Sweden vs Finland Tips and betting tips
Scandinavian rivals Sweden and Finland will lock horns at the Estadio Algarve in Portugal on Monday (January 9) in a friendly.
Blagult failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar last year after losing to Poland in the play-offs, marking their first absence from the competition since 2014.
Janne Andersson’s side finished 2022 with a pair of friendly wins over Mexico and Algeria and will be keen to start the new year on a winning note.
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Finland failed to follow up their historic Euro 2020 campaign with a World Cup debut, finishing third in their qualifying group.
Both teams later endured poor campaigns in the UEFA Nations League. Finland won just two of their six games to stay in League B while Sweden were relegated to League C after four defeats.
Sweden vs Finland Head-to-Head and key numbers
- In 89 previous clashes, Sweden have won an overwhelming 67 times and lost just 11 times.
- Sweden has only lost two of its last nine matches with Finland – 1-0 in January 2015 and with the same result four years later.
- The two teams last met in May 2021 in a friendly match that ended with a 1-0 victory for Blagult.
- Finland has won just one of their last six matches, while Sweden have won their last two.
- Sweden’s 2-0 friendly win over Algeria in November was their first clean sheet in seven games, while Finland have kept two from two.
Prediction Sweden vs Finland
Sweden is the better team, but Andersson has called up a largely inexperienced squad, as most of his first-team players have returned to their clubs.
Finland will also miss out on key players like Teemu Pukki and will rely on inexperienced young guns for the clash.
With very little quality on the display, there can be little goal play, which can result in a lopsided tie.
Prediction: Sweden 1-1 Finland
Sweden vs Finland betting tips
Tip 1 – Result: Draw
Tip 2 – Goal over/under 2.5: Under 2.5
Tip 3 – Both teams score: Yes
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