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Sweden — Romania: 2:1, UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League
Sweden L20 Jun · Away Netherlands · 1:5D26 Jun · Away Japan · 1:1L30 Jun · Away France · 0:3W25 Sep · Home Romania · 2:1W28 Sep · Home Poland · 3:1D2 Oct · Away Bosnia & Herzegovina · 1:1
2:1
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Romania L31 Mar · Away Slovakia · 0:2D2 Jun · Away Georgia · 1:1W6 Jun · Home Wales · 2:1L25 Sep · Away Sweden · 1:2L28 Sep · Home Bosnia & Herzegovina · 2:4L2 Oct · Away Poland · 0:6
Venue: Strawberry Arena City: Solna

In the UEFA Nations League game on 25 September 2026, Sweden beat Romania 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 4:1, corners 3:0.

Match report

Sweden beat Romania 2:1 on Thursday evening in the opening round of League B in the UEFA Nations League. The match took place at the home ground in Stockholm, where the hosts took the lead through Alexander Isak in the twentieth minute and held on after Dennis Man had equalised for the visitors.

Isak opened the scoring before Romania responded quickly through Man in the twenty-ninth. Viktor Gyökeres restored Sweden's advantage just before half-time, and a VAR check later cancelled Elliot Stroud's goal, which would have made it three. The match stayed tight after that, with both sides making changes as the game wore on.

Sweden controlled more of the ball, keeping possession at sixty per cent and creating two big chances compared to none for Romania. The hosts registered four shots on target against one for the visitors, while Romania made more clearances and tackles in an effort to contain the pressure. It was not a dominant display, and here's the thing — the result came from moments rather than sustained superiority.

We had called a home win at sixty-eight per cent confidence before kick-off, and the prediction held. Sweden were not at their most fluent, but they found a way through when it mattered. By then the visitors had already shown they could trouble the defence, and they nearly added a second after Stroud's disallowed goal.

Both teams sit at the bottom of the table with zero points after this opening fixture. Sweden's recent form has been mixed, including a heavy defeat to the Netherlands earlier in the summer, while Romania have struggled against stronger opposition. This result gives them something to build on, though the gap in quality remains clear.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 60 – 40
Shots on target 4 – 1
Shots off target 3 – 8
Expected goals 0.72 – 0.42

Match events

  1. 20' 1:0 Sweden Goal Alexander Isak assist: Yasin Ayari
  2. 29' 1:1 Romania Goal Dennis Man assist: Andrei Rațiu
  3. 37' 1:1 Romania Yellow card Răzvan Marin
  4. 43' 2:1 Sweden Goal Viktor Gyökeres
  5. 45' 2:1 Romania Substitution Tudor Băluță off: Vladimir Screciu
  6. 45+2' 2:1 Romania Yellow card Virgil Ghiță
  7. 53' 2:1 Sweden var_goal_cancelled Elliot Stroud
  8. 63' 2:1 Sweden Substitution Carl Starfelt off: Hjalmar Ekdal
  9. 63' 2:1 Sweden Substitution Emil Holm off: Daniel Svensson
  10. 67' 2:1 Romania Substitution Louis Munteanu off: Valentin Mihăilă
  11. 67' 2:1 Romania Substitution Ianis Hagi off: Florin Tănase
  12. 76' 2:1 Sweden Substitution Viktor Gyökeres off: Benjamin Nygren
  13. 77' 2:1 Sweden Substitution Alexander Bernhardsson off: Patrick Walemark
  14. 81' 2:1 Romania Substitution Răzvan Marin off: Nicolae Stanciu
  15. 83' 2:1 Romania Yellow card Vladimir Screciu
  16. 84' 2:1 Sweden Substitution Sebastian Nanasi off: Gabriel Gudmundsson
  17. 86' 2:1 Romania Yellow card Dennis Man
  18. 88' 2:1 Romania Substitution Dennis Man off: Vlad Dragomir
  19. 90+1' 2:1 Romania Yellow card Andrei Coubiș

Statistics

60 Possession, % 40
4 Shots on target 1
3 Shots off target 8
0.72 Expected goals 0.42
2 Big chances 0
104 Attacks 86
3 Corners 0
5 Fouls 14
15 Free kicks 4
2 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
11 Goal kicks 4
8 Throw-ins 15
All statistics
7/1450% Aerial duels 7/1450%
95 Backward passes 53
4 Blocked shots 1
11 Clearances 18
3/650% Crosses 1/911%
5/1242% Dribbles 7/1354%
0.80 Expected assists 0.46
64 Failed passes 61
0 Goalkeeper saves 2
8 Interceptions 9
8 Key passes 9
31/4667% Long passes 32/5558%
102 Passes into the final third 67
266 Passes in the opposition half 215
315 Passes in own half 177
0.36 Shot accuracy 0.10
6 Shots from outside the box 6
5 Shots inside the box 4
7/1164% Tackles 10/1953%
575 Total passes 383

Line-ups

Sweden

Starting XI
# Player number
12 Viktor Johansson 12
3 Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf 3
4 Elliot Karl Stroud 4
6 Emil Alfons Holm 6
15 Carl Anders Theodor Starfelt 15
7 Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall 7
18 Yasin Abbas Ayari 18
19 Algot Sebastian Nanasi 19
21 Alexander Olof Bernhardsson 21
9 Alexander Isak 9
17 Viktor Einar Gyökeres 17
Substitutes
# Player number
1 Noel Max Joachim Törnqvist 1
23 Melker Ellborg 23
2 John Mellberg 2
5 Gabriel Johan Gudmundsson 5
8 Daniel Svensson 8
14 Hjalmar Ekdal 14
22 Hampus Sjogund 22
11 Jens Patrik Wålemark 11
16 Jesper Kewe Karlström 16
20 Hugo Emanuel Larsson 20
10 Erik Benjamin Nygren 10
13 Williot Theo Swedberg 13
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Romania

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Ionuț Andrei Radu 1
2 Andrei Rațiu 2
3 Radu Matei Drăgușin 3
4 Andrei Coubiș 4
11 Nicușor Bancu 11
5 Virgil Eugen Ghiță 5
6 Tudor Cristian Băluță 6
14 Ianis Hagi 14
18 Răzvan Gabriel Marin 18
20 Dennis Man 20
9 Louis Munteanu 9
Substitutes
# Player number
12 Ottó Hindrich 12
16 Valentin Cojocaru 16
7 Andrei Borza 7
15 Andrei Andonie Burcă 15
21 Matei Ilie 21
23 Lisav Naif Eissat 23
8 Darius Dumitru Olaru 8
10 Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu 10
17 Vladimir Screciu 17
19 Florin Lucian Tănase 19
22 Vlad Mihai Dragomir 22
13 Valentin Mihai Mihăilă 13
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Match prediction: Sweden — Romania

Win: Sweden

Confidence 68%

Reasoning

  • Швеция, last 5 games: 1 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
  • Румыния, last 5 games: 2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses
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