Ireland U21 3-2 Sweden U21 in the U21 Friendly Games, round 1.

Ireland U21 won 1, drew 3 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–D–D–W), scoring 5 and conceding 6.

Sweden U21 won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–D–W), scoring 14 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 6 times: Ireland U21 5 wins, Sweden U21 1, 0 draws.