Portugal vs Sweden prediction 21.03.2024
Portugal
5 - 2
Elapsed: FT
Half time: 3 - 0
Full time: 5 - 2
Kick off:
Date:
Sweden
1
1.43
X
4.70
2
7.20
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Contents
- Competition: Friendly match
- Date: Thursday, 21st March 2024
- Kickoff: 19:45 UTC / 20:45 CET
- Venue: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (Guimarães)
On Thursday night in Guimaraes, Portugal will host Sweden. The teams are in completely opposite moments. While Portugal are one of the best European teams and will use a friendly against Sweden as part of EURO preparations, on the other side, Sweden failed to qualify, so this will be a new beginning.
Portugal was the only perfect team in the qualifications. In ten games, they recorded ten wins and showed Europe and the world that they will have the highest ambitions at EURO. In the previous game, they won 2-0 against Iceland.
Sweden disappointed their fans again. They finished with nine points fewer than the desired top-two spots. During qualifications, Sweden had a few terrible results, like a 3-0 loss in Baku or a 3-1 loss at home against Austria. In January, Sweden had a friendly game versus Estonia (2-1), but in that game, mostly players from the domestic leagues played, so we shouldn't care too much about that one. That was just another test for younger players.
Portugal vs Sweden pick: Portugal to win and cover AH -1.5 spread
The last Portuguese and Swedish h2h matches were in 2020. In two Nations League games, Portugal won easily (2-0 in Solna and 3-0 in Lisbon). We should expect a similar outcome on Thursday night in Guimaraes.
Portugal vs Sweden Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Portugal
3 : 0
Sweden
UEFA Nations League
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Sweden
0 : 2
Portugal
UEFA Nations League
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Portugal
2 : 3
Sweden
Friendly International
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Portugal
2 : 3
Sweden
Friendly International
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Sweden
2 : 3
Portugal
WC Qualification Europe
Portugal team news
Although Joao Cancelo is included in the Portuguese team for the upcoming games, he might miss them as he also skipped the previous Barca game. Spanish media claimed that Cancelo had some physical discomfort. Still, Fermin Lopez, after Barcelona's win, said that he dedicated a win to Cancelo. He said, "I want to dedicate this win to Cancelo, who is having a hard time." We still don't know what exactly happened, but he might miss the upcoming game against Sweden.
Also, Bayern's Raphael Guerreiro sustained a muscle injury, and he will miss the upcoming match as well.
Last matches of Portugal
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Portugal
2 : 0
Iceland
Euro Qualification
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Liechtenstein
0 : 2
Portugal
Euro Qualification
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
0 : 5
Portugal
Euro Qualification
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Portugal
3 : 2
Slovakia
Euro Qualification
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Portugal
9 : 0
Luxembourg
Euro Qualification
Portugal lineup
Goalkeeper
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22
Diogo Costa
Defenders
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2
Nelson Semedo
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4
Ruben Dias
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14
Goncalo Inacio
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19
Diogo Dalot
Midfielders
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23
Matheus Nunes
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6
Joao Palhinha
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18
Ruben Neves
Forwards
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18
Trincao
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9
Goncalo Ramos
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17
Rafael Leao
Sweden team news
After disappointing EURO qualifications, Sweden sacked the head coach, Janne Andersson. His replacement is Jon Dahl Thomasson. At the first press conference as the Sweden manager, he said, "The spring gatherings are a chance for the players who are around the men's national team, but also the U21 national team, to catch my attention. Everyone should get an honest chance to show themselves. We will implement the way I want us to play but also get used to each other. The upcoming collections will give me some answers."
Last matches of Sweden
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Sweden
2 : 1
Estonia
Friendly International
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Sweden
2 : 0
Estonia
Euro Qualification
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Azerbaijan
3 : 0
Sweden
Euro Qualification
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Sweden
3 : 1
Moldova
Friendly International
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Sweden
1 : 3
Austria
Euro Qualification
Sweden lineup
Goalkeeper
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12
Viktor Johansson
Defenders
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2
Emil Krafth
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3
Viktor Lindelof
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5
Isak Hien
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6
Ludwig Augustinsson
Midfielders
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16
Hugo Larsson
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18
Samuel Gustafson
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9
Jens Cajuste
Forwards
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21
Dejan Kulusevski
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17
Viktor Gyokeres
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11
Anthony Elanga
3 Reasons why Portugal should win and cover AH -1.5 spread
- Portugal won the last ten matches
- Portugal allowed only two goals in the previous ten games
- Portugal won 2-0 and 3-0 in the last two h2h matches against Sweden
Main prediction Portugal - Sweden
AH1 (-1.5)
Best Odds:
1xBet
2.12
