Predictive Analysis

Match-Up Lab

Pre-match analysis powered by rating models, historical head-to-head records, and contextual signals.

Pick a Match-Up

Choose any two teams and the rating model will compute win, draw, and loss probabilities along with expected goals.

Netherlands
72.8% win probability
Predicted winner
17.7%
Honours shared
Draw chance
2.18 - 0.64
Model goals (home - away)
Expected score
2.8
Over 2.5: 53%
Total goals

Netherlands

1568#12
UEFA
VS

Sweden

1456#56
UEFA
Venue
Context

Rating-Based Prediction

WFS predictor · expected score + venue adjustment · drawn from full historical performance

72.8% 17.7% 9.5%
NED
SWE
112
Rating Gap
2.18
Exp. Goals NED
0.64
Exp. Goals SWE
90.5%
NED No Defeat
2.8
Exp. Total Goals

Key Factors

Rating-model adjustments and contextual signals that could influence the outcome

Recent Form 6W/3W

Netherlands won 6 of their last 10 games; Sweden won 3. Current form favours Netherlands.

Underdog Record 32% W

Sweden have won 32% of games entering as underdogs (106W from 336). A strong record against the odds.

Goal Patterns 2.8 xG

Combined avg of 4.06 goals per game. Expected total for this match: 2.8 (Over 2.5 probability: 53%).

Rating Gap 112 pts

Netherlands hold a 112-point rating edge: roughly 16.8% extra win probability on ratings alone.

Tournament Pedigree 2013

Both teams are major tournament winners. Netherlands's most recent title: 1986. Sweden's most recent title: 2013.

Unbeaten Run 25 games

Netherlands's longest unbeaten run is 25 games vs Sweden's 18. Netherlands have shown greater resilience historically.

AI Match-Up Evaluation

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Head-to-Head Record

26 meeting(s) · 1974-2026

12
NED Win
6
Draws
8
SWE Win
52
Goals For
49
Goals Against
Last 10 H2H
← most recent

Comparative Profile

Era-aware metrics use only games from the last 10 years.

Era
122
Games Played
131
58.2%
Win %
48.1%
2.25
Goals Per Game
1.66
1.00
Goals Against / Game
1.15
36.1%
Clean Sheet %
36.6%
11.5%
Failed to Score %
22.9%
2.5%
Goalless Draws %
4.6%
All-Time / Lifetime
1,568
Current Rating
1,456
#12
World Ranking
#56
57.2%
Win as Favourite
56.7%
36.2%
Win as Underdog
31.5%
10
Longest Win Streak
11
25
Longest Unbeaten Run
18
1638 (2010)
Peak Rating
1549 (2005)
3W-8L
Penalty Shootouts
3W-3L

Rating Trajectory (Last 2 Years)

Both teams' rating lines overlaid · convergence / divergence analysis

Rolling Win Rate (20-Game Window)

Rolling win rate comparison · which team is in better current form?

Scenario Modeller

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72.8% 17.7% 9.5%

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Recent Meetings

H 20 Jun 26 NEUTRAL
5 - 1
FIFA World Cup
H 10 Oct 17 AWAY
2 - 0
FIFA World Cup
D 06 Sep 16 AWAY
1 - 1
FIFA World Cup
H 11 Oct 11 AWAY
3 - 2
UEFA European Championship
H 12 Oct 10 AWAY
4 - 1
UEFA European Championship
H 19 Nov 08 AWAY
3 - 1
Friendly
D 18 Aug 04 AWAY
2 - 2
Friendly
D 26 Jun 04 NEUTRAL
0 - 0
UEFA European Championship
A 27 Apr 83 AWAY
0 - 3
Friendly
A 04 Sep 74 AWAY
1 - 5
Friendly

If they play 100 times

Scoreline distribution from the WFS predictor. Each cell shows how often that score would occur out of 100 simulated games: amber for home wins, slate for draws, violet for away wins.

Most likely scorelines
2 - 0
14.2%
1 - 0
13.0%
3 - 0
10.3%
2 - 1
9.1%
1 - 1
8.3%
3 - 1
6.6%