Sweden vs Finland Prediction & Tips
Sweden and Finland meet at Friends Arena, in a friendly match. This is Sweden’s 2nd friendly match of the year, after the previous friendly match against Estonia. In the case of Finland, this is the 2 nd friendly match of the year, after the previous friendly match against Switzerland. There is no recent record of direct confrontations between the two teams, which have not crossed in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 10‑01‑2016, the match ended with the final score: Finland (0‑3) Sweden. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as Finland presents significant differences between home and away performances.
This is the 2 nd friendly match of the year for the home team, after the friendly against Estonia, which ended with the final result: Sweden (1‑0) Estonia. This is a team that maintains its performance when playing outside its stadium, since in the last 30 games it registers 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last 9 home matches for all competitions, Sweden have won 5, drawn 2 and lost 2. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, but their offense has to improve. scored regularly, having managed to score in 7 of the last 10 games. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have never been able to turn the score around.
Sweden starts this game with a 1-0 victory against Estonia, in a game of preparation for the next official matches: the only goal of the match was stamped by Marcus Berg. Usually the coach Janne Andersson plays in 4-4-2, privileging the maintenance of the ball possession and the organized attacks: Emil Forsberg is the main game organizer, being this owner of great quality in the pass and vision of the game. Out of the next games is Zlatan Ibrahimovic due to physical problems.
The away team plays its 2 nd friendly match of the year, after having faced Switzerland, in a match that ended with the result: Switzerland (3‑2) Finland. This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, as in the last 30 games they have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses as a visitor; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Finland have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games. There is a tendency for goals in their away matches, as 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never been able to turn the score around.
Finland heads into this match with a 3-2 loss against Switzerland in preparation for the next official matches: the team’s two goals were scored by Joel Pohjanpalo. In this friendly against Sweden, mister Markku Kanerva should keep 3-5-2 favoring defensive organization and counterattacks. Striker Teemu Pukki is one of Finland’s most important players, a very strong athlete in the aerial game and submission. All players are available for this game.
Sweden – Finland FREE TIPS
Sweden – Win @ 1.65
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
