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Sweden vs Finland: result 2-0 and analysis

FriendliesFriendlies 1Kick-off on January 9, 2023 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estádio Do Algarve, Almancil

Sweden
2-0
Finland

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What was the result of Sweden vs Finland?

Sweden won 2-0 on January 9, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 38′C. NymanSweden
  • 90′J. AsoroSweden

Official lineup for Sweden vs Finland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sweden

4-4-2
  1. 9C. Nyman
  2. 20M. Zeidan
  1. 26Y. Ayari
  2. 11Samuel Gustafson
  3. 16H. Larsson
  4. 25A. Bernhardsson
  1. 5N. Persson
  2. 3H. Ekdal
  3. 21V. Eriksson
  4. 22A. Boman
  1. 1L. Wahlstedt

Finland

5-3-2
  1. 10A. Sadiku
  2. 20K. Meriluoto
  1. 21S. Väänänen
  2. 8N. Mäenpää
  3. 14L. Lingman
  1. 24Tomas Galvez
  2. 3R. Jensen
  3. 4R. Ivanov
  4. 5A. Hoskonen
  5. 13P. Soiri
  1. 1L. Bergström
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sweden have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Finland have 4, 5 and 6.

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

Sweden
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 19, 2022Algeria(home)2-0Friendlies
Nov 16, 2022Mexico(away)2-1Friendlies
Sep 27, 2022Slovenia(home)1-1UEFA Nations League
Sep 24, 2022Serbia(away)1-4UEFA Nations League
Jun 12, 2022Norway(away)2-3UEFA Nations League
Finland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 20, 2022Norway(away)1-1Friendlies
Nov 17, 2022FYR Macedonia(away)1-1Friendlies
Sep 26, 2022Montenegro(away)2-0UEFA Nations League
Sep 23, 2022Romania(home)1-1UEFA Nations League
Jun 14, 2022Bosnia & Herzegovina(away)2-3UEFA Nations League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Sweden win, 0 draws, 0 Finland wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 29, 2021Sweden 2-0 FinlandFriendlies

Last archived meeting: Sweden vs Finland on May 29, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Sweden score 1.2 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Finland score 1.1 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sweden1.21.356/156/15
Finland1.11.238/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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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

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