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

Netherlands
Netherlands
5–1
Sweden
Sweden

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

Netherlands
2.8 - 1.4
Sweden
Projected total: 4.2Over 2.5: 79%
ModelMarket
65%
Netherlands
17%
X
18%
Sweden

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

Netherlands· 1º · 7Pts
Sweden· 2º · 4Pts
3-1-4-2
👔 G. Potter

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

Netherlands
4 / 3 games
Sweden
1.37
xG
0.99
4.5
Corners
5.7
2
Points/game
1
75%
Over 2.5
75%
100%
BTTS
75%
0%
Clean sheets
0%
53%
Possession
49%
11.5
Shots
13.3

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

NetherlandsDWWD
  • 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
SwedenLDLW
  • 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

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

Michael Oliver, England

3.6
Cards/game
2.86
Goals/game
50%
BTTS

Referee averages in this competition · 36 games · PK Sport

✅ Confirmed lineups · Netherlands [4-3-3]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 1B. Verbruggen
  2. 22D. Dumfries
  3. 6J. P. van Hecke
  4. 4V. van Dijk
  5. 15M. van de Ven
  6. 8R. Gravenberch
  7. 21F. de Jong
  8. 14T. Reijnders
  9. 18D. Malen
  10. 19B. Brobbey
  11. 11C. Gakpo

✅ Confirmed lineups · Sweden [3-1-4-2]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 23K. Nordfeldt
  2. 2G. Lagerbielke
  3. 4I. Hien
  4. 3V. Lindelof
  5. 16J. Karlstrom
  6. 21A. Bernhardsson
  7. 10B. Nygren
  8. 18Y. Ayari
  9. 5G. Gudmundsson
  10. 17V. Gyökeres
  11. 9A. Isak

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Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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