Comments and predictions for Slovakia vs Sweden: Home team loses miserably
The match between Slovakia and Sweden in the Nations League takes place at 0:45 on October 12. Nghe An Newspaper compiles statistics, analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score of this match.
Latest Slovakia vs Sweden team information
Slovakia are facing a major injury blow in their preparations for their two Nations League games this month as coach Francesco Calzona faces a number of key players missing through injury. First-choice goalkeeper Martin Dubravka is out, with Marek Rodak set to start in goal on Friday night. Euro 2024 star Ivan Schranz and veteran midfielder Juraj Kucka are also out through injury.
Verona's Ondrej Duda and Tomas Suslov are also out of action, although both remain in the squad. This could force Calzona to make some unwanted changes to his squad. Meanwhile, Sweden are also without one of their brightest stars, Dubravka's Newcastle United teammate Alexander Isak. This means Viktor Gyokeres will be the only centre-forward for the visitors. Tottenham winger Dejan Kulusevski will partner Gyokeres in attack.
Sweden are also without goalkeeper Robin Olsen, who has been absent for the past month. Celta Vigo centre-back Carl Starfelt and Club Brugge striker Gustaf Nilsson have also withdrawn. Notably, midfielders Jens Cajuste and Mattias Svanberg are also unavailable, forcing the Swedish national team to call up two promising youngsters from the U21 team, Hugo Bolin and Daniel Svensson, who are attracting interest from Liverpool. In this context, Tottenham youngster Lucas Bergvall could even be given a chance to start, making for an interesting change in the Swedish squad.
Latest predicted lineup Slovakia vs Sweden
Slovakia:
Rodak; Pekarik, Obert, Skriniar, Hancko; Benes, Lobotka, Duda; Duris, Strelec, Haraslin
Sweden:
Johansson; Krafth, Douglas, Hien, Gudmundsson; Karlstrom, Bergvall; Kulusevsky, Nanasi, Elanga; Gyokeres
Latest football commentary Slovakia vs Sweden
Slovakia kicked off their new Nations League campaign at the start of September after a shock exit from Euro 2024, where they lost to eventual finalists England in the last 16. Slovakia had previously shown good form by beating Belgium and drawing with Romania, carrying some positive momentum into last month's games against more comfortable opponents. They began their quest for promotion to League B with a hard-fought win over Estonia, courtesy of a solitary goal from striker Tomas Suslov.
A further 2-0 win over Azerbaijan in Kosice boosted morale, with Ondrej Duda scoring from the penalty spot and David Strelec completing the win. Under coach Francesco Calzona, Slovakia are aiming for a playoff spot, but to overcome Sweden and top their group they need to end their winless streak against their opponents. Slovakia have not won in their previous six meetings, most recently losing at Euro 2020.
On the other side of the pitch, Sweden captain Jon Dahl Tomasson is level on points with Slovakia on six points after two easy wins without conceding a goal. After an initial struggle, Tomasson has helped his side find form with two consecutive victories in official matches, including a 3-1 win in Azerbaijan and a convincing win over their opponents later. Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyokeres has been in the spotlight, scoring twice in the last match.
Sweden, who were relegated from League B in 2023, are favourites to make an immediate return. A win this month would give them a huge advantage in the race for the top spot, although they have struggled away from home recently. Both teams will have injury challenges, but Sweden still have enough attacking talent to beat Slovakia and progress further in the tournament.
Slovakia vs Sweden score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Slovakia vs Swedenas follows:
- Sportsmole:Slovakia 1-2 Sweden
- WhoScore:Slovakia 0-2 Sweden
- Our newspaper predicts:Slovakia 1-2 Sweden
When and where to watch Slovakia vs Sweden live?
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