Romania vs Sweden: result 0-1 and analysis
UEFA Nations LeagueLeague B - 4Kick-off on October 5, 2026 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Arena Naţională, Bucureşti
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What was the result of Romania vs Sweden?
Sweden won 0-1 on October 5, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 13′V. GyökeresSweden
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Sweden win at 55%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 0-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Romania vs Sweden
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Romania
4-2-3-1- 9F. Tănase
- 7D. Olaru
- 10N. Stanciu
- 20D. Man
- 18R. Marin
- 22V. Dragomir
- 11N. Bancu
- 3M. Ilie
- 4A. Coubiș
- 2A. Rațiu
- 12O. Hindrich
Sweden
4-4-2- 17V. Gyökeres
- 22B. Zeneli
- 19S. Nanasi
- 16J. Karlström
- 7L. Bergvall
- 21A. Bernhardsson
- 5G. Gudmundsson
- 3V. Lindelöf
- 4E. Smith
- 2F. Beijmo
- 12V. Johansson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Romania have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Sweden have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Poland(away) | 0-6 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(home) | 2-4 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sweden(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Wales(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Georgia(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Poland(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Romania(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Jun 30, 2026 | France(away) | 0-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Japan(away) | 1-1 | World Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Romania win, 0 draws, 3 Sweden wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sweden 2-1 Romania | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Romania 0-2 Sweden | Euro Championship |
| Mar 23, 2019 | Sweden 2-1 Romania | Euro Championship |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Romania 1-0 Sweden | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Romania score 1.5 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sweden score 1.6 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Sweden | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0 | 12/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Romania sit 4th in UEFA Nations League (0 points from 4 matches) and Sweden sit 1st (10 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy