Portugal VS Sweden BETTING TIPS (28-03-2017)
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Portugal VS Sweden
Portugal and Sweden measure their strength in a friendly match. This is the 1st friendly of the year in Portugal. In the case of Sweden, this is their 3rd friendly of the year, having already faced Slovakia and Côte d’Ivoire. In the last 3 years, there have been only 2 direct clashes between these two teams: one on 11-19-2013, which ended with Portugal winning by (2-3) and the most recent on 15-11-2013, Finished with the victory of Portugal by (1-0).
The home team contests its first friendly of the year, having played 6 the previous year, with the following results 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 e. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with Hungary by (3-0). In the last 10 home games for all competitions, Portugal won 8 and drew 2. The defense has been in good shape and conceded only goals in 3 of the last 10 games, and their attack has been regularly scheduled, 7 of the last 10 matches. In the 15 games he played, he only managed 1 turnaround in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There have been 1 period in the last 16 home games for all competitions: they suffered 3 of their 8 goals in the minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Portugal – Sweden STATS
Portugal will dispute their second meeting in 2017, but this will be the first friendly, since it debuted in the calendar year with a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup in a match where they added their fourth consecutive victory in the group stage , Maintaining the excellent performance that has been evident since last year. In 2016, the Portuguese team became European champion, having played 17 matches between friendly and official competitions, having won eleven, tied three and lost three.
For this match, coach Fernando Santos should keep the team in a 4-4-2 or drift to 4-3-3, especially Cristiano Ronaldo in front of attack.
Sweden Team News
This is the 3rd friendly of the year of the visiting team, after the previous friendly have recorded the following results: Sweden (6-0) Slovakia and Sweden (1-2) Ivory Coast. In the last game he played, for WC Qualification Europe, won to Belarus at home (4-0). In the last 10 games as a visitor Sweden won 4, drew 2 and lost 4. Their attack has regularly marked, as they managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he has never been able to get back to the scoreline in the four games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 away games for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: scored 5 of his 13 goals in the minutes (46′-60 ‘); Suffered 4 of his 9 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Sweden will start their fourth game in 2017, and their third friendly one, as one of them counted towards qualifying for the World Cup. Now the Swedes are aiming for their third consecutive victory, the second followed as a visitor. Last year, the Swedes had 14 games, winning only five, drawing five and losing four. At home, Sweden have scored ten goals in the last two games, which shows a good attacking efficacy.
For this match, the coach must keep the team in a 4-2-2-2 or 4-4-2, with striker Berg.
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