Netherlands vs Sweden — World Cup
5-1
NRG Stadium, Houston
Going into the match, Netherlands had won 2, drawn 6, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Sweden had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.7. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Netherlands 1 win, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Netherlands
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 6, lost 2 (D D D D W). 2.0 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 vs Japan · 14 Jun 2026
- D 2-2 at Spain · 23 Mar 2025
- D 2-2 vs Spain · 20 Mar 2025
- D 1-1 at Bosnia & Herzegovina · 19 Nov 2024
- W 4-0 vs Hungary · 16 Nov 2024
- L 1-0 at Germany · 14 Oct 2024
Away form going in: Sweden
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (W W W W D). 2.7 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 5-1 vs Tunisia · 15 Jun 2026
- W 6-0 vs Azerbaijan · 19 Nov 2024
- W 2-1 vs Slovakia · 16 Nov 2024
- W 0-3 at Estonia · 14 Oct 2024
- D 2-2 at Slovakia · 11 Oct 2024
- W 3-0 vs Estonia · 8 Sept 2024
Head-to-head: Netherlands vs Sweden
- Netherlands 2-0 Sweden · 11 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup Qualifying
- Sweden 1-1 Netherlands · 7 Sept 2016 · FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Match statistics
| Netherlands | Metric | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ball possession | 49 |
| 2.61 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.01 |
| 10 | Total shots | 16 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 6 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 9 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 449 | Total passes | 425 |
| 398 | Accurate passes | 361 |
| 89 | Pass accuracy | 85 |
| 7 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| -0.8 | Goals prevented | -0.8 |
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |