Our prediction for this match:
Sweden
Match Time & Date:
25/03/2025
19:00
Prediction: 2-0
Northern Ireland
Sweden will be aiming to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Luxembourg when they welcome Northern Ireland to Strawberry Arena on Tuesday evening. The Swedes failed to impress in their last warm-up game, but they are still seen as favourites to beat Northern Ireland in front of home fans. Sporting CP Viktor Gyokeres has been ruled out with injury and, in his absence, Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts.
The Green and White Army, on the other hand, did well to hold Switzerland to a draw in their last friendly match. Home win, though, should be considered this time out as over the years Sweden have turned Strawberry Arena into a real fortress. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the away team, both Jamie Donley and Dale Taylor should be recalled to the starting XI.
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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