Netherlands vs Sweden match stats & report

5–1 Full time

World Cup · Group Stage - 2 · NRG Stadium, Houston · Ref Michael Oliver, England

Netherlands stats & fixtures · Sweden stats & fixtures

Netherlands beat Sweden 5–1 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 2) on 20 June 2026. Expected goals finished 2.61–1.01. Netherlands had 51% of the ball.

Netherlands vs Sweden match statistics

NetherlandsSweden

51% Ball possession 49%
2.61 Expected goals (xG) 1.01
10 Total shots 16
7 Shots on target 8
2 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 3
6 Shots inside the box 7
2 Corners 5
9 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 3
0 Yellow cards 3
449 Passes 425
89% Pass accuracy 85%
7 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

5' Goal B. Brobbey (assist C. Gakpo) Netherlands
17' Goal B. Brobbey (assist D. Dumfries) Netherlands
47' Goal C. Gakpo (assist D. Dumfries) Netherlands
53' Yellow card G. Gudmundsson Sweden
54' Goal C. Gakpo (assist C. Summerville) Netherlands
59' Goal A. Elanga (assist A. Isak) Sweden
75' Yellow card Yasin Ayari Sweden
80' Yellow card L. Bergvall Sweden
89' Goal C. Summerville (assist M. Depay) Netherlands

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Netherlands

Confirmed 4-3-3 Ronald Koeman

1 Bart Verbruggen

15 M. van de Ven 4 V. van Dijk 6 J. van Hecke 22 D. Dumfries

14 T. Reijnders 21 F. de Jong 8 R. Gravenberch

11 C. Gakpo 19 B. Brobbey 18 D. Malen

Bench M. Flekken , R. Roefs , M. Depay , Wout Weghorst , C. Summerville , M. Wieffer , M. de Roon , Nathan Aké , T. Koopmeiners , J. Kluivert , G. Til , N. Lang , L. Geertruida , J. Hato

Sweden

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Graham Potter

23 K. Nordfeldt

3 V. Lindelöf 4 I. Hien 2 Gustaf Lagerbielke

16 J. Karlström

5 G. Gudmundsson 18 Yasin Ayari 10 B. Nygren 21 A. Bernhardsson

9 A. Isak 17 V. Gyökeres

Bench J. Widell Zetterstrom , V. Johansson , C. Starfelt , G. Nilsson , M. Svanberg , H. Johansson , T. Ali , Ken Sema , E. Smith , H. Ekdal , A. Elanga , E. Stroud , D. Svensson , L. Bergvall , B. Zeneli

Form guide

Netherlands at home

6–3–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.1 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sweden away

2–2–4 in 8 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 2.3 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 8
Corners: 3.1 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Netherlands vs Sweden head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 Oct 17	Netherlands v Sweden	2–0
6 Sep 16	Sweden v Netherlands	1–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Netherlands vs Sweden head-to-head record