Recorded sample: 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in 10, at 1.5 points per game, 17 for and 18 against. The rating sitting behind that is 1506.
Of the two halves, the attacking side is where they separate most from competition average. 4 successive matches in our records passed without defeat. In our record of their 10 games, their heaviest defeat reads 1-5. Attack reads 1.09, defence 1.05 — remembering that a smaller defensive figure is the stronger one. Taking their 10 recorded matches, home form stands at 3W 1D 0L against 1W 2D 3L on their travels. In our record of their 10 games, a margin of 4 — the 5-1 — is the high-water mark in that sample. Across their 10 matches in our records, 1 of those 10 ended as clean sheets, 10% of the sample. The figure is 1506, supported by 8 matches of record. Competition averages use our recorded results from 2025 onward. Goal difference over the run is -1. Which is 1.70 scored per match against 1.80 shipped. In the five newest recorded matches they won 3 and lost 1. Compared with the rest of the competition (47 teams): 12 points below the mean, scores 0.04 above average scoring, concedes 0.06 above average conceding.
In-house elo-poisson-v1 numbers, derived from the complete result corpus.
In the 2026 UEFA Nations League table the side ranks 1 of 4 teams, with 10 points from 4 matches. Those points come from 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats, 7 goals for and 3 goals against, a goal difference of +4. In the 2026 World Cup table, Sweden rank 3 of 4 teams with 4 points from 3 matches. That comes from 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with 7 goals scored, 7 goals conceded and a goal difference of 0. In the 2026 World Cup, the side has 4 matches with a result: 1 win, 1 draw, 2 defeats, goals 7-10. In the 2026 International Friendlies, the side has 2 matches with a result: 0 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, goals 3-5.
In the 2026 World Cup, the leading scorers for Sweden are Anthony Elanga (2), Yasin Ayari (2) and Alexander Isak (1). The side has goals from 5 players; in total, 7 goals. The most assists there belong to Alexander Isak: 3 assists.
Sweden have 11 players in our registered-player data, split into 1 goalkeeper, 2 defenders, 4 midfielders and 4 forwards. Ages among the registered players run from 23 to 37, with a median of 28.0. At the two ends of the age range are Besfort Zeneli, aged 23, and Kristoffer Nordfeldt, aged 37. The tallest player with a recorded height is Gustaf Nilsson, at 197 cm.
Everything on this page that relates to the 2026 UEFA Nations League, including the squad, dates from 14 October 2026.
From 2008 to 2026, we hold 52 matches of Sweden over 8 seasons and 4 competitions. The 50 matches with a final result break down into 23 wins, 10 draws and 17 defeats for the side: 46% won. They scored 86 goals and conceded 62 goals in those matches, 1.7 and 1.2 per match. Among matches with a result: no goals conceded in 34%, no goals scored in 16%. No win in our data is wider than 6-0 against Azerbaijan, in the UEFA Nations League on 19 November 2024. The heaviest defeat is 1-5 against Netherlands in the World Cup on 20 June 2026. Between 5 September 2019 and 23 June 2021, the side was unbeaten in 9 matches, a record in our data. Between 14 October 2024 and 19 November 2024, the side won 3 matches in succession, the longest winning run in our data. Over 4 seasons of the European Championship, the side has 10 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats in 23 matches with a result, goals 37-25. Over 3 seasons of the UEFA Nations League, the side has 9 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats in 16 matches with a result, goals 33-18. Over 2 seasons of the World Cup, the side has 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in 9 matches with a result, goals 13-14. The club’s first match in our data is Greece 0-2 Sweden, European Championship, on 10 June 2008.
No team has faced Sweden more often in our records than Norway, 5 matches. The record in those matches is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats for the side, goals 8-12. The latest of them was Norway 3-1 Sweden in the International Friendlies on 1 June 2026. The club has also met Romania 4 times, with 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. The club has also met Spain 4 times, with 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.