FT · Europe: UEFA Nations League · Monday, 05 October 2026

Romania 0–1 SwedenMatch recap & how our call landed · Monday, 05 October 2026

Romania
0–1
Sweden win
Sweden

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Sweden to win at 68%. Bawler had Romania at 14%, the draw at 18% and Sweden at 68%. The match finished 0–1.

Pre-match probability vs result

Romania win
14%
Draw
18%
Sweden win
68%
Result

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.1 – 2.5
Total 3.6
Actual
0 – 1
Total 1 (−2.6 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
0.5 – 2.6
From the match itself

The match produced 2.6 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Sweden to win
Pre-match: 68%
Landed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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