Thursday , 2 July 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' What a strike from Emil Forsberg! The score is 1-0.
  • 7' Kamil Glik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The referee shows Sweden player a Yellow card on 10.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Sweden is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Victor Nilsson-Lindelof has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Poland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' 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 Alexander Isak suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Another change for Poland made on 46 minute. Tymoteusz Puchacz leaves to be changed by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Another change for Sweden made on 55 minute. Robin Quaison leaves to be changed by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 59' What a strike from Emil Forsberg! The score is 2-0.
  • 61' What a strike from Robert Lewandowski! The score is 2-1.
  • 61' Jakub Swierczok is replacing Kamil Jozwiak for the Poland side.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Larsson made 106 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' The whistle greets Alexander Isak as he departs to be replaced by Markus Berg.
  • 73' The Poland manager makes a substitution. Mateusz Klich departs to be replaced by Kacper Kozlowski.
  • 74' Poland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Sweden. Emil Forsberg is replaced by Viktor Claesson.
  • 78' Another substitution for Sweden to replace Emil Forsberg by Viktor Claesson on 78 minute.
  • 83' It’s a booking for Poland player. Kamil Glik gets a Yellow card.
  • 84' What a strike from Robert Lewandowski! The score is 2-2.
  • 89' 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.
  • Another three points for Sweden.

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.