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Portugal Sweden betting prediction


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This encounter marks the meeting between two of the great teams of Europe, who have been campaigning similarly so far in their respective groups of World Cup Qualifiers. Both sides are in second place: Portugal in Group B and Sweden in Group A. Meanwhile, Portugal has a better record in continental competitions, having won the European Championship in 2016. Sweden, however, stood out for the 1958 World Cup campaign when it was Runner-up. As principal, the Portuguese have not lost ten games. Thus, we expect a balanced and high quality game between two selections that have been highlighted by its offensive power, being a good bet to bet on a game with more goals than usual.
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Preview
Portugal and Sweden meet , for a friendly match. This is the first friendly match of the year for Portugal. As for Sweden, this is the 3rd friendly match of the year, after havinf played friendly matches against Slovakia and Ivory Coast. There are only 2 recent head‑to‑heads between these two teams: on 19‑11‑2013, which ended in a (2‑3) win by Portugal, and another on 15‑11‑2013, which ended in a (1‑0) win by Portugal.

Analysis Portugal

This is the first friendly match of the year for the home team, after having played 6 friendlies last year, with the following final scores in the last 5: Portugal (5‑0) Gibraltar, Portugal (7‑0) Estonia, England (1‑0) Portugal, Portugal (3‑0) Norway and Portugal (2‑1) Belgium and . They come to this match after a home win against Hungary by (3‑0). Portugal has won 8 and tied 2 of the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. They have conceded the first goal in 4 of their 15 matches, and have only turned the score around in 1. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 16 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Portugal play their second game in 2017, but the first friendly, as their debut this season took place in the qualifying game for the World Cup, which marked the team's fourth consecutive victory in the tournament, thus maintaining the great performance that has been showing since last year. In 2016, the Portuguese National Team, which won the European Championship, played seventeen friendly matches and all competitions, winning eleven, accumulating three defeats and three draws. For this match, the coach should keep the team in 4-4-2 or 4-3-3, with Cristiano Ronaldo on the attack.

Confirmed Lineup: Marafona, João Cancelo, Eliseu, Bruno Alves, Luís Neto, Danilo Pereira, João Moutinho, Renato Sanches, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gelson Martins.
Coach: F. Fernandes da Costa Santos.

Analysis Sweden

The away team plays its 3rd friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Sweden (6‑0) Slovakia and Sweden (1‑2) Ivory Coast. In their last match, for the WC Qualification Europe, they got a home win against Belarus by (4‑0). In the last 10 away matches Sweden has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 11 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (46'‑60'); they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Sweden enters the field for its fourth appearance in 2017, which will be their third friendly of the season, since one of the matches was valid for the World Cup Qualifiers. Now the Swedes are aiming for their third consecutive victory, which would be the second followed as a visitor. Last year, the Swedish National team played fourteen matches, winning only five, accumulating four defeats and five draws. As principal, Sweden have scored ten goals in the last two matches, which shows an efficient attack. For this confrontation, the coach must keep the team in the 4-2-2-2 or in the 4-4-2, highlighting the striker Berg.

Confirmed Lineup: Karl-Johan Johnsson, Emil Krafth, Niklas Hult, Filip Helander, Sebastian Larsson, Viktor Claesson, Jakob Johansson, Isaac Thelin, Christoffer Nyman, Sam Larsson.
Coach: A. Granqvist, J. Andersson.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Portugal vs Sweden match, on 28 March 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Portugal wins ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Portugal vs Sweden on 28 March 2017 will be played at Ilha da Madeira, Estádio dos Barreiros.

 

Friendlies - 2017

  • 86% 311 / 360 Games

  • Home team wins 48.23%
  • Draws 25.72%
  • Away team wins 26.05%
  • Over 1.5 72.99%
  • Over 2.5 47.59%
  • Over 3.5 25.4%
  • Goals 809
  • Goals /match 2.6
  • Goals /match home 1.58
  • Goals /match away 1.03
  • Both teams score 46.62%
  • Goals after 80' 9.15%
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