Éire 1-3 Sweden - November 13, 1949 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1950
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ÉIR
4' - Goal
Karl-Erik Palmer
40' - Goal
Karl-Erik Palmer
ÉIR
59' - Goal
Con Martin59
68' - Goal
Karl-Erik Palmer
SWE
SWE
Team line-ups
Éire
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tommy Godwin | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Thomas Aherne | 30 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Walsh | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Con Martin | 59 | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Johnny Carey | 30 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Reginald Ryan | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Corr | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Farrell | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Thomas O'Connor | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||||
F |
David Walsh | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter Desmond | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average number of matches played for the team
9
Sweden
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Torsten Lindberg | 32 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sune Andersson | 28 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Erik Nilsson | 33 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Olle Aahlund | 29 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Knut Nordahl | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kjell Rosen | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Karl-Erik Palmer | 68440 | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Karl-Erik Andersson | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stig Sundqvist | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Hans Jeppson | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Egon Jönsson | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
7
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
David Walsh
IN
Thomas Moroney
OUT
William Walsh
IN
Eddie Gannon
OUT
Reginald Ryan
IN
John Thomas Gavin
OUT
Peter Corr
IN
Brendan Carroll
OUT
Peter Farrell
IN
Arthur Fitzsimmons
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
42
28
48
41
Success rate in this team:
71 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
53 %
Raynor vs Éire
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
William Ling
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Éire2 matches | General total | Sweden7 matches | 5 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Éire1 match | Season total | Sweden1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 17, 1951 | Latest figure on May 06, 1953 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures

Sweden keeps its 19 matches with at least one goal scored away from home running (since 28/08/1920). It's a record streak. The first of history

Éire keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored at home running (since 28/05/1924). It's a record streak. The first of history

Sweden keeps its 5 matches with at least 3 goals scored away from home running (since 02/08/1948). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/05/1934 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LÉire 0-2 Portugal04/05/1947 | LÉire 0-1 Switzerland05/12/1948 | LÉire 0-2 Belgium24/04/1949 | VÉire 1-0 Portugal22/05/1949 | LÉire 1-4 Spain12/06/1949 | VÉire 3-0 Finland08/09/1949 |
| Overall | LÉire 0-2 Portugal04/05/1947 | LÉire 0-1 Switzerland05/12/1948 | LÉire 0-2 Belgium24/04/1949 | VÉire 1-0 Portugal22/05/1949 | LÉire 1-4 Spain12/06/1949 | VÉire 3-0 Finland08/09/1949 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 22 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 41 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Niels Liedholm | ![]() |
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| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Sune Andersson | ![]() |
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| - | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Niels Liedholm | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Away
1 gf
3 ga
Total
1 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
1 ga
Total
3 gf
1 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
June 02, 1949 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Best historical scorers against Sweden
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David Walsh | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
Best historical scorers against Éire
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Sune Andersson | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
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Niels Liedholm | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
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Hans Jeppson | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
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John O'Driscoll | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
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Paddy Coad | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
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Eddie Gannon | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
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Daniel McGowan | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
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Con Martin | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
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Thomas Eglinton | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
Players with most games played vs Éire
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Kalle Svensson | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
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Knut Nordahl | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
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Niels Liedholm | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
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Hans Jeppson | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
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Karl-Erik Andersson | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |
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Kjell Rosen | 1 match | 1949 - 1949 |


















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