Sweden – Switzerland betting tips for today, July 3, 2018.
Kick-off: 15:00
Football: World Cup – Round of last 16
Tip: Over 1.5 Goals
Odds: 1.55
Bookmaker: (Unibet)
Match Result: 1:0 LOST
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| The Swedes, playing in their first WC since 2006, are here after negotiating an extremely tough group. This is the fourth time in succession that a Swedish side has proceeded to the knockout stage, and they face a fancied Swiss side currently ranked sixth. |
| Sweden will need to emulate their matchday three performance (3-0 v Mexico) to give themselves a realistic chance of at least matching their third-place finish in 1994. Though ranked lower than Switzerland, Sweden have a slight upper hand in the H2H record (W5, D3, L4). |
| Switzerland are in their fourth consecutive WC, and are looking to progress beyond the Round-of-16 for the first time since 1954. Victory here would enable the Swiss to go within one game of reaching uncharted depths in a WC – the semi-final stage. |
| Though poor during the draw with Costa Rica (2-2), the Swiss are now unbeaten in nine games. Since Euro 2016, they have recorded an impressive run of results (W15, D4, L1), but the winner of this game will face a tough quarter-final against either Colombia or England. |
| Players to watch: Both sides have captains that lead by example. The Swiss have Granit Xhaka (65 caps), while the Swedes boast a cult figure om Andreas Granqvist (75 caps). Both players have already found the net at least once in these finals. |
| Stat attack: Before scoring three against Mexico, Sweden had gone 11 games without scoring two or more goals. |
| All of Switzerland’s games in this WC have seen both teams score, in contrast to just two of their preceding ten. |
| Strong and stable? Nine of the 11 players that started in Switzerland’s opening match against Brazil also started in their Round-of-16 defeat at Euro 2016. |
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