Sweden vs Belgium Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview

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Sweden come up against Belgium in a on Friday match at Friends Arena. This is their first game in the competition, which is part of the European Championship qualifying stage. Belgium won 1-0 in juni 2016 and 2-0 in juni 2014 in the last two matches against Sweden.

Within group F, five nations are competing against each other, with Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Estonia, Sweden all striving to qualify for the European Championship. Sweden take on Belgium as number 23 in the FIFA world ranking, whereas the visitors sit as number 4 in the world.

Sweden or Belgium? Even the bookmakers have a hard time separating the two sides facing each other at Friends Arena. They look evenly matched, and they'll be cautious of letting down their guard on Friday. Belgium are most likely in for a tough match when visiting Sweden at Friends Arena. They are favoured by the bookmakers for the win, but it could get tight on Friday.

It is perhaps unrealistic to expect Sweden to come out on top of their group; however, it would be unexpected for them to not qualify for the upcoming tournament from this group. The bookmakers have strongly tipped Belgium to breeze through their group. It would be a great surprise if they don't make it through with ease, thus falling short of expectations.

Sweden vs Belgium Prediction

Sweden Form

Sweden swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 2-0 against Algeria. They went on to defeat Finland 2-0 and made it three on the spin against Iceland in a 2-1 victory. Sweden claimed four wins from their past six internationals, while drawing one and losing two as well. They scored eight times and let five in.

Belgium Form

In their previous three matches, Belgium beat Canada 1-0, lost 0-2 against Morocco and drew 0-0 with Croatia. Belgium managed two wins to four draws and one defeat in their last six internationals. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and five scored.

Form is not impressive for Belgium, but we don't quite trust Sweden enough to jump at the home win without backing it with a draw. Those finding the price with the bookmakers a bit too low, might choose the draw-no-bet solution in stead.

Sweden managed to score at least once in their last seven consecutive matches.

Sweden vs Belgium Stats

• In 26 of the last 28 Sweden home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In 18 of the last 20 Sweden matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• Sweden have scored in 18 of the last 19 home matches
• Sweden have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
• Sweden have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals

• Belgium have scored in 21 of the last 23 away matches
• In 13 of the last 15 Belgium away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In the last 8 Belgium matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In the last 3 Belgium away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
• Belgium have not lost 11 of the last 13 away matches

Sweden vs Belgium Team News

At the time of writing, Sweden have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Belgium on Friday.

Dejan Kulusevski, Kristoffer Olsson, Gabriel Gudmundsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are missing from the squad, Sweden will field against Belgiumthis coming Friday.

Belgium are juggling with three absent players on this coming Friday when travelling to Sweden.

Names like Thomas Meunier, Leandro Trossard and Dennis Praet most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Sweden.

Sweden vs Belgium H2H

On 22 juni 2016 these two nations went toe-to-toe against each other in their most previous meeting, when Belgium ran away winners with a 0-1 scoreline. Trying to pick a winner from their h2h is a tough task as neither side have been able to fully dominate their coming opponent. Belgium won three of the previous three encounters, whereas Sweden claimed three points zero times in these three matches. The bookies have Belgium to win this match at best price odds of 23/20.

Sweden vs Belgium Results

In one of the previous three matches between Sweden and Belgium both teams scored.

Sweden vs Belgium Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Emil Forsberg, who is performing well for Sweden. He found the back of the net two times in his most recent European Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Belgium. The visitors will be looking to Michy Batshuayi to find the net once again, after managing two European Championship goals for Belgium in recent matches.

Friends Arena saw seven wins for Sweden in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew one and lost two, while Belgium won four of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing four and losing two. Sweden were able to win five of the last 10 games at Friends Arena without conceding a goal. A number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

In the past three encounters between Sweden and Belgium over 2.5 goals came out one time, with Sweden scoring an average of 0.33 goals per game. Belgium averaged 1.67 goals, while both teams scored one time. Sweden witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.5 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Belgium, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.