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France vs Sweden: result 2-1 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 4Kick-off on November 11, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stade de France, Paris

France
2-1
Sweden

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What was the result of France vs Sweden?

France won 2-1 on November 11, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 54′E. ForsbergSweden
  • 57′P. PogbaFrance
  • 65′D. PayetFrance

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, France have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Sweden have 4, 2 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

France
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2016Netherlands(away)1-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 7, 2016Bulgaria(home)4-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 6, 2016Belarus(away)0-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jul 10, 2016Portugal(away)0-1Euro Championship
Jul 7, 2016Germany(away)2-0Euro Championship
Sweden
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2016Bulgaria(home)3-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 7, 2016Luxembourg(away)1-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 6, 2016Netherlands(home)1-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 22, 2016Belgium(home)0-1Euro Championship
Jun 17, 2016Italy(away)0-1Euro Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 1 meetings: 0 France win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Sweden win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 19, 2012Sweden 2-0 FranceEuro Championship

Last archived meeting: Sweden vs France on Jun 19, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

France score 1.9 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Sweden score 1.2 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
France1.90.685/156/15
Sweden1.21.145/124/12

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

France sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (16 points from 6 matches) and Sweden sit 4th (2 points from 6 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1France651016416
4Sweden60244122

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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