Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sweden vs Poland, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Sweden
3 – 2
Full Time
Poland
Wed 23 Jun 2021 · 16:00 UTC Saint Petersburg Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Marcus Danielsson 10' Y
Y 74' Grzegorz Krychowiak
Y 83' Kamil Glik

Overview

Match Preview

Sweden vs Poland — European Championship at Saint Petersburg Stadium.

  • Sweden 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Poland 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett
  • Referee Christian Dingert
8 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
2
Sweden 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals Poland
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-23 Sweden 3–2 Poland 2018-05-05 Sweden 0–3 Poland 2017-12-09 Poland 1–0 Sweden

Recent Form

Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Poland H 3–2 W
18 Jun Slovakia H 1–0 W
14 Jun Spain A 0–0 D
07 Jul England H 0–2 L
03 Jul Switzerland H 1–0 W
27 Jun Mexico A 3–0 W
Poland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Sweden A 2–3 L
19 Jun Spain A 1–1 D
14 Jun Slovakia H 1–2 L
28 Jun Japan A 1–0 W
24 Jun Colombia H 0–3 L
19 Jun Senegal H 1–2 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Poland this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Poland
Krzysztof Piatek 1 G
Adam Buksa 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sweden to score. At the same time, Poland does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' A goal from the Sweden international Emil Forsberg! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
  • 7' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Janne Andersson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' A moment of madness from Marcus Danielsson on 10 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sweden will be frustrated.
  • 15' Poland are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Sweden is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Sweden started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Robin Olsen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sweden that had 108 games and scored 17 goals.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Poland team. Tymoteusz Puchacz is replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski on 46 minute.
  • 51' Poland fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Dejan Kulusevski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Robin Quaison at the 55 minute mark.
  • 59' A stunning finish from Emil Forsberg — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 61' GOAL! Robert Lewandowski scores on 61. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski
  • 61' Fresh legs for Poland! Jakub Swierczok comes on to replace Kamil Jozwiak.
  • 66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 68' Sweden make a change. Alexander Isak trudges off to be replaced by Markus Berg on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Mateusz Klich as he leaves the pitch. Kacper Kozlowski steps in for Poland.
  • 74' Poland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' Viktor Claesson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emil Forsberg at the 77 minute mark.
  • 78' Sweden make a change. Emil Forsberg trudges off to be replaced by Viktor Claesson on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Poland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 84' Robert Lewandowski makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Poland are in front.
  • 89' Piotr Zielinski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Poland tonight.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sweden players.

Lineups

Sweden Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Janne Andersson

Poland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Sousa

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Sweden xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Poland xG
I would bet for: Sweden or Poland 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sweden42% Draw27% Poland31%
Actual: Sweden win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sweden or Draw
69%
Draw or Poland
58%
Sweden or Poland
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sweden26% Draw47% Poland27%
Actual: Sweden win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sweden

Handicap Sweden covers Push Poland covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sweden keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Poland keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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