Saturday , 14 November 2026

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
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 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

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
25% 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
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sweden
Yasin Ayari 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G
England
Jude Bellingham 7 G 1 A
Harry Kane 6 G 1 A
Bukayo Saka 3 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sweden and England.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sweden side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Victor Nilsson-Lindelof is clearly more than just a goal scorer for England.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Janne Andersson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' England are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Harry Maguire makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and England are in front.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . England seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' 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.
  • 59' Dele Alli is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 64' England is showing some good football. However, England are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' John Guidetti gets the nod from Sweden. He replaces Ola Toivonen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Sweden in their trying to find a way past England's compact .
  • 77' Fabian Delph is replacing Dele Alli for the England side.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' It is a substitution in England team. Jordan Henderson is replaced by Eric Dier on 85 minute.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harry Maguire.
  • 88' John Guidetti is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sebastian Larsson.
  • 90' Time for substitution for England. Raheem Sterling is replaced by Marcus Rashford.
  • 0-2 the final result. Sweden will be bitterly disappointed.

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.