MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

  • This will be the fifth meeting between Sweden and Ukraine.
  • Sweden's only victory over Ukraine came in a 1-0 friendly win in August 2011 (D1, L2).
  • The last encounter between the sides was at Euro 2012, when Ukraine won 2-1 thanks to a brace from current boss Andriy Shevchenko.

Sweden

  • Sweden have reached the knockout stage of a European Championship for just the third time.
  • Janne Andersson's side are yet to lose in 2021, winning seven of their eight matches.
  • The Swedes' 591 successful passes in the group stage was the fewest of any team.
  • Their passing accuracy of 69.9% was also the lowest in the tournament's opening phase, as was their overall possession (29.6%).
  • Sweden scored with 44% of their shots on target in the group stage - only Portugal had a higher ratio (50%).
  • Forsberg's opening goal against Poland came after one minute and 22 seconds - the second-fastest scored at a Euros.
  • Viktor Claesson's late winner against Poland was his 10th goal for Sweden and his first at a major tournament.
  • Claesson's next international cap will be his 50th.


Ukraine

  • Ukraine have reached the knockout stage of a European Championship for the first time in their history.
  • That is despite losing seven of their last eight games played at the tournament.
  • They have never kept a clean sheet in a European Championship match.
  • No side who reached the last 16 faced more shots on target in the group stage than Ukraine - they allowed 16, a joint high with Wales.
  • Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Yaremchuk have both scored two goals and assisted one of Ukraine's four at Euro 2020. No player has ever been involved in more goals for them at a major tournament.