Sweden vs Romania

Sweden

2 - 1

Romania

🕒 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Friends Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Ondrej Berka 🔁 League B - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

League B - 1

League B - Group D Table

Sweden 1 · Romania 4

Referee Stats

Ondrej Berka

1 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Sweden controlled possession (60%).
Sweden had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sweden (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 2

Avg: 2.50 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Romania (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-1

Goals For / Against

1 / 2

Avg: 1.00 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Nations League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00

PPG

0.00

2.50

1.00

2.00

100%

O2.5

100%

BTTS

100%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sweden rank1st

Romania rank4th

Sweden points6

Romania points0

Sweden: #1 · 6 pts · GD +3

Promotion

Romania: #4 · 0 pts · GD -3

Relegation

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sweden last 5 home

W W

Points6/6

Weighted index100

Goals5-2

Record2-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Romania last 5 away

Points0/3

Weighted index0

Goals1-2

Record0-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sweden trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 100%

Romania trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 100%

Scoring reliability

Sweden score at home100%

Sweden clean sheet at home0%

Romania score away100%

Romania clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Sweden score first100%

Sweden win after scoring first100%

Romania score first0%

Romania win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sweden 0% · Romania 0%

Avg first goal minute: Sweden 14.0' · Romania —

Vs league average

Sweden score at home2.50 vs 1.00

Sweden concede at home1.00 vs 1.19

Romania score away1.00 vs 1.19

Romania concede away2.00 vs 1.00

Sweden score 150% above league average, while Romania score 16% below league average.

Defensive side: Sweden are 16% below league average at home, and Romania are 100% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Sweden goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Romania goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

588

392

Passes Accurate

522

326

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Isak

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Ayari

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Man

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Rațiu

37'

37' R. Marin

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

V. Gyökeres

Normal Goal

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ T. Băluță

1st substitution · For: V. Screciu

45+2'

45+2' V. Ghiță

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ VAR

E. Stroud

Goal cancelled

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ C. Starfelt

1st substitution · For: H. Ekdal

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ E. Holm

2nd substitution · For: D. Svensson

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ L. Munteanu

2nd substitution · For: V. Mihăilă

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ I. Hagi

3rd substitution · For: F. Tănase

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ V. Gyökeres

3rd substitution · For: B. Nygren

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Bernhardsson

4th substitution · For: P. Wålemark

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ R. Marin

4th substitution · For: N. Stanciu

83'

83' V. Screciu

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Nanasi

5th substitution · For: G. Gudmundsson

86'

86' D. Man

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ D. Man

5th substitution · For: V. Dragomir

90+1'

90+1' A. Coubiș

Sweden vs Romania 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sweden beat Romania 2-1 on Friday, 25 September 2026 in Nations League. The match was refereed by Ondrej Berka. It was played at Friends Arena.

First half: Sweden took the lead at 20' when A. Isak scored, with the assist credited to Y. Ayari, making the score 1-0. Romania leveled the score at 29' when D. Man scored, with the assist credited to A. Rațiu, making the score 1-1. R. Marin received a yellow card for Romania at 37'. Sweden took the lead at 43' when V. Gyökeres scored, making the score 2-1. Romania made their 1st substitution at 45', with T. Băluță replacing V. Screciu. V. Ghiță received a yellow card for Romania at 45+2'.

Second half: VAR intervened at 53' for Sweden (Goal cancelled). Sweden made their 1st substitution at 63', with C. Starfelt replacing H. Ekdal. Sweden made their 2nd substitution at 63', with E. Holm replacing D. Svensson. Romania made their 2nd substitution at 67', with L. Munteanu replacing V. Mihăilă. Romania made their 3rd substitution at 67', with I. Hagi replacing F. Tănase. Sweden made their 3rd substitution at 76', with V. Gyökeres replacing B. Nygren. Sweden made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Bernhardsson replacing P. Wålemark. Romania made their 4th substitution at 81', with R. Marin replacing N. Stanciu. V. Screciu received a yellow card for Romania at 83'. Sweden made their 5th substitution at 84', with S. Nanasi replacing G. Gudmundsson. D. Man received a yellow card for Romania at 86'. Romania made their 5th substitution at 88', with D. Man replacing V. Dragomir. A. Coubiș received a yellow card for Romania at 90+1'.

Sweden used 5 substitutions while Romania used 5 substitutions. Romania got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Sweden controlled possession (60%).
Sweden had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Sweden vs Romania Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

25 Sep 2026 Sweden vs Romania 2 - 1