Saturday , 14 November 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' KICK OFF: Sweden gets underway.
  • 5' Alexander Isak has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Saint Petersburg Stadium. Sweden seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sweden side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' Kristoffer Olsson is having his name booked by the referee on 23.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lubomir Satka made 11 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' Sweden are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Slovakia's shape.
  • 38' The 41-year-old Sebastian Larsson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 43' Slovakia have won 25 goals from 107 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sweden and Slovakia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' Slovakia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 58' Slovakia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' Sweden are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Slovakia backline.
  • 64' Sweden manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Viktor Claesson is hanging Kristoffer Olsson on the field on 64 minute.
  • 65' Peter Pekarik makes way for Lukas Haraslin at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Slovakia.
  • 70' 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 Martin Dubravka suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Sweden in their trying to find a way past Slovakia's compact .
  • 76' Martin Dubravka was booked on 76.
  • 77' Another change for Slovakia made on 77 minute. Robert Mak leaves to be changed by Vladimir Weiss.
  • 77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Emil Forsberg makes it 1-0.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ondrej Duda.
  • 84' Slovakia ring the changes. Patrik Hrosovsky has done his job and it is now time for Michal Duris to step up.
  • 87' Slovakia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Vladimir Weiss.
  • 88' Sweden make a change. Albin Ekdal trudges off to be replaced by Gustav Svensson on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Sweden ring the changes. Emil Forsberg has done his job and it is now time for Emil Krafth to step up.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sweden take all three points.

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.