Sweden vs Poland match stats & report

3–2 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Final · Strawberry Arena, Solna · Ref S. Vincic

Sweden stats & fixtures · Poland stats & fixtures

Sweden beat Poland 3–2 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Final) on 31 March 2026. Expected goals finished 1.52–1.36. Poland had 67% of the ball.

Sweden vs Poland match statistics

SwedenPoland

33% Ball possession 67%
1.52 Expected goals (xG) 1.36
9 Total shots 15
5 Shots on target 7
2 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 5
9 Shots inside the box 8
2 Corners 9
15 Fouls 15
1 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 3
251 Passes 507
73% Pass accuracy 85%
5 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

19' Goal A. Elanga (assist Yasin Ayari) Sweden
33' Goal Nicola Zalewski (assist P. Zieliński) Poland
43' Yellow card J. Kiwior Poland
44' Goal Gustaf Lagerbielke (assist Benjamin Nygren) Sweden
55' Goal K. Świderski (assist Nicola Zalewski) Poland
62' Yellow card J. Karlström Sweden
65' Yellow card O. Pietuszewski Poland
76' Yellow card L. Bergvall Sweden
88' Goal V. Gyökeres Sweden
90+4' Yellow card K. Piątek Poland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sweden

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Jon Dahl Tomasson

23 K. Nordfeldt

3 V. Lindelöf 15 C. Starfelt 2 Gustaf Lagerbielke

5 Gabriel Gudmundsson 16 J. Karlström 18 Yasin Ayari 8 D. Svensson

10 Benjamin Nygren 11 A. Elanga

17 V. Gyökeres

Bench M. Ellborg , N. Törnqvist , G. Nilsson , M. Svanberg , T. Ali , W. Swedberg , G. Lundgren , V. Eriksson , E. Stroud , H. Larsson , L. Bergvall , B. Zeneli

Poland

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Jan Urban

1 K. Grabara

14 J. Kiwior 5 J. Bednarek 3 P. Wiśniewski

21 Nicola Zalewski 10 P. Zieliński 20 S. Szymański 2 M. Cash

13 J. Kaminski 7 K. Świderski

9 R. Lewandowski

Bench M. Kochalski , B. Drągowski , K. Grosicki , B. Bereszyński , K. Piątek , J. Moder , M. Skóraś , J. Ziółkowski , F. Rozga , T. Kędziora , B. Slisz , O. Pietuszewski

Form guide

Sweden at home

4–2–2 in 8 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 8
Corners: 4.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.1 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Poland away

2–0–3 in 5 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 5
Corners: 7.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Sweden vs Poland head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Mar 22	Poland v Sweden	2–0
23 Jun 21	Sweden v Poland	3–2

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

The full Sweden vs Poland head-to-head record