Sweden 3-1 Iceland - October 12, 2005 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2006
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11'
Kári Arnason
SWE
11' - Goal
Kári Arnason
29' - Goal
Zlatan Ibrahimovic29
42' - Goal
Henrik Larsson42
SWE
66' - Substitution
Christian Wilhelmssonis substituted by Niclas Alexandersson66
70' - Substitution
Kári Arnasonis substituted by Gylfi Einarsson
74' - Substitution
Anders Svenssonis substituted by Marcus Allbäck
74' - Substitution
Zlatan Ibrahimovicis substituted by Kim Källström74
74' - Substitution
G. H. Thorvaldssonis substituted by Hannes Sigurdsson
84' - Substitution
Brynjar Gunnarssonis substituted by Arnar Vidarsson 91' - Goal
Kim Källström91
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Team line-ups
Sweden
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Andreas Isaksson | 24 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Olof Mellberg | 28 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Erik Edman | 26 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alexander Östlund | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Teddy Lucic | 32 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tobias Linderoth | 26 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Anders Svensson | 74 | 29 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Christian Wilhelmsson | 66 | 25 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Freddie Ljungberg | 28 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 2974 | 24 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Henrik Larsson | 42 | 34 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
50
Iceland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Arni Arason | 30 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brynjar Gunnarsson | 84 | 29 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Kári Arnason | 1170 | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Audun Helgason | 31 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Indridi Sigurdsson | 23 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sölvi Ottesen | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Greitar Steinsson | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stefan Gislason | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kristjan Sigurdsson | 25 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
G. H. Thorvaldsson | 74 | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Heidar Helguson | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
23
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Niclas Alexandersson | 66 | 33 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kim Källström | 9174 | 23 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Marcus Allbäck | 74 | 32 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Arnar Vidarsson | 84 | 27 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gylfi Einarsson | 70 | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Hannes Sigurdsson | 74 | 22 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
IN
Niclas Alexandersson
OUT
Christian Wilhelmsson
IN
Mattias Jonson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson
IN
Hannes Sigurdsson
OUT
Arni Arason
IN
Kristjan Finnbogason
OUT
Heidar Helguson
IN
Gylfi Einarsson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
57
76
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Lagerbäck vs Iceland
2 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Lagerbäck vs Olafsson
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
43
Success rate in this team:
21 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Olafsson vs Sweden
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Olafsson vs Lagerbäck
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Valentin Ivanov
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Sweden2 matches | General total | Iceland2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Sweden1 match | Season total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 12, 2005 | Latest figure on October 12, 2005 | |||||||
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Key figures
Iceland keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a draw in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 13/10/2004). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 20/08/1997-02/06/2001 time period (10 matches).
Sweden keeps its 11 matches with at least one goal scored vs Iceland running (since 29/06/1951). It's a record streak. The first of history
Sweden keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a draw at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 24/03/2001). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 11/10/1997 (6 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LSweden 0-1 Croatia08/09/2004 | VSweden 3-0 Hungary09/10/2004 | VSweden 6-0 Malta04/06/2005 | LSweden 2-3 Norway08/06/2005 | VSweden 2-1 Czech Republic17/08/2005 | VSweden 3-0 Bulgaria03/09/2005 |
| Overall | VSweden 6-0 Malta04/06/2005 | LSweden 2-3 Norway08/06/2005 | VSweden 2-1 Czech Republic17/08/2005 | VSweden 3-0 Bulgaria03/09/2005 | VHungary 0-1 Sweden07/09/2005 | LCroatia 1-0 Sweden08/10/2005 |
Current form
| Away | LHungary 3-2 Iceland08/09/2004 | DMalta 0-0 Iceland09/10/2004 | LCroatia 4-0 Iceland26/03/2005 | DItaly 0-0 Iceland30/03/2005 | LBulgaria 3-2 Iceland07/09/2005 | LPoland 3-2 Iceland07/10/2005 |
| Overall | LIceland 2-3 Hungary04/06/2005 | VIceland 4-1 Malta08/06/2005 | VIceland 4-1 South Africa17/08/2005 | LIceland 1-3 Croatia03/09/2005 | LBulgaria 3-2 Iceland07/09/2005 | LPoland 3-2 Iceland07/10/2005 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 7 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 10 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 6 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 6 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
9 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
7 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
7 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
27 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
13 |
|
12 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
24 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.44 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.67 |
|
0.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.5 |
Betting aid
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
8 |
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
7 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-3 |
Bookings
|
10 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
24 |
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Freddie Ljungberg | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Eidur Gudjohnsen |  |
| Freddie Ljungberg | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Hermann Hreidarsson |  |
| Freddie Ljungberg | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Eidur Gudjohnsen | |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 3 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 9 matches | Eidur Gudjohnsen | |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
4 ga
Away
14 gf
7 ga
Total
20 gf
11 ga
Historical head to head
Home
7 gf
14 ga
Away
4 gf
6 ga
Total
11 gf
20 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
August 17, 1983 |
| Home | 1 - 0 |
July 11, 1973 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
August 16, 2000 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
October 13, 2004 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2006
August 16, 2000 - Nordic Tournament 2000/2001
June 01, 1995 - Eliminatoires Euro 1996
September 07, 1994 - Eliminatoires Euro 1996
August 17, 1983 - Rencontres amicales 1983
Best historical scorers against Iceland
 |
John Eriksson | 2 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
|
Henrik Larsson | 2 goals | 2004 - 2004 |
|
Sonny Johansson | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Stig Fredriksson | 1 goal | 1983 - 1983 |
|
Marcus Allbäck | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
|
Mats Jingblad | 1 goal | 1983 - 1983 |
Best historical scorers against Sweden
 |
Arnar Gunnlaugsson | 1 goal | 1995 - 1995 |
|
Gudmundur Thorbjörnsson | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
|
Eidur Gudjohnsen | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
|
Rikhardur Dadason | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
 |
Helgi Sigurdsson | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
Players with most games played vs Iceland
|
Henrik Larsson | 4 matches | 1994 - 2004 |
 |
Patrik Andersson | 3 matches | 1994 - 2000 |
 |
Kennet Andersson | 3 matches | 1994 - 2000 |
 |
Ralf Edström | 2 matches | 1973 - 1980 |
|
Sten-Ove Ramberg | 2 matches | 1980 - 1983 |
 |
Tomas Brolin | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
 |
Eyölfur Sverrisson | 3 matches | 1994 - 2000 |
 |
Runar Kristinsson | 3 matches | 1994 - 2000 |
|
Albert Gudmundsson | 2 matches | 1977 - 1980 |
 |
Thórdur Gudjónsson | 2 matches | 2000 - 2004 |
|
Helgi Sigurdsson | 2 matches | 2000 - 2004 |
|
Eidur Gudjohnsen | 2 matches | 2000 - 2004 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 04, 2004
September 08, 2004
October 09, 2004
October 13, 2004
November 17, 2004
March 26, 2005
March 30, 2005
June 04, 2005
June 08, 2005
September 03, 2005
September 07, 2005
October 08, 2005
October 12, 2005
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