Sweden - Switzerland Football prediction

Sweden and Switzerland face each other in a game for this phase of the World Cup (Round of 16). 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 the 27-03-2002, in a game that ended the final result: Sweden (1-1) Switzerland.

Analysis of Sweden

The team gained access to this phase of the World Cup (Round of 16) after first place in Group F, with a total of 6 points. In the last 10 matches, Sweden have recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. In the 15 games he played, he only managed 1 turnaround in 6 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 6 of his 16 goals between minutes (31'-45 ').

Sweden have played 12 times in World Cups, with the best run in history being the World Cup runner-up in 1958, when they were 2-2 defeated by the Brazilian national team. At this World Cup 2018, the Swedish team finished in the lead of Group F, with the same score as the second placed, Mexico. In all three games Sweden have played so far for the World Cup, they were all scored one goal or more in the first half and in two of them the Sweden team scored their second-half goals. I believe that in this match the standard will be maintained, much due to the strong mark of the selection of Switzerland, who will score very well in the first part, but in the final stage will end up leaving some spaces for Sweden to score their goals.
Eleven headline confirmed: R. Olsen, V. Lindelöf, M. Lustig, A. Granqvist, L. Augustinsson, V. Claesson, E. Forsberg, G. Svensson, A. Ekdal, O. Toivonen, M. Berg.

Analysis of Switzerland

The team arrives at this stage of the World Cup (Round of 16) after having finished the group stage in the 2nd position of Group E with 5 points conquered. In the last 10 matches played for all competitions, Switzerland have won 5, drawn 4 and lost 1. Their attack has scored regularly as they have scored goals in 8 of their last 10 matches. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only got 1 turnaround. In the last 6 games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: scored 3 of his 8 goals in the minutes (76'-90 ').

The Swiss national team has never won a World Cup title, has no tradition in world football, qualified for the World Cup in the replay of the European qualifiers against Northern Ireland. In the group stage of the World Cup, in their debut match surprised everyone to draw with Brazil, in the second round won Serbia 2x1 and tied 2x2 with Costa Rica in the third round qualifying as the Group's runner-up , only behind Brazil, showing that it is a team that has conditions. Switzerland are a more defensive than an offensive team, the team should give high priority to their defensive sector, at least in the first half, taking advantage of the chances of counterattack.

Eleven headline confirmed: Y. Sommer, J. Djourou, M. Lang, M. Akanji, R. Rodriguez, B. Džemaili, X. Shaqiri, S. Zuber, G. Xhaka, V. Behrami, J. Drmic.