Sweden beat Poland 3-1 in UEFA Nations League clash
Sweden defeated Poland 3-1 at home on Monday, 28 September, in matchday two of the UEFA Nations League, extending a recent run of high-scoring meetings between the two sides.
Sweden beat Poland 3-1 on home soil on Monday, 28 September, in the second round of UEFA Nations League fixtures, according to OneFootball. The match kicked off at 18:45 UK time.
Context and recent form
Both sides entered the fixture from contrasting starts to the campaign. Sweden opened with a 2-1 home win over Romania, while Poland were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Bosnia & Herzegovina and were still searching for their first win of the competition. Across their last 21 matches in all competitions, Sweden have recorded nine wins and eight losses, while Poland have nine wins, seven losses and five draws.
None of the last three meetings between the two nations had ended in a draw, and each had produced several goals combined — a trend that continued here. Sweden had won two of the previous three encounters, including a decisive 3-2 World Cup qualification play-off, with Poland winning one.
Match statistics
According to figures compiled by the BBC, Poland were the more direct attacking side, registering 18 shots to Sweden's 12, including 7 on target compared with Sweden's 6, and 32 touches inside the opposition box against Sweden's 23. Sweden's goalkeeper made 6 saves to Poland's 3. Sweden had more of the ball (52.6% to 47.4%), though Poland were more accurate in possession (90% pass accuracy versus 86.5%). Poland picked up three yellow cards to Sweden's one.
Sweden's likely line-up featured Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres up front, while Poland were led by veteran forward Robert Lewandowski.
Elsewhere in the international break
As reported separately by Liverpool FC's official website, Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo was withdrawn from international duty after suffering an ankle injury during his side's 2-1 win over Serbia on Sunday. He will miss the Netherlands' remaining two fixtures in this window and has returned to Liverpool for further assessment by club medical staff ahead of the team's next Premier League match against Manchester City.
