As part of the next match of the 1/8 finals of the European Football Championship, the main forces of the national teams of Sweden and Ukraine will clash. Which of the opponents will get a ticket to the quarterfinals of the tournament?
Sweden
The Swedish squad unexpectedly won Group E, having managed to score 7 points in three rounds played. The team of Janne Andersson already in the first round managed to surprise in the confrontation with Spain, having drawn with it - 0:0. Then the team was able to win over Slovakia (1:0) and Poland (3:2) in the two remaining games, which predetermined the outcome of the battle for the first place in the quartet. The Swedes have no personnel problems on the eve of this meeting, but the coaching staff of "tre krunur" continues to play the perfect duet in attack.
Ukraine
The Ukrainian team became only the third in its group, but even three points scored in group C was enough for it to reach the 1/8 finals of the tournament. Andrey Shevchenko's team started the tournament with a defeat in the match against the Netherlands (2: 3), showing very good football. In the second round, the "yellow-blue" were able to win the most important victory for themselves over Northern Macedonia (2:1). The end of the game was tense, and Ruslan Malinovsky could not score a penalty. Nevertheless, the obtained advantage was enough for the Ukrainians to win the final victory. But the Ukrainians failed the game with Austria (0: 1). Having conceded in the 21st minute of the meeting, they could not bring the matter to a draw.
Statistics and figures:
- The Swedes are the favorites of the match;
- Sweden won 4 meetings out of the previous 5;
- Ukraine was able to win 1 victory in the last 5 meetings;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals took place in 2012, when the Ukrainians beat Sweden with a score of 2:1.
Forecast
The team of Andrey Shevchenko did not show perfect football at the group stage and often made mistakes. It seems that in this situation, the Swedish national team will be able to take advantage of its advantage in all areas of the field and win over the opponent in the main time of the game.
