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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

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 Curaçao 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' The ball is rolling at . Sweden are looking to make home advantage count against England.
  • 5' Marcus Rashford, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Sweden in their trying to find a way past England's compact .
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' Ola Toivonen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sweden must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' A stunning finish from Harry Maguire — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sweden and England are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Robin Olsen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emil Krafth made 108 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' It looks surprising Sweden does not make any changes. Eric Dier has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 59' The England Dele Alli breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 0-2!
  • 64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Ola Toivonen makes way for John Guidetti at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sweden.
  • 70' Fabian Delph has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 77' England ring the changes. Dele Alli has done his job and it is now time for Fabian Delph to step up.
  • 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sweden side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Eric Dier is replacing Jordan Henderson for the England side.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Harry Maguire. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' Controversy at the stadium! John Guidetti argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' The referee shows Sweden player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for England to replace Raheem Sterling by Marcus Rashford on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Sweden and England share the spoils 0-2.

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.