain xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99
Sweden xG
I would bet for:
Spain or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 68%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Spain or Draw
69%
Draw or Sweden
63%
Spain or Sweden
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.3%
0 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
2.2%
3 – 0
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Spain
| Handicap | Spain covers | Push | Sweden covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 20% | 67% |
| -0.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 20% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Spain keeps clean sheet
38%
✗
Sweden keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.