Sweden v Ukraine betting tips: Swedes can reach last eight again

Ukraine’s only win at Euro 2020 was a 2-1 victory against North Macedonia which came between defeats against Netherlands (3-2) and Austria (1-0).

Boss Andriy Shevchenko admitted after the Austria game: “I think we physically were not ready. It is always difficult for us to play in such a short period of time three games.”

An eight-day break between games should help them improve for the knockout stage and Ukraine can be backed at 9/4 to win in normal time while the match is 2/1 to go to extra time when Sweden are still seen as the more likely winners at 10/1.

Five of the six goals in Sweden’s matches have been in the second half and 13/10 is on offer for the first half to be goalless while the most goals to come in the second half is 21/20.

Sweden v Ukraine head-to-head

Shevchenko will be on the touchline on Tuesday but was the hero on the pitch when the teams last met.

That was a group game at the European Championship in 2012 when Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Sweden a second-half lead but Shevchenko, at the age of 35, headed in two goals in the space of six minutes to secure a 2-1 victory for the co-hosts.

It remains the only competitive meeting between the two teams, with both enjoying one win apiece from three friendlies.

Previous XI

Ukraine: Bushchan, Zabarnyi, Mykolenko, Karavaev, Matvienko, Sydorchuk, Malinovskyi, Shaparenko, Zinchenko, Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk.

Team news

Forsberg is expected to be fit despite sitting out training on Saturday and Sweden coach Janne Andersson has reported no fresh selection concerns.

Ukraine striker Roman Yaremchuk is a fitness concern, along with midfielder Viktor Tsygankov and winger Oleksandr Zubkov.

Key battles

Youngster Alexander Isak is the focal point of Sweden’s attacks and will have caught the eye of Europe’s top clubs but it is Forsberg who has been the biggest goal threat.

The RB Leipzig midfielder has scored three of Sweden’s four goals to make him a contender in our Euro 2020 top goalscorer tips, with Forsberg 7/2 to add to his tally here and 15/2 to open the scoring.

Victor Lindelof leads Sweden’s defence which will be up against Andriy Yarmolenko and Yaremchuk, who both scored in Ukraine’s first two matches and are 3/1 to find the net again.

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All odds and markets correct as of date of publication