Sweden vs Bulgaria Predictions, Betting Tips and Preview

Sweden vs Bulgaria predictions and betting tips for the World Cup 2018 qualifying match tonight including head to head stats and a match result prediction.

 

Sweden and Bulgaria face a tough task to qualify from their group. Can the Swedes succeed without Zlatan, or will they drop more crucial points here? Recent problems in front of goal might just blow the hosts’ hopes of qualifying for Russia 2018. This could be a great chance for Bulgaria to end their losing streak against Sweden.

 

Sweden vs Bulgaria Predictions

 

Things have massively changed for Sweden in the last few months. While they’ve been declining for a while, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s retirement has sapped their squad of quality. They relied on the prolific forward for far too long, and that has left them in trouble going in to this qualifying campaign. They lack creativity and goals, while the rest of the squad is pretty average. Outside of budding centre-back Victor Lindelof they’ve got little to no potential stars. Their most recent game sums up their issues. They travelled to Luxembourg, and came away with a 1-0 win. That’s pretty alarming. Given how light they are up front, we’re backing under 1.5 goals for the Swedes as our first Sweden vs Bulgaria betting tip, which is priced at 13/10 with Betfair.

 

Sweden to score under 1.5 goals – 13/10 with Betfair: sign-up bet £10 get £30 free.

 

It’s important to note that Sweden haven’t been great for a while, their recent record highlights that. In their last five home games, they’ve drawn four. Their Euro 2016 campaign saw them lose to Italy and Belgium, while they drew 1-1 with the Republic of Ireland. Sweden kicked off their qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands, a side who aren’t in great shape themselves. We’re backing another draw for them as our second Sweden vs Bulgaria prediction, with Bet365 pricing it at 7/2.

 

Draw – 7/2 with bet365: sign-up to get a £200 sign-up bonus.

 

Head to Head Stats

These two sides have met 12 times, the last of which came over 10 years ago. Sweden have won eight of the clashes, while there have been two draws and two wins for Bulgaria. The Swedes have won the last six meetings between the two. Given how long it has been since these two met, those meetings don’t have much relevance ahead of this game.

 

Sweden vs Bulgaria Betting Odds

Somehow, Paddy Power are pricing Sweden up at 1/2 for this game. That’s the best price available on the hosts, despite their lack of quality. Bulgaria are 15/2 with SkyBet, while the draw is 7/2 with Bet365 as we mentioned. If you like the look of the draw here, you might also want to take a look at a 1-1 correct score, which is 8/1 with Betfair and completes our football betting tips for this match. Three of Sweden’s last five home games have finished with that scoreline.

 

Sweden vs Bulgaria Betting Tips

Sweden to score under 1.5 goals – 13/10 with Betfair: sign-up bet £10 get £30 free.

Draw – 7/2 with bet365: sign-up to get a £200 sign-up bonus.

Correct score 1-1 – 8/1 with Betfair: sign-up bet £10 get £30 free.

 

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