2018 World Cup Betting Predictions: Sweden vs. Switzerland Odds

This game might be one of the tougher games to predict during the knockout stage.  Odds makers have placed Switzerland as the slight favourite in this match-up paying +165, with a goal total at 2.5.

Sweden vs. Switzerland Odds and Betting Analysis

Date: Tuesday, July 3, 10:00amET

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Sweden and Switzerland have met five times in international play with Switzerland winning two games, losing one and drawing on the other two. Sweden has kept a clean sheet in six of their last eight matches dating back to World Cup 2014. Meanwhile, the Swiss are undefeated in 16 of its last 17 matches.

Sweden

Sweden finished the round robin group stage with a 2-0-1 record, most recently coming off a huge 3-0 win over Mexico. Manager Janine Andersson said after that victory, “I’m so incredibly proud, moved almost, by the thought of how we performed in the match” and for good reason. Sweden will play off of this momentum, hoping for the same result.

Outside of Captain Andreas Granqvist who has two goals in this tournament, Sweden will look for opportunity from Ludwig Augustunsson, Ola Toivonen, and Emil Forsberg. Forsberg scored a goal in the team’s last game and is paying +365 to score in this knockout game. Sebastain Larsson was stretchered off against Mexico and there are fears his World Cup is now over, as he will not play in this game. In his place, Gustav Svensson is expected to start at midfield.

Switzerland

Switzerland entered this tournament highly rated, ranked sixth in FIFA’s world rankings and has surprised when they qualified for the knockout round. What is surprising is seeing this defensive strong team allow two goals against to Costa Rica. Could be a red flag, or could be a small blimp on their radar. This is a very experienced club but will be missing the services of Captain Stephan Lichtsteiner and defender Fabian Schaer due to suspension.

Switzerland has scored five goals in this tournament with no single player scoring more than one goal. Xherdan Shaqiri is the team’s favourite at Sports Interaction to score at any time in this game, currently priced at +255. He’ll be the focal point of this offence, perhaps the first goal scorer of the game. If that happens, one can cash a ticket paying +649.

Sweden vs. Switzerland Prediction

Switzerland 2 – Sweden 1 (+165)

This will be a close game and don’t be surprised if extra time is needed. Sports Interaction is paying +172 as a yes prop for extra time. Switzerland is deemed away team, and if you want to take it a step further, “away team wins in extra time” cashes in at a whooping +783.