Sweden 1-2 Denmark - August 31, 1988 / Friendlies 1988
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29'
Lars Elstrup64'
Lars Elstrup
SWE
29' - Goal
Lars Elstrup
SWE
46' - Substitution
Dennis Schilleris substituted by Roger Ljung
46' - Substitution
Hans Eskilssonis substituted by Johnny Ekström46 64' - Goal
Lars Elstrup
69' - Substitution
Robert Prytzis substituted by Joakim Nilsson69 77' - Substitution
Lars Elstrupis substituted by Kurt Jorgensen
82' - Goal
Stefan Pettersson82
DEN
DEN
Team line-ups
Sweden
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Thomas Ravelli | 29 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dennis Schiller | 46 | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Peter Larsson | 27 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Glenn Hysen | 28 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roland Nilsson | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robert Prytz | 69 | 28 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Hans Holmqvist | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jonas Thern | 21 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Glenn Peter Strömberg | 28 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Hans Eskilsson | 46 | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Stefan Pettersson | 82 | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Denmark
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Schmeichel | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kent Nielsen | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Johnny Anker Hansen | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lars Olsen | 27 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Sivebaek | 26 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Helt | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Jensen | 23 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jan Bartram | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kim Vilfort | 25 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Lars Elstrup | 296477 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Flemming Povlsen | 21 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Roger Ljung | 46 | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Joakim Nilsson | 69 | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Johnny Ekström | 46 | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Kurt Jorgensen | 77 | 28 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Hans Holmqvist
IN
Joakim Nilsson
OUT
Stefan Pettersson
IN
Mats Magnusson
OUT
Peter Larsson
IN
Andreas Ravelli
OUT
Glenn Peter Strömberg
IN
Leif Engqvist
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John Sivebaek
IN
Jan Heintze
OUT
Kim Vilfort
IN
Michael Laudrup
OUT
Kent Nielsen
IN
Ivan Nielsen
OUT
Lars Elstrup
IN
John Eriksen
OUT
Johnny Anker Hansen
IN
Björn Kristensen
OUT
John Helt
IN
Morten Olsen
OUT
Jan Bartram
IN
Per Frimann
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
38
24
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Nordin vs Denmark
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Nordin vs Piontek
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
48
102
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Piontek vs Sweden
4 victories
1 draw
2 losses
Piontek vs Nordin
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Esa Antero Palsi
0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Sweden2 matches | General total | Denmark2 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Sweden1 match | Season total | Denmark1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on August 31, 1988 | Latest figure on September 11, 1990 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Sweden after 23 matches with only one goal conceded at most in Friendlies (since 02/05/1984). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 16/05/1970 (7 matches)
Sweden keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Denmark running (since 11/09/1985). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 11/05/1976-09/05/1979 time period (5 matches).
Denmark keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home in Friendlies running (since 27/01/1985). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 21/10/1956-19/05/1963 time period (13 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VSweden 2-0 Switzerland24/09/1986 | VSweden 1-0 Malta24/05/1987 | VSweden 1-0 Italy03/06/1987 | VSweden 1-0 Denmark26/08/1987 | LSweden 0-1 Portugal23/09/1987 | VSweden 4-1 Wales27/04/1988 |
| Overall | VSweden 4-1 East Germany B13/01/1988 | VSweden 1-0 Finland15/01/1988 | DGermany 1-1 Sweden31/03/1988 | VSweden 2-0 Soviet Union02/04/1988 | VSweden 4-1 Wales27/04/1988 | VSpain 1-3 Sweden01/06/1988 |
Current form
| Away | LGermany 1-0 Denmark23/09/1987 | LPoland U-21 2-0 Denmark28/10/1987 | DGermany U-21 1-1 Denmark30/03/1988 | LAustria 1-0 Denmark27/04/1988 | DHungary 2-2 Denmark10/05/1988 | LGermany 2-0 Denmark14/06/1988 |
| Overall | VDenmark 3-0 Poland U-2118/05/1988 | LDenmark 0-1 Czechoslovakia01/06/1988 | VDenmark 3-1 Belgium05/06/1988 | LSpain 3-2 Denmark11/06/1988 | LGermany 2-0 Denmark14/06/1988 | LItaly 2-0 Denmark17/06/1988 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 7 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 6 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 9 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
15 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.25 |
|
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.25 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
1 |
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
 | Jonas Thern | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | John Eriksen |  |
| Hans Holmqvist | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | John Eriksen | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | John Eriksen | |
||
| Hans Holmqvist | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | John Eriksen | |
Historical head to head
Home
86 gf
65 ga
Away
75 gf
84 ga
Neutral ground
6 gf
2 ga
Total
167 gf
151 ga
Historical head to head
Home
84 gf
75 ga
Away
65 gf
86 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
6 ga
Total
151 gf
167 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
June 21, 1959 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
June 26, 1947 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 10 - 0 |
October 05, 1913 |
| Away | 10 - 0 |
October 05, 1913 |
Latest head to head
August 26, 1987 - Rencontres amicales 1987
September 11, 1985 - Rencontres amicales 1985
June 06, 1984 - Rencontres amicales 1984
May 05, 1982 - Nordic Tournament 1981/1985
May 14, 1981 - Nordic Tournament 1981/1985
Best historical scorers against Denmark
 |
Gunnar Nordahl | 7 goals | 1942 - 1947 |
 |
Gunnar Gren | 5 goals | 1942 - 1946 |
|
Roland Sandberg | 4 goals | 1972 - 1976 |
 |
Henri Garvis Carlsson | 3 goals | 1942 - 1948 |
|
Nils-Ake Sandell | 3 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
 |
Mats Magnusson | 2 goals | 1985 - 1987 |
Best historical scorers against Sweden
|
Poul Nielsen | 15 goals | 1913 - 1925 |
|
Pauli Jorgensen | 12 goals | 1928 - 1939 |
|
Ole Madsen | 6 goals | 1958 - 1965 |
 |
Kaj Hansen | 6 goals | 1940 - 1945 |
|
Johannes Plöger | 4 goals | 1941 - 1946 |
|
Michael Rohde | 4 goals | 1915 - 1928 |
Players with most games played vs Denmark
 |
Bjorn Nordqvist | 11 matches | 1968 - 1978 |
|
Gunnar Gren | 9 matches | 1942 - 1948 |
|
Gunnar Nordahl | 8 matches | 1942 - 1948 |
 |
Ronnie Hellström | 7 matches | 1971 - 1980 |
|
Karl-Erik Grahn | 6 matches | 1942 - 1946 |
|
Ingemar Erlandsson | 6 matches | 1979 - 1985 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
|
Poul Nielsen | 15 matches | 1913 - 1925 |
|
Michael Rohde | 14 matches | 1915 - 1931 |
 |
Arne Sörensen | 13 matches | 1937 - 1946 |
|
Helmuth Söbirk | 12 matches | 1936 - 1945 |
|
Ernst Nilsson | 12 matches | 1920 - 1937 |
|
Christian Grothan | 12 matches | 1915 - 1923 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 12, 1988
January 13, 1988
January 15, 1988
January 19, 1988
January 27, 1988
February 03, 1988
February 06, 1988
February 10, 1988
February 17, 1988
February 20, 1988
February 24, 1988
March 16, 1988
March 22, 1988
March 23, 1988
March 26, 1988
March 30, 1988
March 31, 1988
April 02, 1988
April 06, 1988
April 13, 1988
April 27, 1988
May 04, 1988
May 10, 1988
May 17, 1988
May 21, 1988
May 22, 1988
May 24, 1988
May 28, 1988
June 01, 1988
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