Sweden vs Ukraine: The Euro 2020 Round of 16 concludes on Wednesday as Sweden face Ukraine at Hampden Park with a chance to secure a spot in the top-8.
Match Details:
Teams: Sweden vs Ukraine
Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Date: Wednesday 30th June, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.sonyliv.com/sports/football-uefa-euro-2020-1700000714
Preview
Sweden finished as Group E toppers with 7 points as they secured 2 wins and 1 draw from three matches.
Impressive performances against Slovakia and Poland shrugged off the early jitters in the goalless draw against Spain in their first match.
On the other hand, Shevchenko’s men scraped through in 3rd from Group C with a sole win helping their cause.
A tantalizingly close match against Netherlands when in the favour of the Oranje as Ukraine lost 3-2.
They picked up an important win against North Macedonia in the second match before succumbing to Austria 1-0 in their third match.
Ukraine escaped into the Round of 16, but this is a stage where luck may not be by their side.
It is a one shot takes it all scenario as they take on the challenge of Sweden.
The likes of Yarmolenko and Yaremchuk have consistently put in good shifts and Ukraine will need more of the same if they are to continue in the Euro 2020.
Sweden and Ukraine faced each other last in Euro 2012 where the men in Blue and Yellow were victorious 2-1.
Their current manager, Shevchenko scored a brace to guide his side to three points. Zlatan found the back of the net for Sweden.
This contest is expected to go right down to the wire.
Form Guide
Sweden: WWDWW
Ukraine: WWLWL
Also read: Sweden tops the Group E with a win over Slovakia 1-0, enters into round of 16
Last Matches of both teams:
Sweden 3-2 Poland
Ukraine 0-1 Austria
Also read: Ukraine back on track with 2-1 win over North Macedonia in Euro 2020
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Sweden vs Ukraine in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Sonyliv App while the broadcast will be available on Sony Ten 2/HD and Sony Six/HD.
Team News
Popov and Zubkov miss out for Ukraine due to calf injuries respectively. Meanwhile, Sweden has a fit squad ahead of the clash.
Sweden possible 11:
Olsen, Lustig, Lindelöf, Danielson, Augustinsson, Larsson, Ekdal, Olsson, Forsberg, Isak and Berg.
Ukraine possible 11:
Buschan, Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko, Zinchenko, Sydorchuk, Shaparenko, Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk and Malinovsky.
Prediction: Sweden 2-1 Ukraine
We expect a close contest between the two sides as a place in the quarter-finals is up for grabs.
Sweden’s attack has been in amongst the goals with Forsberg and Isak in good form up top.
Ukraine’s recent performances have not been up to the mark and will need to turn up all guns blazing.
We foresee Sweden winning this one.
Players to watch out for: Forsberg, Isak, Lindelöf, Yarmolenko, Malinovsky and Zinchenko.
