Poland vs Sweden Preview & Prediction | UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 | Group Stage
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Poland need a victory in their second game of the tournament in order to get themselves back into the running in Group B, as they now take on what looks a strong Sweden side.
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Poland team news: Fully fit
Poland head into their clash with Sweden with what is a fully fit and available squad, so they would be able to name an unchanged eleven for this one if they so choose. Paulina Dudek was substituted at half-time so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see her dropped.
Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Szemik; Matysik, Szymczak, Wos, Wiankowska; Pawollek; Tomasiak, Achcinska, Kamczyk, Padilla; Pajor
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Sweden team news: Likely unchanged
Much like their opponents, Sweden have a fully fit squad, too, and they are likely to be unchanged as they prepare to take on Poland. Unlike the Polish, the Swedes don’t have many headaches and will likely try and go with what worked the other day.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Falk; Lundkvist, Bjorn, Sembrant, Andersson; Angeldal, Olme; Kaneryd, Asllani, Janogy; Blackstenius
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Key stats
- Sweden have won all the eight international matches between these teams.
- This is their first encounter since a 4-2 friendly match victory for the Swedes in Łódź on 13 April 2021 in which Ewa Pajor netted a double for Poland and current Sweden squad members Lina Hurtig and Stina Blackstenius were amongst the scorers for the visitors. That was Poland head coach Nina Patalon’s first game in charge; current Sweden head coach Peter Gerhardsson was in the opposing dugout.
- This is Poland’s first Women’s EURO final tournament and their first major final tournament participation.
- Poland had won ten and drawn one of their last 11 international matches prior to their Matchday 1 defeat against Germany.
- Sweden are aiming start a Women’s EURO final tournament with two successive wins for the first time since 2009.
- Sweden have lost only two of their 22 Women’s EURO final tournament group matches (W14 D6). The defeats were, 3-1 against Germany in 2001 and 3-2 against Italy in 2017.
- Sweden have kept 13 clean sheets in their last 21 Women’s EURO final tournament group matches.
- Sweden are unbeaten in their last 13 international matches (W9 D4).
- An appearance for Kosovare Asllani would see her become only the third player to reach 20 appearances in Women’s EURO final tournaments, after Birgit Prinz (Germany) 23 and Solvieg Gulbrandsen (Norway) 20.
- Poland’s Weronika Zawistowska is a Bayern München team-mate of Sweden trio Linda Sembrant, Magdalena Eriksson and Julia Zigiotti Olme.
- Poland captain Ewa Pajor plays for Barcelona with Sweden’s Fridolina Rolfö, while Poland’s Emilia Szymczak represents the Catalan club at B team level.
- Pajor and Rolfö were also team-mates at German club Wolfsburg from 2019-21.
- Poland’s Kayla Adamak played for Swedish side Vittsjö from 2022-24.
- Poland’s Paulina Dudek and Sweden’s Amanda Ilestedt were Paris Saint-Germain team-mates from 2021-23.
- Lina Hurtig’s first goal for Sweden came against Poland on 22 September 2015 in a UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 qualifier in Gothenburg (3-0).
- Kosovare Asllani has scored two goals against Poland – the first in a 4-0 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying win on 21 August 2014, in which Linda Sembrant was also on target; the second in another 4-0 win in UEFA EURO 2017 qualifying in Łódź on 2 June 2016, in which Fridolina Rolfö scored her first international goal.
Poland vs Sweden prediction
Poland qualified for the 2025 UEFA Women’s Championship via the playoffs, after a tough initial qualifying phase. They headed into a tough group as likely the weaker side and it perhaps showed as they suffered a 2-0 loss to Germany in their opener, with a couple of second-half goals scored by both Jule Brand and Lea Schuller.
They now face a Sweden side that, with a squad that boasts some key players that have enjoyed impressive club seasons, will believe they are serious contenders for the title. They began Group C with a slender 1-0 victory over Denmark in their opener, thanks to a 55th minute winner scored by Filippa Angeldal.
Poland and Sweden aren’t necessarily evenly matched, but it is likely to be a low-scoring encounter whereby the Swedes narrowly come out on top to qualify.
Poland vs Sweden tip: Sweden to win & under 3.5 goals
