France vs Sweden Predictions and Betting Tips
Sweden travels to already-qualified France in their final game of the UEFA Nations League group stage. The Swedes take on the World Champions looking to miraculously escape relegation to League B. However, this will certainly be an uphill task for Andersson and his troops.
A Kylian Mbappe goal was the deciding factor in the reverse fixture in an unconvincing performance from Les Bleus. This win set them up for an impressive group stage performance from Deschamps' troops. Will they finish the group stage on a high as they entertain Sweden?
A place in the Nations League playoffs for Les Bleus
France was less than disappointing in the 2018/19 UEFA Nations League campaign, failing to progress through to the playoffs. However, they've proved the doubters wrong as they became the first nation to book themselves a place in the final four.
This feat was achieved in their highly-anticipated matchday five encounters against the title holders Portugal. All the French needed to do was to get all three points and they did just that via a N'golo Kante tap-in who did more than just score the winning goal.
Can Sweden escape relegation ?
Prior to their previous game, Sweden had not picked up a single point in the four games played in the UEFA Nations League. However, they travel to France level on points with Croatia who are in third place. A positive result for them and a slip-up from Croatia does nothing but guarantee them retaining their League A status.
They were impressive against their rivals in their most recent game to set up a highly-anticipated final game. Goals from Kulusevski and Danielson- who went on to score a late own-goal- proved to be enough to earn the Swedes their first win of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League campaign.
France vs Sweden Team News
France possible starting XI:
Maignan; Pavard, Varane, Lenglet, Digne; Nzonzi, Rabiot, Tolisso; Griezmann, Thuram, Giroud
Sweden possible starting XI:
Olsen; Lustig, Lindelof, Danielson, Bengtsson; Forsberg, Olsson, Svanberg, Claesson; Kulusevski, Berg
France vs Sweden Prediction: 2-0
We expect Deschamps to make a few changes to the side that secured a place in the Nations League playoffs. Normally, this is supposed to give the away side some sort of advantage but the French national team is full of talent all over the park. As such, we believe the home side are well worth backing for this game.
