Sweden vs Northern Ireland

Friendlies - Friendlies 1 25 Mar 2025, 18:00
Sweden
Sweden
5–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
🏟 Strawberry Arena (Solna) 👤 M. McDermid

Match report

Sweden thrashed Northern Ireland 5-1 in the Friendlies - Friendlies 1 on 25 March 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Sweden had 16 shots to Northern Ireland's 14.

The match was played at Strawberry Arena (Solna), with M. McDermid in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 16 - 14 On target 6 - 5 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 18 - 5 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Alexander Isak
Sweden · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Anthony Elanga 1 goal
8 Sebastian Nanasi 1 assist
7 Emil Holm 1 goal
7 Ken Sema 1 goal
First half vs second half
Sweden stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–8 11–6
Shots On Goal 2–4 4–1
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 3–3 2–0
Attacks 46–35 53–28
Match statistics
5 Corners 3
6 Substitution 5
99 Attacks 63
50 Dangerous Attacks 23
6 On Target 5
9 Off Target 8
16 Shots Total 14
6 Shots On Goal 5
7 Shots Off Goal 7
3 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 6
5 Shots Outside Box 8
18 Fouls 5
5 Corners 3
4 Offsides 1
59% Ball Possession 41%
1 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 1
576 Passes Total 400
504 Passes Accurate 326
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sweden · 3-4-2-1
12 V. Johansson
3 V. Lindelöf 4 I. Hien 5 G. Gudmundsson
19 E. Holm 18 Y. Ayari 14 A. Salétros 13 K. Sema
20 B. Nygren 22 S. Nanasi
9 A. Isak
Northern Ireland · 3-4-2-1
23 P. Charles
3 R. McConville 17 P. McNair 22 C. Brown
2 T. Devlin 6 G. Saville 19 S. Charles 20 B. Spencer
14 I. Price 16 J. Devenny
10 J. Donley
Sweden
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 11 Anthony Elanga
  • 10 Niclas Eliasson
  • 8 Gustaf Lagerbielke
  • 16 Jesper Karlström
  • 21 Besfort Zeneli
  • 7 Melker Widell
  • 1 Robin Olsen
  • 23 Oliver Dovin
  • 15 Carl Starfelt
  • 6 Samuel Dahl
  • 2 Hjalmar Ekdal
  • 17 Gustaf Nilsson
Northern Ireland
Coach
M. O'Neill
Substitutes
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 8 Callum Marshall
  • 13 Bradley Lyons
  • 9 Lee Bonis
  • 11 Paul Smyth
  • 1 Conor Hazard
  • 12 Luke Southwood
  • 4 Aaron Donnelly
  • 25 Kofi Balmer
  • 18 Dale Taylor
  • 21 Ronan Hale
  • 24 Ross McCausland
Substitutions
  • 68' ↑ J. Thompson ↓ T. Devlin Northern Ireland
  • 68' ↑ C. Marshall ↓ G. Saville Northern Ireland
  • 71' ↑ N. Eliasson ↓ E. Holm Sweden
  • 71' ↑ A. Elanga ↓ S. Nanasi Sweden
  • 78' ↑ L. Bonis ↓ J. Donley Northern Ireland
  • 78' ↑ P. Smyth ↓ B. Spencer Northern Ireland
  • 78' ↑ B. Lyons ↓ J. Devenny Northern Ireland
  • 80' ↑ G. Lagerbielke ↓ Y. Ayari Sweden
  • 80' ↑ J. Karlström ↓ A. Salétros Sweden
  • 81' ↑ B. Zeneli ↓ I. Hien Sweden
  • 86' ↑ M. Widell ↓ B. Nygren Sweden
Cards
  • 70' A. Saletros Sweden
Head-to-head
Sweden 1 0 draws 0 Northern Ireland
2025-03-25 Sweden vs Northern Ireland 5 - 1
Recent form
Sweden W W W W W
Northern Ireland D L L W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sweden vs Northern Ireland?
Sweden won 5-1 against Northern Ireland on 25 March 2025.
Who won Sweden vs Northern Ireland?
Sweden won the match 5-1.
Where was Sweden vs Northern Ireland played?
The match was played at Strawberry Arena (Solna).
Who had more possession in Sweden vs Northern Ireland?
Sweden had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.