Northern Ireland 1–2 Sweden

Wednesday 3 Sep 1975 · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Hunter Sjöberg Torstensson

32′1–0Allan Hunter Northern Ireland
44′1–1Thomas Sjöberg Sweden
55′1–2Conny Torstensson Sweden

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Northern Ireland: 1670 → 1646
Sweden: 1707 → 1731

Expected score for Northern Ireland: 59% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 8, 1974–2025.

Northern Ireland wins: 3
Draws: 1
Sweden wins: 4

Form either side

Northern Ireland

Before

2–0 v Sweden 30 Oct 1974 · UEFA Euro qualification 1974
1–0 v Serbia 16 Apr 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
0–0 v England 17 May 1975 · British Home Championship 1975
0–3 v Scotland 20 May 1975 · British Home Championship 1975
1–0 v Wales 23 May 1975 · British Home Championship 1975

After

3–0 v Norway 29 Oct 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
0–1 v Serbia 19 Nov 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
1–1 v Israel 3 Mar 1976 · Friendly
0–3 v Scotland 8 May 1976 · British Home Championship 1976
0–4 v England 11 May 1976 · British Home Championship 1976

Sweden

Before

1–1 v Scotland 16 Apr 1975 · Friendly
4–0 v Algeria 19 May 1975 · Friendly
1–2 v Serbia 4 Jun 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
3–1 v Norway 30 Jun 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
2–0 v Norway 13 Aug 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975

After

0–0 v Denmark 25 Sep 1975 · Nordic Championship 1975
0–3 v Serbia 15 Oct 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
1–1 v Tunisia 28 Feb 1976 · Friendly
2–0 v Algeria 2 Mar 1976 · Friendly
0–1 v Austria 28 Apr 1976 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Northern Ireland

1–0 v Serbia 16 Apr 1975
1–2 v Sweden 3 Sep 1975
3–0 v Norway 29 Oct 1975
0–1 v Serbia 19 Nov 1975

Sweden

1–2 v Serbia 4 Jun 1975
3–1 v Norway 30 Jun 1975
2–0 v Norway 13 Aug 1975
2–1 v Northern Ireland 3 Sep 1975
0–3 v Serbia 15 Oct 1975

Every Northern Ireland v Sweden match8

From Northern Ireland's side.


25 Mar 2025	Sweden	1–5	Away	Friendly	—
17 Oct 2007	Sweden	1–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2007	—
28 Mar 2007	Sweden	2–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2007	—
24 Apr 1996	Sweden	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
3 Jun 1981	Sweden	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
15 Oct 1980	Sweden	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—
3 Sep 1975	Sweden	1–2	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1975	—
30 Oct 1974	Sweden	2–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1974	—

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