Sweden – France Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (09.06.2017)

Prediction for Sweden – France

Sweden – France to win @ 1.65

This weekend, the European national teams have to go again and try to get important points for the qualification for the 2018 World Cup. It remains to be seen in which form the players will be after the actual end of a long season. On Friday, June 9th at 20:45 in the Friends Arena will be a qualifying match between Sweden and France.

Sweden

Since the end of the European Championship last year, the Swedish national team has been forced to make do without Zlatan Ibrahimovich in France. Finally, the Swedish superstar had announced his resignation from Tre Kronor after the end of the European Championship in 2016. In qualifying for the next World Cup in Russia, however, Sweden still has no bad cards and is in the qualifying group A behind France in the 2nd place. With this placement, the Swedish team at the end of the qualifying phase would at least have the chance to secure a starting position for the 2018 World Cup via the playoffs. At the moment, Sweden have 10 points in 5 games and a 3-point gap to the French.
Lastly, the team from coach Janne Andersson completed a friendly match against the reigning European champion Portugal in March of this year and the Tre Kronor was able to secure a 3: 2 victory in the end in a thrilling game with a little luck. In the first half of the season, the Swedes were 1: 0 behind, but in the second half Victor Claesson ensured by a double pack for the equalizer. In the final minutes, the Portuguese player Joao Cancelo scored an own goal and the Swedish national team was still the winner. A few days before, Sweden had no problems in qualifying for the home game against Belarus and won 4-0 in the home of the Friends Arena.

The coach Janne Andersson is in second place with his team in the qualification and with a home win against France could even jump to the table top in Group A on Friday. After a long season the coach must still check which players are in a good condition.

Possible setup: Olsen; Funny, Jansson, Granqvist, Augustinsson; Hiljemark, Ekdal, Forsberg, Durmaz; Mountain, Toivonen

France

The French national team was automatically qualified as the host of the European Championship last year and did not have to go through the qualification. At the tournament in their own country the coach of coach Didier Deschamps could then reach the finals, where the Equipe Tricolore then had a defeat against Portugal but a defeat in the final. The next big goal is for France, of course, to participate in the World Cup in Russia next year. But the French national team has to qualify again this time. At the moment, France are a good starting point in Group A for this. From the five games that have been completed so far, France have won 4 wins and 1 tie and remain undefeated in their qualification.
However, the advantage over Sweden’s spread is only 3 points, which would make an offensive on Friday a very important factor for Deschamps’ team. Last Friday, France also played a test match against Paraguay with a view to the important qualifying match. The team showed a good performance and managed to score a 5: 0 win, which was also deserved in the height after goals from Oliver Giroud (3), Moussa Sissoko and Antoine Griezmann. In March of this year the Equipe Tricolore won a 3: 1 victory in the qualification against the shrewd outsider Luxembourg, despite unexpected difficulties. The French then had a 2-0 home defeat in a friendly match against Spain in the Stade de France.

The coach Didier Deschamps with his team, of course, the ticket for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. A small preliminary decision could succeed the French by a success in Sweden. Raphael Varane, who was able to win the Champions League with Real Madrid, is likely to have an additional positive mood among the French.

Possible setup: Lloris; Umtiti, Varane, Mendy, Koscielny; Pogba, Payet; Matuidi, Dembele; Griezmann, Lacazette