Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sweden vs Slovakia, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Sweden
1 – 0
Full Time
Slovakia
Fri 18 Jun 2021 · 13:00 UTC Saint Petersburg Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Kristoffer Olsson 23' Y
Y 76' Martin Dubravka
Y 80' Ondrej Duda
Y 87' Vladimir Weiss
Y 88' Vladimir Weiss

Overview

Match Preview

Sweden vs Slovakia — European Championship at Saint Petersburg Stadium.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Referee Jan Seidel
  • Referee Christian Dingert
  • Referee Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
2
Sweden 3 games · Avg 2.7 goals Slovakia
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-18 Sweden 1–0 Slovakia 2018-01-01 Sweden 1–2 Slovakia 2017-09-02 Slovakia 3–1 Sweden

Recent Form

Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
23 Jun Germany A 1–2 L
Slovakia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Sweden A 0–1 L
14 Jun Poland A 2–1 W
05 May Iceland H 1–0 W
28 Apr Croatia A 2–1 W
21 Apr Switzerland H 0–4 L
17 Apr England A 0–0 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Slovakia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Slovakia
0-15
1/–
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Slovakia
Ivan Schranz 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Saint Petersburg Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sweden and Slovakia.
  • 5' Slovakia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sweden needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sweden must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' The 32-year-old Victor Nilsson-Lindelof has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 28' Sweden are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Slovakia's shape.
  • 33' Slovakia international Peter Pekarik has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' It is a cagey affair so far. Sweden in their trying to find a way past Slovakia's compact .
  • 43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 53' It’s high time Janne Andersson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Slovakia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' Slovakia have won 25 goals from 107 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' Sweden ring the changes. Kristoffer Olsson has done his job and it is now time for Viktor Claesson to step up.
  • 65' Slovakia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukas Haraslin is hanging Peter Pekarik on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sweden side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Martin Dubravka.
  • 77' Slovakia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vladimir Weiss is hanging Robert Mak on the field on 77 minute.
  • 77' Emil Forsberg adds to his 3 season tally! Sweden lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ondrej Duda on 80 minutes.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Slovakia — Michal Duris on, Patrik Hrosovsky off on 84 minutes.
  • 87' That is a Yellow card for Slovakia. Vladimir Weiss will be fuming at that decision.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Vladimir Weiss. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Albin Ekdal as he leaves the pitch. Gustav Svensson steps in for Sweden.
  • 90' Sweden make a change. Emil Forsberg trudges off to be replaced by Emil Krafth on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Sweden and Slovakia share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Sweden Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Janne Andersson

Slovakia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefan Tarkovic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.09 Sweden xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Slovakia xG
I would bet for: Sweden or Slovakia 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sweden38% Draw30% Slovakia32%
Actual: Sweden win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sweden or Draw
68%
Draw or Slovakia
62%
Sweden or Slovakia
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sweden24% Draw52% Slovakia24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.2%
0 – 1
11%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sweden

Handicap Sweden covers Push Slovakia covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sweden keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Slovakia keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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