⚽Estonia vs Sweden
⏱️UEFA Nations League, KO: 19:45 Oct 14, 2024, A. Le Coq Arena
✅Estonia go head-to-head against Sweden on Monday. Read our Predictions and Betting Tips with Match Preview, Head-to-head stats (h2h) and Team Form Analysis.
Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Estonia will be aiming to build on a 3-1 win over Azerbaijan when they face Sweden in the UEFA Nations League round 4. The Estonians have regained a much-needed confidence, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against the star-studded Swedes. Grasshoppers defender Maksim Paskotsi limped off with injury in the last group game, with Rasmus Peetson likely to step up.
Talented HJK midfielder Kevor Palumets is back from suspension for the home side. The visitors, on the other hand, head into Monday’s clash following a 2-2 draw with Slovakia. Even though Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak remains in the recovery room, away win should be considered as duo Gyokeres – Kulusevski is expected to prove a handful for the opposition back-line. You should bear in mind that Sweden are eyeing their sixth consecutive win over Estonia in all competitions.
How the bookies view it: Sweden huge favourites
It’s hardly shocking that Sweden has the backing of the bookies for this game. Not only are they far higher in the FIFA rankings, but they destroyed Estonia by a three goal margin just a few weeks ago. As for the respective odds for this game, Sweden is priced at 1/4 while Estonia has odds of 10/1 to win this game.
Estonia vs Sweden Match Preview
Sweden had an inconsistent form before entering the Nations League campaign. However, that did not affected their performance in the campaign as the team started off this season with back-to-back victories. They scored three apiece in their opening two games against Estonia and Azerbaijan.
Following such a form, they will be having highest of spirits. On Sunday, Sweden visit Estonia in the fourth round of Nations League. Estonia started off this season with a 0-1 defeat against Slovakia and conceded a demotivating 3-0 defeat against Sweden in the second match. Do also note that Estonia lost eight of the last 10 matches across all competitions.
Moving on, Sweden have been the dominant force in the long head-to-head tradition against Estonia as they have a 100% unbeaten record. Sweden is on a two-match winning streak against Estonia at this venue and has scored at least three apiece in both the games. By the looks of things, we expect a pleasant day for the local supporters at A. Le Coq Arena on Sunday.
Head-to-head: Sweden almost flawless
This has been an unhappy matchup for Estonia over the years. In fact, Sweden has managed to beat Estonia on five successive occasions coming into this one. And in three of those five games, they won by a margin of at least two goals without conceding.
However, Estonia has managed to draw a couple of games with Sweden during international friendlies. Regardless, when it’s really mattered, Sweden has always come out on top.
Highlighted Team (Sweden):
Sweden are the most successful Nordic side on international stage having been present at major competitions since 1934. Blagult missed out on the 1952 World Cup trophy on home soil as they were beaten by star-studded Brazil side, while they finished in third place at the 1950 and 1994 tournaments, and finishing fourth on their second appearance in 1938.
As far as their European Championship record is concerned, Sweden also achieved their best result in front of home fans, reaching the last four in 1992, and they have since reached the quarter-finals at Euro 1994 in Portugal.
Anders Svensson and Thomas Ravelli are team’s most capped players with over 140 appearances each, but it is strikers Henrik Larsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic that will go down as the most famous Swedish footballers in history. The later also leads the goalscoring charts with over 60 strikes for the national team and he is widely regarded as one of the most colourful characters, not only in Scandinavia, but in world football.
Players to watch: Vlasiy Sinyavskiy and Viktor Gyökeres
Having scored two goals in three matches for Sweden in the UEFA Nations League this season, Viktor Gyökeres is certainly the main man here. He also scored in their 3-0 win over Estonia in the group. And the price for him to score anytime in this game is 13/20 at Baawin right now.
For the hosts, Vlasiy Sinyavskiy is the man who could impact the result the most, in our opinion. The winger scored in their 3-1 win over Azerbaijan, and when he plays well, he can make things happen. As for his odds to score, he currently has a price of 11/1 at 777PUB.
Predicted lineups
Sweden will endure the sustained absence of Alexander Isak following injury woes, and Gustaf Nilsson will also miss the game due to a calf injury. As for Estonia, they are currently enjoying a much better roll of the dice with zero major injuries to report. Subsequently, here’s how we feel the starting lineups will look:
Estonia possible starting lineup:
Hein; Paskotsi, Tamm, Mets, Schjonning-Larsen; Miller, Poom, Kait; Sinyavskiy, Anier, Sorga
Sweden possible starting lineup:
Olsen; Wahlqvist, Lindelöf, Starfelt, Augustinsson; Kulusevski, Svanberg, Larsson, Elanga; Gyökeres, Nilsson
Estonia vs Sweden Prediction
The home form of Estonia looks unimpressive as they were winless in six of their last seven matches. They lost five of the past seven home outings and has failed to score in all the five defeats. Meanwhile, Sweden was unbeaten in four of the past eight away matches and has managed to net 6 goals in the past three road trips despite facing Portugal and Denmark in the matches they lost in that period.
Sweden’s midfielder Gyokeres has scored in both the Nations League outings at the start and has assisted for two. Considering all these observations, we expect a comfortable win for Sweden.
The goal trend of Sweden inclines us to expect them to net three unanswered goals against Estonia on Sunday. Gyokeres is having an impressive form across all competitions, and he is definitely an anytime scorer option to have your money on.
