Sweden - England Football prediction

Sweden and England are in the midst of a match for this stage of the World Cup. 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 faced was on 14-11-2012, in a game that ended the final result: Sweden (4-2) England.

Analysis of Sweden

The team arrives at this phase of the World Cup after eliminating Switzerland after a 1-0 victory in the previous round. In the last 4 matches for the World Cup Sweden has recorded 3 wins and 1 defeat. The defense has been in good shape and only conceded goals in 1 of the last 4 games, and his attack has scored with great regularity, since he has scored at least one goal in the last 4 games for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never managed to come back to the result. There have been 1 period in the last 20 games played for all competitions: they suffered 6 of their 16 goals in the minutes (31'-45 ').

The Sweden squad have never managed to win a World Cup, the best time of its history being the World Cup runner in 1958, right on Swedish soil and defeated by the Brazilian national team. In this Russia World Cup, the Swedish side finished the first phase of Group F, which had the Germany team, with the same score as second-placed Mexico, and then eliminated the Swiss national team. round and won by 1-0. In the last four games Sweden have played for the World Cup, they have scored one or more goals in the second half. I believe that in this match against England the standard will be maintained, as the Sweden team has shown that it hits the target more in the second half and leaves the confrontation more open only in the final stage.

Eleven headline confirmed: R. Olsen, V. Lindelöf, E. Krafth, A. Granqvist, L. Augustinsson, S. Larsson, E. Forsberg, V. Claesson, A. Ekdal, M. Berg, O. Toivonen.

Analysis of England

The team arrives at this stage of the World Cup after a 3-4 win in a penalty shoot-out with Colombia. In the last 4 matches for the World Cup England has recorded 3 wins and 1 defeat. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last four games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 3 of the last 4 games for this competition. In the last 20 games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 8 of his 15 goals in the minutes (76'-90 ').

England have already won the World Cup once throughout their history, a title that was defeated in the distant year of 1966 when the World Cup was held in England. In this World Cup in Russia, the English team finished the first phase in the second position of Group G, three points behind the first place, the selection of Belgium, and then eliminated the selection of Colombia on penalties 3-4 (the game ended in 1-1 in normal time and overtime). In the four games that England have played for the World Cup in Russia so far, they have all scored one or more goals in the second half. I believe that the standard will be maintained, as England have shown that they usually leave the match more open only in the second half.

Eleven headline confirmed: J. Pickford, K. Walker, K. Trippier, H. Maguire, A. Young, J. Stones, J. Lingard, D. Alli, J. Henderson, R. Sterling, H. Kane.