Sweden vs Netherlands Predictions, Betting Tips and Preview

Sweden vs Netherlands predictions and football tips for betting on tonight’s World Cup 2018 qualifying match including the best odds for each selection.

 

Fixture: Sweden v Netherlands

Competition: World Cup Qualifying

Kick-off time: 7:45, Tuesday 6th September 2016

Venue: Friends Arena

 

Sweden vs Netherlands Preview

 

Sweden

Sweden play their first game since Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s retirement on Tuesday night. How will the absence of their talismanic forward affect them? The Manchester United forward carried them at times as they qualified for Euro 2016, but they were outclassed on the big stage. After finishing bottom of their group with just a point in France, maybe this is a good time for them to start over. They are going to need a few more young talents to come through if they’re going to improve, as their squad looks a little thin on quality right now. To make things even worse, they’ve been handed a pretty tough group.

 

Netherlands

The Netherlands will be Sweden’s main competition in this group, with France expected to finish top. The Dutch are still reeling from their failure to make it to Euro 2016. Having gone from third at the World Cup to fourth in a qualifying group, there’s a worrying slide they need to turn around. Danny Blind lost three of four qualifiers after taking charge in July last year. His side were back in action last week, but they were beaten 2-1 at home to Greece. That’s not going to restore any of the pride lost in the previous campaign. It doesn’t seem like things have improved for them, despite a run of decent friendly results.

 

Sweden vs Netherlands Predictions

While Sweden are going to struggle without Zlatan, the Dutch don’t have that much quality at the back. That’s been made pretty clear in their performances, as they’ve kept one clean sheet in their last 11 games. Blind’s team are pretty wide open, while they are also coming to terms with a few big losses. While the visitors are favourites for the win we see this being a closer game than some anticipate. With Holland’s poor defensive record and high scoring nature, we’re going for both teams to score for our first Sweden vs Netherlands betting tip. That’s priced at 21/20 with Betfair.

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Correct Score Prediction

Even though the Dutch are favourites, we don’t see them being that much better than the Swedes. Janne Andersson’s men have home advantage, while Holland clearly aren’t coming here in top condition. They’re without Arjen Robben through injury, while they’ve just suffered an embarrassing defeat. We’re backing these two sides to kick their campaign off with a draw here. Given how Sweden are structured and unadventurous, we aren’t backing a goal filled game. Instead, a 1-1 draw is our Sweden vs Netherlands correct score tip here. It seems well priced at 6/1 with 888Sport.

 

Sweden v Netherlands Betting Tips

Both teams to score – 21/20 with Betfair: BET HERE.

1-1 draw – 6/1 with 888Sport: BET HERE.

 

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Andy Clark

Andy Clark

Founder and Editor at Thatsagoal.com
Andy is the founder and editor of thatsagoal.com and now looks after the tipping team to ensure we are bringing you the best free football betting tips around.
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