Sunday , 4 October 2026

Sweden vs Australia, Women World Cup 2023 THIRD PLACE

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Sweden
2 – 0
Full Time
Australia
Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 08:00 UTC Suncorp Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Katrina-Lee Gorry
Elin Rubensson 89' Y
Lina Hurtig 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sweden vs Australia — Women World Cup at Suncorp Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (Spain)
  • Referee Cheryl Foster (Wales)
7 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
Sweden 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Australia
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-19 Sweden 2–0 Australia

Recent Form

Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Australia H 2–0 W
15 Aug Spain A 1–2 L
11 Aug Japan A 2–1 W
06 Aug USA H 5–4 W
02 Aug Argentina A 2–0 W
29 Jul Italy H 5–0 W
Australia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Sweden A 0–2 L
16 Aug England H 1–3 L
12 Aug France H 7–6 W
07 Aug Denmark H 2–0 W
31 Jul Canada A 4–0 W
27 Jul Nigeria H 2–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Sweden this season
43% Clean Sheets
Australia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sweden
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Australia
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sweden
Amanda Ilestedt 4 G
Rebecka Blomqvist 3 G 1 A
Fridolina Rolfo 3 G
Australia
Hayley Raso 3 G
Steph Catley 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Suncorp Stadium that hosts another battle between Sweden and Australia.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Sweden in their trying to find a way past Australia's compact .
  • 10' Stina Blackstenius is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sweden tonight.
  • 15' Sweden are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Clare Polkinghorne is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Australia so far.
  • 30' Fridolina Rolfo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sweden are in front.
  • 35' international Kyra Cooney-Cross has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Nathalie Bjorn, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Katrina-Lee Gorry is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hayley Raso suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Sweden has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 60' The whistle greets Hayley Raso as he departs to be replaced by Cortnee Vine.
  • 62' What composure from Kosovare Asllani! The international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 67' Another substitution for Sweden to replace Kosovare Asllani by Lina Hurtig on 67 minute.
  • 72' The -year-old Magdalena Eriksson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' Another substitution for Australia to replace Ellie Carpenter by Courtney Nevin on 75 minute.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Courtney Nevin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Australia.
  • 85' Australia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Elin Rubensson on 89 minutes.
  • 89' Johanna Rytting Kaneryd makes way for Linda Sembrant at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sweden.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Lina Hurtig. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sweden 2-0 Australia.

Lineups

Sweden Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Australia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.83 Sweden xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Australia xG
I would bet for: Sweden to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sweden58% Draw24% Australia18%
Actual: Sweden win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sweden or Draw
82%
Draw or Australia
42%
Sweden or Australia
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sweden40% Draw45% Australia15%
Actual: Sweden win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.1%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sweden

Handicap Sweden covers Push Australia covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sweden keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Australia keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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