Netherlands vs Sweden: result, lineups & analysis — FIFA World Cup


Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 17:00 UTC
🏟 NRG Stadium · Houston
🏁 Post-match review
The Netherlands produced a dominant performance to defeat Sweden 5-1 in their FIFA World Cup fixture. A five-goal haul demonstrated clinical finishing and control throughout the match.
Expectation:Without pre-match market data available, the scale of the Netherlands' victory represents a comprehensive win. This margin suggests the Dutch were strong favorites and delivered decisively.
The Netherlands advanced emphatically with an impressive display, while Sweden suffered a heavy defeat that will require significant reflection. The gap in quality was evident across the 90 minutes.
Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).
📐 Statistical score reference
Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.
🎓 Coaches / Formations
🔬 Advanced data (averages)
Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football
📈 Recent form
- 2026-06-30 · (H) 1–1 vs Morocco
- 2026-06-25 · (A) 3–1 vs Tunisia
- 2026-06-20 · (H) 5–1 vs Sweden
- 2026-06-14 · (H) 2–2 vs Japan
- 2026-06-30 · (A) 0–3 vs France
- 2026-06-25 · (A) 1–1 vs Japan
- 2026-06-20 · (A) 1–5 vs Netherlands
- 2026-06-15 · (H) 5–1 vs Tunisia
🆚 Head-to-head
- 2026-06-20 · Netherlands 5–1 Sweden
🧑⚖️ Referee
Michael Oliver, England
Referee averages in this competition · 36 games · PK Sport
✅ Confirmed lineups · Netherlands [4-3-3]
API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC
- 1B. Verbruggen
- 22D. Dumfries
- 6J. P. van Hecke
- 4V. van Dijk
- 15M. van de Ven
- 8R. Gravenberch
- 21F. de Jong
- 14T. Reijnders
- 18D. Malen
- 19B. Brobbey
- 11C. Gakpo
✅ Confirmed lineups · Sweden [3-1-4-2]
API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC
- 23K. Nordfeldt
- 2G. Lagerbielke
- 4I. Hien
- 3V. Lindelof
- 16J. Karlstrom
- 21A. Bernhardsson
- 10B. Nygren
- 18Y. Ayari
- 5G. Gudmundsson
- 17V. Gyökeres
- 9A. Isak
Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.
Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net