Sweden vs Greece prediction, preview, team news and more
Sweden looks to move to the top of Group B when they compete against Greece in a World Cup qualifier 2022 on Tuesday night.
Sweden is second in Group B with 12 points from five matches. They are just one point behind team leaders Spain and win 3-0 against minnows Kosovo.
An Emil Forsberg penalty and goals from Alexander Isak and Robin Quaison helped the Swedes register a relatively comfortable win at night.
Greece, on the other hand, come away with a 2-0 victory against Georgia. They are third in the group, with nine points from five games played.
Sweden vs. Greece Head-to-Head
Sweden and Greece have played four matches against each other so far. Sweden has won one match, while Greece has come out on top on two occasions. A match ended in a draw.
The last meeting between the two European sides ended in a 2-1 victory for Greece. Anastasios Bakesetas and Evangelos Pavlidis each scored for Greece.
Sweden’s form (all competitions): LWWLW
Form of Greece (all competitions): WLDWW
Sweden vs Greece Team News
Sweden
Victor Lindelof has been expelled for personal reasons. All other players will be able to be selected.
Sweden prefers a 4-4-2 form with Alexander Isak working with Juventus ace Dejan Kulusevski in advance, and manager Janne Andersson is unlikely to deal with the line-up that played against Kosovo.
Damaged: No
Unavailable: Victor Lindelof
Hesitant: No
Suspended: No
Greece
Greece has a full squad ahead of their game against Sweden.
Damaged: No
Hesitant: No
Suspended: No
Sweden vs Greece Predicted XI
Sweden (4-4-2): Robin Olsen; Emil Krafth, Nilsson, Marcus Danielson, Ludwig Augustinsson; Viktor Claesson, Kristoffer Olsson, Mattias Svanberg, Emil Forsberg; Aleksandar Isak, Dejan Kulusevski.
Greece (3-4-3): Odysseas Vlachodimos; Pantelis Chatzidiakos, Dinos Mavropanos, Giorgos Tzavellas; Thanasis Androutsos, Petros Mantalos, Andreas Bouchalakis, Kostas Tsimikas; Tasos Bakasetas, Vangelis Pavlidis, Tasos Douvikas.
Sweden vs Greece Prediction
Group B has without a doubt been the most entertaining group in the European qualifiers, and Tuesday’s deal between Sweden and Greece can determine how the table will shape in the end.
Sweden will be the favorites to earn three valuable points at home, but Greece are more than capable of pulling up an upset, as they showed in the last match the two sides played.
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However, we expect Sweden to take care of business on Tuesday evening.
Prediction: Sweden 2-1 Greece