FT · Europe: UEFA Nations League · Friday, 25 September 2026

Sweden 2–1 RomaniaMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Friday, 25 September 2026

Sweden
2–1
Sweden win
Romania
> 🧠 Model verdict
✓ Model called it

Pre-match, Bawler had Sweden at 63%, draw at 20%, Romania at 17%. The match ended 2-1 — confirming the model's lean toward Sweden.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Sweden win
63%
Actual ✓
Draw
20%
Romania win
17%
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
2.36 – 1.17
Total 3.53
Actual
2 – 1
Total 3 (-0.5 vs xG)

Total goals landed close to the model's expectation — within 0.5 of forecast. Suggests this match played to the underlying xG balance.

> 🧾 What the model called · and how it landed
High confidence
Home Win
Pre-match: 63%
✓ Won
> What we said pre-match
"Sweden's home win forecast rests on a decisive 1.19 expected-goals advantage, with Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres accounting for over a third of their attacking threat."

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