Russia and Sweden will resume their respective UEFA Nations League campaigns when they clash in Kaliningrad on Thursday. The 2018 World Cup hosts currently lead Group 2 in League B ahead of Turkey on goal difference while the Scandinavians occupy the final spot.
UEFA Nations League 2018/19
Russia vs Sweden
League B – Group 2
Thursday, October 11
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Arena Baltika – Kaliningrad, Russia
Kick-off at 20:45 (8:45pm) GMT
Stanislav Cherchesov’s men gripped the imagination of the entire Russian nation on their road to the last-eight of the World Cup before suffering a heart-breaking penalty shootout defeat to eventual finalists Croatia. They maintained the feel-good factor though in their opening Nations League encounter, twice taking the lead against a tough Turkish outfit to secure a hard-fought 2-1 win before a 5-1 friendly demolition of the Czech Republic just three days later.
Russia recent results: (all competitions)
10/09/2018 – Russia 5-1 Czech Rep.
07/09/2018 – Turkey 1-2 Russia (UNL)
07/07/2018 – Russia 2-2 Croatia* (FWC)
01/07/2018 – Spain 1-1 Russia** (FWC)
*Russia lost 4-3 on penalties
**Russia won 4-3 on penalties
Fellow World Cup quarter-finalists Sweden, who were defeated 2-0 by England as they exited the tournament in Russia, are now on a three-match losing run after a 2-0 defeat to Austria in an international friendly last month before throwing away a 2-0 lead at home against Turkey in their Nations League opener, losing 3-2 in the end after conceding twice in the closing three minutes of the match.
Sweden recent results: (all competitions)
10/09/2018 – Sweden 2-3 Turkey (UNL)
06/09/2018 – Austria 2-0 Sweden
07/07/2018 – Sweden 0-2 England (FWC)
03/07/2018 – Sweden 1-0 Switzerland (FWC)
Russia and Sweden first faced in international football, exchanging blows in a pair of international friendlies in 1913 and 1914 before a first competitive clash eighty years later at the FIFA World Cup in 1994.
Russia vs Sweden head-to-head:
Played: 8
Russia Wins: 2
Draws: 3
Sweden Wins: 3
Russia Goals: 9
Sweden Goals: 12
Thursday’s hosts however are unbeaten in their last four appearances, since being defeated 1-0 in August 1998, against the 1958 World Cup runners up, including a 2-0 victory at Euro 2008.
Russia vs Sweden recent results:
05/09/2015 – Russia 1-0 Sweden
09/10/2014 – Sweden 1-1 Russia
18/06/2008 – Russia 2-0 Sweden
21/08/2002 – Russia 1-1 Sweden
19/08/1998 – Sweden 1-0 Russia
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