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Sweden 2-1 Romania, UEFA Nations League B

Sweden
  • Isak 20′
  • Gyökeres 43′

2–1

xG 0.84 – 0.51

Half time 2–1

Romania
  • Man 29′
Kick-off
Venue
Strawberry Arena
Referee
Ondřej Berka
Attendance
31,882

Sweden 2-1 Romania. xG 0.8-0.5.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Sweden

4-4-2 · Graham Potter

Avg rating 7.02

Romania

3-4-1-2 · Gheorghe Hagi

Avg rating 6.53

Johansson

#12 · Goalkeeper · Sweden

90′ played

6.5

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Stroud

#4 · Left-back · Sweden

90′ played

7.2

Passing

xA
0.05

Attack

xG
0.08

Lindelöf

#3 · Centre-back · Sweden

90′ played

6.9

Passing

xA
0.02

Starfelt

#15 · Centre-back · Sweden

63′ played

6.6

Off 63′

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Holm

#6 · Right-back · Sweden

63′ played

6.9

Off 63′

Passing

xA
0.02

Nanasi

#19 · Left midfielder · Sweden

84′ played

7.8

Off 84′

Passing

xA
0.06

Attack

xG
0.04

Bergvall

#7 · Midfielder · Sweden

90′ played

7.4

Passing

xA
0.05

Attack

xG
0.05

Ayari

#18 · Midfielder · Sweden

90′ played

7.7

1 assist

Passing

xA
0.24

Attack

xG
0.02

Bernhardsson

#21 · Right midfielder · Sweden

77′ played

7.3

Off 77′

Passing

xA
0.15

Isak

#9 · Forward · Sweden

90′ played

7.7

1 goal

xG
0.37

Passing

xA
0.05

Gyökeres

#17 · Forward · Sweden

76′ played

7.9

1 goalOff 76′

xG
0.15

Passing

xA
0.14

Radu

#1 · Goalkeeper · Romania

90′ played

6.0

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Dragusin

#3 · Centre-back · Romania

90′ played

6.9

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Coubiș

#4 · Centre-back · Romania

90′ played

6.2

Passing

xA
0.01

Ghiță

#5 · Centre-back · Romania

90′ played

6.3

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bancu

#11 · Left midfielder · Romania

90′ played

7.0

Passing

xA
0.03

Băluță

#6 · Midfielder · Romania

45′ played

6.7

Off 46′

Passing

xA
0.01

Marin

#18 · Midfielder · Romania

81′ played

6.1

Off 81′

Passing

xA
0.03

Attack

xG
0.02

Rațiu

#2 · Right midfielder · Romania

90′ played

7.7

1 assistPlayer of the match

Passing

xA
0.08

Attack

xG
0.02

Hagi

#14 · Attacking midfielder · Romania

67′ played

6.3

Off 67′

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.05

Munteanu

#9 · Forward · Romania

67′ played

6.4

Off 67′

xG
0.03

Passing

xA
0.02

Man

#20 · Forward · Romania

88′ played

7.4

1 goalOff 88′

xG
0.33

Passing

xA
0.01

Bench

  • Svensson

    #8 · Substitute · Sweden

    27′ played

    6.3

    On 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.11
  • Ekdal

    #14 · Substitute · Sweden

    27′ played

    6.3

    On 63′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Nygren

    #10 · Substitute · Sweden

    14′ played

    6.6

    On 76′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Wålemark

    #11 · Substitute · Sweden

    13′ played

    6.3

    On 77′

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Gudmundsson

    #5 · Substitute · Sweden

    6′ played

    On 84′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Screciu

    #17 · Substitute · Romania

    45′ played

    6.3

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Mihăilă

    #13 · Substitute · Romania

    23′ played

    6.1

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.16

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Tănase

    #19 · Substitute · Romania

    23′ played

    6.2

    On 67′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Stanciu

    #10 · Substitute · Romania

    9′ played

    On 81′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Dragomir

    #22 · Substitute · Romania

    2′ played

    On 88′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rolandhino1 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Amanda Aikioniemi / Public domain · Paté kroute / CC0 · Mikael Hervestad / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lanthan2003 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Ryllyld / CC BY 4.0 · Zafer / CC BY 4.0 · Sandrino 14 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · @el_loko74 / CC BY 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 60%Possession40%
    SWE 60%, ROA 40%.
  • 0.84Expected goals (xG)0.51
    SWE 0.84, ROA 0.51.
  • 0.83Non-penalty xG0.51
    SWE 0.83, ROA 0.51.
  • 1.62xG on target0.76
    SWE 1.62, ROA 0.76.
  • 11Shots10
    SWE 11, ROA 10.
  • 4On target1
    SWE 4, ROA 1.
  • 2Big chances0
    SWE 2, ROA 0.
  • 588Passes392
    SWE 588, ROA 392.
  • 89%Pass accuracy83%
    SWE 89%, ROA 83%.
  • 3Corners0
    SWE 3, ROA 0.
  • 12Tackles19
    SWE 12, ROA 19.
  • 8Interceptions11
    SWE 8, ROA 11.
  • 5.9PPDA (lower = more pressing)4.7
    SWE 5.9, ROA 4.7.
  • 6Fouls17
    SWE 6, ROA 17.
  • 0Yellow cards5
    SWE 0, ROA 5.
  • 0Red cards0
    SWE 0, ROA 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

SwedenRomania
  1. Goal, Isak (Ayari)1–0
    20′
  2. 29′
    Goal, Man (Rațiu)1–1
  3. 37′
    Yellow card, Marin
  4. Goal, Gyökeres (Bergvall)2–1
    43′
  5. 45′
    Yellow card, Ghiță
  6. 46′
    Substitution, Screciu (Off Băluță)
  7. Substitution, Svensson (Off Holm / Starfelt)
    63′
  8. Substitution, Ekdal (Off Holm / Starfelt)
    63′
  9. 67′
    Substitution, Mihăilă (Off Munteanu / Hagi)
  10. 67′
    Substitution, Tănase (Off Munteanu / Hagi)
  11. Substitution, Nygren (Off Gyökeres)
    76′
  12. Substitution, Wålemark (Off Bernhardsson)
    77′
  13. 81′
    Substitution, Stanciu (Off Marin)
  14. 83′
    Yellow card, Screciu
  15. Substitution, Gudmundsson (Off Nanasi)
    84′
  16. 86′
    Yellow card, Man
  17. 88′
    Substitution, Dragomir (Off Man)
  18. 90′
    Yellow card, Coubiș

Photos: Mikael Hervestad / CC BY-SA 4.0 · @el_loko74 / CC BY 4.0 · Sandrino 14 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Zafer / CC BY 4.0 · Ryllyld / CC BY 4.0

21 shots

Every shot

← ROA attack

SWE attack →

Isak 20′Sweden · Goal · Open play · Right foot0.77xGOT0.29xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Sweden0.84xG

Romania0.51xG

Full time2–1

0.00.51.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Isak 20′Man 29′Gyökeres 43′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

27Isak56Lindelöf30Stroud23Johansson57Holm36Bernhardsson13Gyökeres30Nanasi35Bergvall50Starfelt39Ayari

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Sweden · Starting XI until the first substitution (62')Busiest link: Lindelöf and Starfelt, 27 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Holm made 1.6× an even share of the passes.
11Radu23Ghiță19Băluță17Hagi19Dragusin16Bancu29Rațiu26Coubiș13Man20Marin5Munteanu

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Romania · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Rațiu and Coubiș, 20 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Rațiu made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.06 and 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 57), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 27).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.