Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Azerbaijan
Match Time & Date:
05/09/2024
12:00 PM
Prediction: 1-3
Sweden
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium will host Thursday’s Nations League game between Azerbaijan and Sweden, the two teams who were involved in some high-scoring games in the past. Last time out Azerbaijan crushed Sweden 3-0 in Baku, meaning that the visitors are hungry for revenge. As both Dejan Kulusevski and Alexander Isak made the cut, away win should be considered this time out. New York Red Bulls midfielder Emil Forsberg has been ruled out with injury.
The hosts, on the other hand, defeated Kazakhstan 3-2 in their last friendly game, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Sweden. As Jon Dahl Tomasson’s men aim to make amends for the unsuccessful EURO 2024 qualifying campaign, we believe that punters worldwide can find value in betting on the visiting team. A man to watch in the home side will be captain Emin Mahmudov, who has netted 14 goals in 49 appearances for the national team.
Highlighted Team (Sweden):
Sweden are the most successful Nordic side on international stage having been present at major competitions since 1934. Blagult missed out on the 1952 World Cup trophy on home soil as they were beaten by star-studded Brazil side, while they finished in third place at the 1950 and 1994 tournaments, and finishing fourth on their second appearance in 1938.
As far as their European Championship record is concerned, Sweden also achieved their best result in front of home fans, reaching the last four in 1992, and they have since reached the quarter-finals at Euro 1994 in Portugal.
Anders Svensson and Thomas Ravelli are team’s most capped players with over 140 appearances each, but it is strikers Henrik Larsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic that will go down as the most famous Swedish footballers in history. The later also leads the goalscoring charts with over 60 strikes for the national team and he is widely regarded as one of the most colourful characters, not only in Scandinavia, but in world football.
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