Bosnie-Herzégovine – Suède

Recent form · Written before the match

Before the match, Bosnia and Herzegovina drew 0-0 with Poland on September 25 and then won 4-2 in Romania on September 28. Sweden beat Romania 2-1 and then Poland 3-1, on September 25 and 28.

Both teams have only three days between their last match and this one; Sweden must also travel to Sarajevo on October 1. Bosnia therefore probably benefits from home advantage and less travel, but both teams face the same short recovery period.

xG, pressing, and the quality of the chances are not established by a single identifiable source.

Head-to-head · Written before the match

The most recent documented meeting is Sweden 4-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina, on May 29, 2010, in a friendly. No recent Nations League precedent is indicated in the UEFA profile consulted.

The 2010 match has limited prédictive valeur because the squads, coaches, and context have changed.

Absences and returns

On the Swedish side, Alexander Isak and Hjalmar Ekdal were ruled out through injury for the remaining matches of the window. Mattias Svanberg, Gustaf Nilsson and Taha Ali also left or missed the squad due to injury, with replacements announced.

On the Bosnian side, the federation had reported injured players or players lacking playing time when the squad was called up on 7 September, without publicly specifying all of their identities. Further injuries after 28 September remain possible.

Context & news

The match belongs to Group B4 of the UEFA Nations League 2026/27, on 2 October 2026 at 18:45 UTC, at Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica; Bosnia and Herzegovina are indeed hosting Sweden. Bosnian scenario: the home crowd, familiarity with the pitch and the absences of Isak and Ekdal could help Bosnia exploit transitions and set pieces, although no specific mechanism has been confirmed.

Swedish scenario: its two victories and five recent goals could compensate for Isak’s absence, particularly if it exploits the spaces behind the Bosnian full-backs. The standings provided by cache observation place Sweden first with 3 points and Bosnia third with 1 point, but this hierarchy has not been confirmed by an official table that can be consulted; the exact importance for qualification therefore remains uncertain.