Sweden vs Serbia prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-07 16:00.
[p]It wasn’t a happy return to his homeland for Sweden manager Jon Dahl Tomasson on Wednesday night as his side fell to a 2-1 defeat against their neighbours Denmark. That not only represented a second defeat from his third game (W1) in charge since being appointed back in February, but also continued an uncommon streak that has seen the Blue and Yellows not draw any of their past 18 matches (W11, L6).[/p]
[p]With no Euro 2024 to look forward to, it’s all about gearing up for the Nations  League tournament starting later this year for Sweden, so getting back to winning ways here will be important for Tomasson. The hosts are at least returning to Friends Arena in Solna where they’ve won their last three matches, also keeping consecutive clean sheets in each. [/p]
[p]A 2-1 defeat to Austria on Tuesday marked the third loss in their last five matches (W1, D1) for Serbia, who are getting ready for their first European Championships as an independent country. Manager Dragan Stojković would definitely like to see an unconvincing run of just one win from their last five matches (D1, L3) end before the tournament starts, so perhaps they might welcome the sight of Sweden given they’ve won the last two H2Hs, both in 2022 and by an aggregate 5-1 margin.[/p]
[p]Recent results haven’t been helped by the fact Serbia played all three matches in 2024 away from home (W1, L2), but with this encounter on the road and the showpiece event in Germany on the horizon, performances on foreign territory are something they’ll need to improve quickly. They have at least been starting games on the front foot, with both goals in 2024 so far coming in the first half, adding to a record which has seen nine of their last 12 goals arrive before the break. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Sweden forward Alexander Isak has scored three goals in his last three combined appearances for club and country while Serbia’s Dušan Vlahović is having a great season with 18 goals for his club Juventus – four of his last six strikes arrived before the break.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There have been five goals scored in the opening 15 minutes in Sweden and Serbia’s last two matches combined. [/p]