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Sweden vs Republic of Ireland, 2017

League Two 2017/18 · 2017
Sweden
5 – 2
Full Time
Republic of Ireland
Sat 20 Jan 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sweden vs Republic of Ireland — Premier League .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

Sweden 3.20
Draw 3.39
Republic of Ireland 2.39

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
Sweden 3 games · Avg 4.0 goals Republic of Ireland
Last 5 meetings
2018-01-20 Sweden 5–2 Republic of Ireland 2017-09-26 Republic of Ireland 3–0 Sweden 2016-06-13 Republic of Ireland 1–1 Sweden

Recent Form

Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Republic of Ireland H 5–2 W
13 Jan Turkey A 0–1 L
06 Jan Germany H 1–0 W
01 Jan Slovakia H 1–2 L
30 Dec England A 1–2 L
23 Dec Russia H 0–1 L
Republic of Ireland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Sweden A 2–5 L
13 Jan Spain H 0–0 D
01 Jan Wales A 0–0 D
30 Dec Ukraine H 3–1 W
26 Dec Belgium H 1–0 W
23 Dec Royal Standard de Liege A 3–3 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sweden Lineups

Republic of Ireland Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.87 Sweden xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Republic of Ireland xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sweden48% Draw25% Republic of Ireland27%
Actual: Sweden win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Sweden or Draw
73%
Draw or Republic of Ireland
52%
Sweden or Republic of Ireland
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sweden35% Draw42% Republic of Ireland23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sweden

Handicap Sweden covers Push Republic of Ireland covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sweden keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Republic of Ireland keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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