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Who will win Netherlands vs Sweden?

Onside's model gives Netherlands a 46% win probability (28% draw, Sweden 26%). We publish every prediction before kickoff and grade it after full time. See every graded prediction. Full match breakdown below.
MODEL PREDICTION · GROUP F · MD2

Netherlands vs SwedenWin Probability & Model Prediction

Saturday, 20 June 2026 · 17:00 UTC · Houston

Onside's AI model gives Netherlands 46%, draw 28%, and Sweden 26%. Netherlands is the model favourite (narrow confidence) for this World Cup 2026 Group F fixture on Saturday.

NETHERLANDS WIN
46%
DRAW
28%
SWEDEN WIN
26%
SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · BIVARIATE POISSON

Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts

EXPECTED GOALS
1.581.15
★ MODE
11
13.3%
21
9.4%
10
8.9%
20
8.1%
00
8.0%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
51%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
56%

Pre-tournament prior model — posterior updates as the group stage plays. Scorelines computed from the model's bivariate Poisson with low-score (Dixon-Coles) correction. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.

QUICK FACTS · MODEL OUTPUTS

Netherlands vs Sweden World Cup 2026 prediction

Onside's model gives Netherlands 46%, draw 28%, and Sweden 26% — netherlands favoured. Calibrated against the rolling tournament hit-rate; every call is publicly graded after full-time on the model record.

Netherlands vs Sweden prediction score

Expected scoreline: 21 — rounded from the bivariate-Poisson expected goals (Netherlands 2, Sweden 1). The full top-five most-likely scorelines are on this page below.

Netherlands vs Sweden head to head

Group F fixture at Houston, kickoff Sat 20 Jun, 17:00 UTC. Model anchors: FIFA rank (NED #7 vs SWE #38), confederation, and live MD1+ form learned from this tournament's results.

Netherlands vs Sweden line up

Probable XIs and confirmed lineups land at the match centre as soon as managers release them — typically ~1 hour before kickoff. Onside's player-projection engine pre-computes the most-likely scoring threats per side from current tournament form.

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MODEL RATIONALE

Ranking gap is the story

Netherlands sit 31 places above Sweden in the FIFA ranking (#7 vs #38) — a gap of that size is hard for the underdog to close in a one-off match. Netherlands comes out at 46%, Sweden at 26%, with the rest on the draw. Treated as a narrow call rather than a foregone conclusion.

MATCH CONTEXT

How the teams compare

WORLD RANKING
Netherlands
#7
Sweden
#38
PREMIER LEAGUE PRESENCE
Netherlands
17
Sweden
6
HOME SOIL
Netherlands
Sweden
REGION
Netherlands
UEFA
Sweden
UEFA
PREMIER LEAGUE THREAD

The PL names in each squad

Netherlands17 PL
  • Mark FlekkenBrentford
  • Robin RoefsSunderland
  • Bart VerbruggenBrighton
  • Nathan AkéMan City
  • Virgil van DijkLiverpool
  • Jorrel HatoChelsea
  • Jan Paul van HeckeBrighton
  • Micky van de VenSpurs
  • + 9 more
Sweden6 PL
  • Alexander IsakLiverpool
  • Viktor GyökeresArsenal
  • Anthony ElangaNewcastle
  • Lucas BergvallSpurs
  • Yasin AyariBrighton
  • Victor LindelöfAston Villa
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