Sweden – Estonia

The home team will defeat a frankly weak opponent

The Swedish national team is a rather unexpected representative of League C of the Nations League. The Scandinavian national team has long been a stable participant in major world and European tournaments, but in the last few years, they have lost a lot in the level of play. In the Swedish national team, a generational change has been delayed, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and several other key players have left. Two years ago, the Swedes picked up only four points in their League B group against Norway, Serbia, and Slovenia, which resulted in last place in the quartet. Estonia has never played in a major tournament at all, being one of the historically weakest teams in Europe. Every point scored for the Baltic team is considered a holiday and often remains the only one in the long qualifying stages. As, for example, in qualifying for the last EURO. Bookmakers have identified the hosts as clear favorites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.10 on their victory. The Swedish team did not play at the European Championship this summer. In the rivalry with Belgium and Austria at the qualifying stage, the Swedes were completely uncompetitive. After finishing third in the group, the team had no chance of winning a spot in the EURO through the playoffs. However, the Swedes had an opportunity to prepare for the new Nations League. This year, the team has played five friendlies, during which they played a good starting line-up. The Scandinavians played their first C League game in Baku, where Azerbaijan successfully defended against them for just over an hour of game time. After that, Sweden's two striking forwards, Dijkeres and Isak, who are in top form, scored three goals, to which Azerbaijan managed to respond with only one accurate shot. Estonia very rarely pick up points in official meetings. The Baltic team's last win came two years ago against San Marino, and their last point came more than a year ago when they managed not to lose to Azerbaijan on their home field. Tomasson's team has such a strong attacking unit that Dijkeres, Isak, Elanga and Kulusevski will be at their best in front of a hungry Swedish crowd.