Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Sweden
Match Time & Date:
12/09/2023
20:45
Prediction: 2-2
Austria
After rolling over Estonia 5-0 on Saturday, Sweden will look to move closer to top two in Group F when they face Austria at Friends Arena. Janne Anderson’s troops are eager to get their revenge on the Austrians for the 2-0 loss in Wien and we are positive that the hosts will adopt an attack-oriented approach this time out. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but defender Isak Hien must be cautious as he is only one yellow card away from suspension.
The visitors, on the other hand, played out a slim 1-1 draw with Moldova in a friendly, but it has to be noted that boss Ralf Rangnick rested several first-team regulars. All David Alaba, Marko Arnautovic, and Marcel Sabitzer return to the starting XI and given their attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Koln midfielder Dejan Ljubicic should miss out with injury.
Highlighted Player (Marko Arnautovic):
An Austrian footballer born on 19 April 1986, Marko Arnautovic represented a number of Austrian top sides on youth level, but it was at Twente that his professional career began. The winger needed a while to nail down a regular starting berth, but he impressed in his first full season to score 12 Eredivisie goals and earn a lucrative move to Inter Milan.
The unprofessional behaviour seriously cut short his stay at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, but the highly rated footballer was able to kick start his career at Werder Bremen. The successful spell in Bundesliga saw him secure a move to Stoke City, where he has played his best football up to date.
A powerful footballer capable of scoring from distance, Arnautovic is able to operate as a winger, centre forward or attacking midfielder, and he has also impressed playing for the Austria national team. The forward scored 3 goals in the qualifying campaign to help Das Team qualify for the Euro 2016 finals, taking his total goal tally past 10 strikes.
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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