The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Sweden and Czech Republic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Sweden 1-2 Norway
Sunday, June 5 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Sunday, June 5 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Next Game: Sweden vs. Serbia
Thursday, June 9 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Thursday, June 9 at 7.45pm in Nations League
| Current League B4 Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Game: Czech Republic 2-2 Spain
Sunday, June 5 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Sunday, June 5 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Next Game: Portugal vs. Czech Republic
Thursday, June 9 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Thursday, June 9 at 7.45pm in Nations League
| Current League A2 Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 2 | -5 | 0 |
We say: Sweden 1-2 Czech Republic
Having pushed Spain during their group, Sweden will fancy their chances of setting up a final with Poland. However, we feel that Czech Republic have the edge in important areas of the pitch, leading us to predict an away victory by the odd goal in three. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sweden win with a probability of 48.54%. A win for Czech Republic had a probability of 28.76% and a draw had a probability of 22.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sweden win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.39%) and 2-0 (6.8%). The likeliest Czech Republic win was 1-2 (6.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.15%).
| Result | ||
| Sweden | Draw | Czech Republic |
| 48.54% | 22.71% | 28.76% |
| Both teams to score 62.86% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
