Sweden vs. Portugal Tips & Quotes, Sep 08, 2020 – 08:45 PM
On Tuesday evening, 08.09.2020 at 20:45, Sweden will welcome the Portuguese national team to the Friends Arena in Solna on the 2nd day of UEFA Nations-League-Group A3. The opening match of the Tre Kronor against France was not crowned by success. The world champion won with the Scandinavians, who nevertheless did well. The European champion knocked Croatia away at home and set an exclamation mark as defending champion of the NL.
(Quotas updated: Sep 07, 2020 – 03:31 PM)
The Tre Kronor were able to keep the favourites from scoring their own goal for a long time and also had the first chance of the match with the long-range shot from Lustig (3rd). Both teams acted too cumbersome on the way forward and so the encounter was long without real highlights. At the end of the first half, Janne Andersson’s national team had the huge chance to lead through Berg, which thwarted Lloris (38th). In return, a strong single action by Mbappe ensured the 1-0 of the Tricolote team (41st). After the break tea, the French remained without a compelling opportunity for a long time, except for a headball chance of Giroud (55th). A flank of Dubois landed on the bar and prevented it from 0:2 (80th). In the last minutes Forsberg failed due to Lloris (90th) and in the aftermath Griezmann blew the leather from a short distance into the night sky (95th) on the opposite side.
The Andersson team suffered another defeat after six consecutive uncompetitive international matches. Last year, there were four victories and two draws in the last matches during the European Championship qualifying period, including the successful qualification for the 2021 European Championship final round. Only against Spain was there the only defeat in competition. In the second leg, the Tre Kronor scored 1-1 at home against the Iberians. After Spain it was enough in the group for second place.
In the Nations League, the Scandinavians played in the B-League last season. As the group first ahead of Russia and Turkey, they secured promotion to the A-League. In the final match against the Russians, a victory was mandatory and the 2-0 home victory put both teams at seven points. The direct comparison went to Sweden (first leg 0:0).
Sweden has scored 23 goals in the European Championships. Robin Quaison (5) from Mainz scored the most goals. Viktor Claesson and Alexander Isak cheered three times each.
Latest matches from Sweden
Sweden: 4 wins – 0 draws – 1 defeat
(Status: 07.09.2020)
Coach Fernando Santos’s national team made a short process with Croatia. Although the vice world champion had the first shot of the game after three minutes by Vlasic, after that the Selecao took over the book of action and got better and better. In the 19th minute, Joao Concelo scored 1-0. Then Joao Felix (23rd), Diogo Jota (28th) and Guereirro (34th) met aluminium three times. The highly deserved 1-0 then shot Joao Concelo shortly before the break (41st). In the second round, the EM winner remained busy, while the Vatreni held on, but conceded the second goal through Diogo Jota (58.). After that, the Portuguese took their foot off the accelerator pedal and were able to beat weak Croats 3-0 by Joao Felix (70th). The home team continued to play forward despite the slower pace. In the shooting phase, the guests succeeded 1:3 by B. Petkovic (91st). On the other side, Silva scored 4:1 three minutes later, establishing the final score (94.).
The Santos elf has won the last three consecutive mandatory international matches. Last year there were two victories against Lithuania at home (6:0) and in Luxembourg (2:0) at the end of the European Championships qualification. The qualifying for the 2021 European Championship went quite well for the defending champion with five wins in eight games (two draws). Only the guest appearance in Ukraine on the 6th day of the match (1:2) was lost. Behind Ukraine, Selecao secured second place and had to worry about the EM ticket until the end.
The Dutch season was the next highlight for the Portuguese after winning the 2016 European Championships. In a group with Italy and Poland they prevailed against good competition. Then we went into the semi-finals against Switzerland (3:1). The final of the Nations League title was won by Portugal 1-0 against Holland.
The European Champion scored 22 goals in the European Championship qualification. Half achieved superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (11). Only Harry Kane scored more often in qualifying (12). Teammates Bernardo Silva (3) as well as Goncalo Guedes and William Carvalho with two goals each contributed to the success.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus Turin was already missing due to injury in the opening match against Croatia and will probably not be there in Sweden either.
Latest matches from Portugal
Portugal: 4 wins – 0 draws – 1 defeat
2 wins Sweden – 5 draws – 3 wins Portugal
Due to the home advantage for the Scandinavians, we do not see any clear favourites between the national teams from Sweden and Portugal. The start of the new season of the Nations League was custom-made for the defending champion with the 4-1 against vice world champion Croatia. The Tre Kronor could have scored a point against France with a little more luck, but did not take advantage of the few chances. For both teams, this international is not an easy one. The form of the day will probably determine the duel. We think a draw with a few goals is very likely. Accordingly, we favor the 3-way bets on X for this tip forecast, i.e. draws, where very attractive betting odds wave.
Bet Tip Bundesliga Trend: Draw
Wettquote bei Unibet*: 3.50 (Odds: 07.09.2020, 15:31 Uhr)
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