Sweden vs Uzbekistan: Sweden eye successive wins as they welcome Uzbekistan for an international friendly fixture at the Friends Arena on Sunday.
Match Details:
Teams: Sweden vs Uzbekistan
Venue: Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
Date: Sunday 5th September, 2021
Time: 06:30 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.svenskfotboll.se/
MATCHDAG! ⏰👏
Idag spelar herrlandslaget mot Uzbekistan! Matchstart klockan 15.00! 🇸🇪 ✅
— Svensk Fotboll (@svenskfotboll) September 5, 2021
Preview
Sweden will look to get some quality preparation before they face Greece next week with a friendly clash against Uzbekistan at home on Sunday.
The Swedes picked up a 2-1 win against Spain in their last qualifying match on Friday at home which sent them to the top of table in Group B.
𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗗
Vilket lag vi har! 💛💙
🇸🇪 2-1 🇪🇸 | #SWESPA
— Svensk Fotboll (@svenskfotboll) September 2, 2021
It was a perfect start for the home side as they have played and won all three matches.
Soler gave the visitors the lead before Isak struck back for 1-1 in the next minute.
Claesson scored in the second half and proved to be the difference maker as Sweden held on to pick up three massive points.
On the other hand, Uzbekistan last played a match against Saudi Arabia in June where they lost 3-0 and missed on qualifying for the next stage of the WC Qualifiers.
However, they aim to cause an upset against one of Europe’s top sides and will be keen to create an impression.
Form Guide
Sweden: DWWLW
Uzbekistan: LLWWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Sweden 2-1 Spain
Saudi Arabia 3-0 Uzbekistan
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Sweden vs Uzbekistan in India?
The match can be live streamed on the national federation website of both sides.
Team News
Neither side has injury concerns but since Sweden face a qualifier in the coming week, we see them put out a slightly weakened playing 11.
Sweden possible 11:
Dahlberg, Krafth, Lindelof, Nilsson, Olsson, Claesson, Cajuste, Ekdal, Sema, Kulusevski and Isak
Uzbekistan possible 11:
Kuvvatov, Alizhonov, Abdullaev, Tursunov, Yuldoshev, Galiulin, Khamrobekov, Shukurov, Masharipov, Zoteev and Shomurodov
Prediction: Sweden 3-0 Uzbekistan
Sweden should win this one comfortably and gain quality preparation ahead of next week’s clash.
This is set to be a good run in for the Asian side, as they can learn from the experience of facing Europe’s best.
Players to watch out for: Isak, Lindelof, Shomurodov and Zoteev.