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Sweden vs England, Worldcup 2018 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Sweden
0 – 2
Full Time
England
Sat 7 Jul 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 87' Harry Maguire
John Guidetti 88' Y
Sebastian Larsson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sweden vs England — Worldcup .

  • Sweden 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
  • England 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 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 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

5
Sweden 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-07 Sweden 0–2 England 2017-12-30 England 2–1 Sweden 2017-09-12 Sweden 0–1 England 2017-03-24 England 3–1 Sweden 2016-11-18 Sweden 2–3 England

Recent Form

Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jul England H 0–2 L
03 Jul Switzerland H 1–0 W
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
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jul Sweden A 2–0 W
03 Jul Colombia A 1–1 D
28 Jun Belgium H 0–1 L
24 Jun Panama H 6–1 W
18 Jun Tunisia A 2–1 W
05 May Austria H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Sweden England
#23 Position #45
4 Points 7
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
7 Scored 6
7 Conceded 2
+0 GD +4
1.33 PPG 2.33
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sweden this season
50% Clean Sheets
England this season

Sweden are 23rd (4 pts). England are 45th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sweden is hosting England for another epic battle.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sweden and England are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Jordan Pickford has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 319 appearances.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Harry Maguire makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and England are in front.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Sweden have won 17 goals from 108 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' England fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' England are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 59' The England Dele Alli breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 0-2!
  • 64' It looks surprising England does not make any changes. Ola Toivonen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Sweden ring the changes. Ola Toivonen has done his job and it is now time for John Guidetti to step up.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Janne Andersson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Sweden in their trying to find a way past England's compact .
  • 77' England make a change. Dele Alli trudges off to be replaced by Fabian Delph on 77 minutes.
  • 82' England international Harry Kane has been a key figure this campaign — 20 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' Eric Dier is replacing Jordan Henderson for the England side.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harry Maguire.
  • 88' The referee shows Sweden player a Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sebastian Larsson.
  • 90' Marcus Rashford is ready to make an impact after coming on for Raheem Sterling at the 90 minute mark.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sweden.

Lineups

Sweden Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Janne Andersson

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.93 Sweden xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.39 England xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + England to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sweden17% Draw21% England62%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Sweden or Draw
39%
Draw or England
83%
Sweden or England
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sweden12% Draw38% England50%
Actual: England win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 3
8%
1 – 3
7.4%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 4
4.7%
1 – 4
4.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sweden

Handicap Sweden covers Push England covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 32% — 68%
+1 32% 22% 46%
+1.5 54% — 46%
+2 54% 20% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

Sweden keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
England keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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