World Championship· Season 2022
Match Summary
Sweden defeated Latvia 1:0. The match was played in World Championship 2022. Goals were scored by W. Nylander 14′. League standings: Sweden #2, Latvia #5. Score by period: P1: 0–0, P2: 1–0, P3: 0–0.
Match Events
Sweden and Latvia have met 18 times — Sweden won 15, Latvia won 3, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2009. Sweden leads the head-to-head with 15 victories from 18 meetings. A combined 104 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.78 per match (73 for the home side, 31 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 14 matches (78%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 17 games (94%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 7–4 in 2011.
Recent Meetings
Standings
Sweden sit #2 and Latvia are #5 in the World Championship table heading into this match.
Group A
Switzerland20
Germany16
Canada15
Slovakia12
Denmark12
France5
Kazakhstan3
Italy1| # | GP | Won | Lost | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Switzerland | GP7 | Won6 | Lost0 | Pts20 |
| #2 | Germany | GP7 | Won5 | Lost1 | Pts16 |
| #3 | Canada | GP7 | Won5 | Lost2 | Pts15 |
| #4 | Slovakia | GP7 | Won4 | Lost3 | Pts12 |
| #5 | Denmark | GP7 | Won4 | Lost3 | Pts12 |
| #6 | France | GP7 | Won1 | Lost5 | Pts5 |
| #7 | Kazakhstan | GP7 | Won1 | Lost6 | Pts3 |
| #8 | Italy | GP7 | Won0 | Lost6 | Pts1 |
Group B
Finland19
Sweden18
Czech Republic13
USA13
Latvia8
Austria7
Norway5
Great Britain1| # | GP | Won | Lost | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Finland | GP7 | Won6 | Lost0 | Pts19 |
| #2 | Sweden | GP7 | Won5 | Lost0 | Pts18 |
| #3 | Czech Republic | GP7 | Won4 | Lost2 | Pts13 |
| #4 | USA | GP7 | Won3 | Lost2 | Pts13 |
| #5 | Latvia | GP7 | Won2 | Lost4 | Pts8 |
| #6 | Austria | GP7 | Won1 | Lost3 | Pts7 |
| #7 | Norway | GP7 | Won1 | Lost5 | Pts5 |
| #8 | Great Britain | GP7 | Won0 | Lost6 | Pts1 |
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 15 May 2026