Sweden – Switzerland Prediction & Picks (03.07.2018)

Sweden and Switzerland meet, in a match for this phase of the World Cup (8th Finals). There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 27-03-2002, in a match that ended with the final score: Sweden (1-1) Switzerland.

Sweden:

The team got access to this phase of the World Cup (8th Finals) after the 1st place won in Group F, with a total of 6 points. In the last 10 matches Sweden have 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 20 matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).

The Swedish national team has already participated in World Cups twelve times, with the 1958 World Cup as the best campaign in its history, when it was the runner-up, when it was defeated by 2×5 for the Brazilian team. In this 2018 World Cup, the Swedish team finished in the Group F leadership, with the same score as the second, Mexico. In the three matches that the Swedish team played so far for the World Cup, all scored a goal or more in the first half and in two the Sweden team scored goals in the second half. We believe that in this match the boss will be maintained, much by the strong defensive marking of the Swiss team, which will score very well in the first half, but in the final stage will end up leaving some space for Sweden to score their goals.

Switzerland:

The team reaches this phase of the World Cup (8th Finals) after having finished the group stage in the 2nd position of Group E, with 5 points won. In the last 10 matches played for all competitions, the Swiss won 5, tied 4 and lost 1. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 6 matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Swiss team never won a World Cup title, so it has no tradition in world football. He qualified for the World Cup in the playoffs, against Northern Ireland. In the group stage of the World Cup, in his opening game surprised everyone, drawing with Brazil, in the second round he beat Serbia by 2×1 and tied for 2×2 with Costa Rica in the third round, qualifying in the second position of the Group, only behind Brazil, showing that it is a competitive team. Switzerland is a team more defensive than offensive, the team must give high priority to its defensive sector, at least in the first half, taking more advantage of the chances of counterattack.