Our prediction for this match:
Sweden
Match Time & Date:
08/06/2024
18:00
Prediction: 2-1
Serbia
Sweden will be aiming to recover from a 2-1 loss to Denmark when they take on Serbia at Friends Arena in Solna. The Swedes missed out on a place at EURO 2024 finals, but they are still seen as favourites to beat the Serbs, who obviously struggle at the back. Burnley defender Hjalmar Ekdal is unlikely to be risked after limping off with injury in the last warm-up game, with Carl Starfelt likely to step up. Newcastle United attacker Alexander Isak is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts.
The Eagles, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-1 loss to Austria and given their difficulties at the back, we predict that the hosts are going to emerge triumphant in Saturday’s friendly. Al Hilal striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is widely expected to return to the starting XI as well as Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic, while Nemanja Maksimovic should miss out with injury, speaking of the away team.
Highlighted Player (Predrag Rajkovic):
Predrag Rajkovic is a professional footballer who plays for Stade Reims and the Serbian National team. Born on the 31st of October, 1995, the Serbian goalkeeper spent his youth career with Hajduk Velijko and Jagodina before signing a professional contract, his first, with the latter in 2012.
His first professional appearance came on the 9th of March, 2013, in a Serbian Superliga match against Partizan. A two-year stint at Red Star Belgrade succeeded Rajkovic's time at Jagodina, after which he moved to Israel to join Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015. At Aviv, the six-foot-tall established himself as a first-team regular, and in his four-year spell at the club, he made 192 appearances, kept 90 clean sheets and won the Toto Cup.
The 24-year old now plays in Ligue one with Stade Reims and is on a contract that expires in 2023. At the International level, Rajkovic is a former youth international and has capped at every youth level for Serbia. He made his senior team debut meanwhile on the 14th of August, 2013, in a friendly match against Colombia.
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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