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UEFA Nations League · Fri, 25 Sept 2026 ·

Sweden vs Romania — 2 - 1

Sweden

Score 2 - 1

FTHT 2-1

Romania

Strawberry Arena · Referee: Ondrej Berka

Sweden vs Romania head-to-head record

Match report

Sweden beat Romania 2-1

Romania were beaten 2-1 by Sweden at Strawberry Arena on Friday, 25 September 2026 in UEFA Nations League (League B) matchday 1. Alexander Isak (20') and Viktor Gyökeres (43') scored for Sweden, while Dennis Man (29') found the net for Romania. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Sweden had 60% of the ball and 11 shots (4 on target) against Romania’s 10 (1 on target). V. Gyökeres (Sweden) was the top-rated player with 7.8. The result leaves Sweden 1st in the League B Group D table on 6 points and Romania 4th on 0.

Form, table and head-to-head

Sweden

1st · 6 points · P 2 W 2 D 0 L 0

Form

Romania

4th · 0 points · P 2 W 0 D 0 L 2

Form

UEFA Nations League table around both teams
#TeamPGDPts
1Sweden2+36
2Bosnia & Herzegovina2+24
3Poland2-21
4Romania2-30

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Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Mon, 5 Oct 2026, Romania – Sweden

Full Sweden vs Romania head-to-head

Match events

  1. 20'goalAlexander IsakAssist: Yasin Ayari
  2. 29'goalDennis ManAssist: Andrei Rațiu
  3. 37'yellow cardRăzvan MarinYellow Card
  4. 43'goalViktor GyökeresNormal Goal
  5. 45'substitutionTudor BăluțăOff: Vladimir Screciu
  6. 45+2'yellow cardVirgil GhițăYellow Card
  7. 53'VAR decisionElliot StroudGoal cancelled
  8. 63'substitutionCarl StarfeltOff: Hjalmar Ekdal
  9. 63'substitutionEmil HolmOff: Daniel Svensson
  10. 67'substitutionLouis MunteanuOff: Valentin Mihăilă
  11. 67'substitutionIanis HagiOff: Florin Tănase
  12. 76'substitutionViktor GyökeresOff: Benjamin Nygren
  13. 77'substitutionAlexander BernhardssonOff: Patrick Walemark
  14. 81'substitutionRăzvan MarinOff: Nicolae Stanciu
  15. 83'yellow cardVladimir ScreciuYellow Card
  16. 84'substitutionSebastian NanasiOff: Gabriel Gudmundsson
  17. 86'yellow cardDennis ManYellow Card
  18. 88'substitutionDennis ManOff: Vlad Dragomir
  19. 90+1'yellow cardAndrei CoubișYellow Card

Lineups

Sweden

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach G. Potter

Starting XI

  1. 12V. JohanssonG
  2. 6E. HolmD
  3. 15C. StarfeltD
  4. 3V. LindelöfD
  5. 4E. StroudD
  6. 21A. BernhardssonM
  7. 7L. BergvallM
  8. 18Y. AyariM
  9. 19S. NanasiM
  10. 17V. GyökeresF
  11. 9A. IsakF

Substitutes

  1. 23M. EllborgG
  2. 14H. EkdalD
  3. 5G. GudmundssonD
  4. 16J. KarlströmM
  5. 20H. LarssonM
  6. 2J. MellbergD
  7. 10B. NygrenF
  8. 22E. SkoglundD
  9. 8D. SvenssonD
  10. 13W. SwedbergF
  11. 1N. TörnqvistG
  12. 11P. WålemarkM

Romania

Formation 3-4-1-2 · Coach G. Hagi

Starting XI

  1. 1I. RaduG
  2. 4A. CoubișD
  3. 3R. DrăgușinD
  4. 5V. GhițăD
  5. 2A. RațiuM
  6. 6T. BăluțăM
  7. 18R. MarinM
  8. 11N. BancuM
  9. 14I. HagiM
  10. 20D. ManF
  11. 9L. MunteanuF

Substitutes

  1. 19F. TănaseM
  2. 10N. StanciuM
  3. 17V. ScreciuM
  4. 8D. OlaruM
  5. 13V. MihăilăF
  6. 21M. IlieD
  7. 12O. HindrichG
  8. 23L. EissatD
  9. 22V. DragomirM
  10. 16V. CojocaruG
  11. 7A. BorzaD
  12. 15A. BurcăD

Match statistics

  • 60%Possession40%
  • 11Total shots10
  • 4Shots on target1
  • 3Shots off target8
  • 4Blocked shots1
  • 5Shots inside the box4
  • 6Shots outside the box6
  • 3Corners0
  • 3Offsides2
  • 6Fouls17
  • 0Yellow cards5
  • 0Red cards0
  • 0Goalkeeper saves2
  • 588Passes392
  • 522Accurate passes326
  • 17Free Kicks5

Player statistics

Sweden

Sweden player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1N. TörnqvistG00.0
12V. JohanssonG906.2
23M. EllborgG00.0
2J. MellbergD00.0
3V. LindelöfD906.6
4E. StroudD907.0
5G. GudmundssonD66.3
6E. HolmD636.6
8D. SvenssonD276.4
14H. EkdalD276.3
15C. StarfeltD636.7
22E. SkoglundD00.0
7L. BergvallM906.8
11P. WålemarkM136.0
16J. KarlströmM00.0
18Y. AyariM907.71
19S. NanasiM846.8
20H. LarssonM00.0
21A. BernhardssonM776.2
9A. IsakF907.51
10B. NygrenF146.5
13W. SwedbergF00.0
17V. GyökeresFTop rated767.81

Romania

Romania player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1I. RaduG905.8
12O. HindrichG00.0
16V. CojocaruG00.0
3R. DrăgușinD906.6
4A. CoubișD906.0
5V. GhițăD906.4
7A. BorzaD00.0
15A. BurcăD00.0
21M. IlieD00.0
23L. EissatD00.0
2A. RațiuM906.91
6T. BăluțăM456.3
8D. OlaruM00.0
10N. StanciuM96.1
11N. BancuM906.2
14I. HagiM676.1
17V. ScreciuM455.9
18R. MarinM816.2
19F. TănaseM235.7
22V. DragomirM26.0
9L. MunteanuF676.0
13V. MihăilăF236.5
20D. ManF887.71

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