Sweden vs. Slovakia: preview and betting tips

Slovakia, like the Czech Republic, won its opening group match and probably only needs one point to advance to the eight finals. Will they get it on Friday against Sweden?

Sweden entered the tournament with a draw, but that is worth a win. They defended for most of the game against Spain and are happy with a 0-0 draw. Although they had two great chances to score themselves.

Slovakia is even first after the first round of the group stage, which few people really expected. It won against Poland 2: 1, helped by an own goal from Wojciech Szczesny and a harsh red card for Grzegorz Krychowiak.

Alexander Isak shone in a Swedish jersey on Monday, and it was he who had two chances that he basically created himself. Victor Lindelof also gave a good performance, he was even named Man of the Match.

Slovakia won thanks to the great Milan Škriniar, who was traditionally reliable defensively and decided the match with a goal. Jakub Hromada and Robert Mak also played well.

The Swedes will miss Svanberg and there is a question mark over the start of Olsson. We won’t see the injured Schranz in Slovakia’s jersey.

The Swedes are looking forward to the game with Slovakia, because they have never lost to them (2-3-0).

The Slovaks, on the other hand, have done well since Stefan Tarkovic took over, losing only one of nine games under his leadership (4-4-1).

Given the quality defense and goal scoring offense of the Swedes, I think they will win the game.