Sweden vs Estonia prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League C betting tips on match 2024-09-07 18:45.
[p]It was a strong start to this UEFA Nations League campaign for Sweden, who swept Azerbaijan aside 3-1 after a flurry of goals in the final 30 minutes. That was Sweden’s first competitive outing under boss Jon Dahl Tomasson, taking his overall record since taking the plunge into international management to a modest W2, L3, though that is a record that should improve in this cycle as Sweden are comfortably the highest ranked nation in Group C1. [/p]
[p]That’s partly because Sweden have suffered  back-to-back relegations, and having hired the first ever non-Swede to manage the national side, there’s pressure on Tomasson to get them back into League B at the first time of asking. A rather big fish in this sphere, Sweden will fully expect a continuation of their strong start against Estonia, the side who they’ve played more often than anyone else without ever losing a H2H (W17, D2). [/p]
[p]Trying to buck that trend will be easier said than done for Estonia, who have had a much less eventful time so far in the Nations League, with this their third season in the third-tier after bouncing straight back from League D last time around. The Estonians failed to even win a game in their last League C campaign (D4, L4), and a repeat outcome remains a possibility having lost 1-0 against Slovakia in their opener. [/p]
[p]FIFA’s 123rd-ranked nation have won their last two Nations League away games, albeit against League D cannon fodder, Malta and San Marino. Prior to that, Estonia failed to score in five of their first seven trips in this competition (W1, D1, L5), and with the Baltic nation losing two Euro 2024 qualifying H2Hs by a 7-0 aggregate score, another defeat would seem almost certain.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Alexander Isak scored his first two Nations League goals within six minutes of each other in the opening round, meaning each of his last three scoring appearances for club & country saw him net decisively. For Estonia, Rauno Sappinen could provide an outlet after finding the net in four of his last six competitive internationals, despite the last two coming in games which they failed to win (D1, L1). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Seven of the last eight goals scored in games involving Sweden were scored after half-time. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]