Sweden vs Greece Prediction
🔊 Sweden finished at the bottom of their qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup, but they still managed to book a spot at the tournament thanks to their impressive run in the UEFA Nations League. As the biggest international football event approaches, the Swedes are set to play two warm-up friendlies. They’ve already lost the Scandinavian derby to Norway. Next up is Greece, who missed out on a World Cup berth. Can the Greeks put the “Blue and Yellows” to the test ahead of their trip to the finals?
Head-to-Head
📊 The two national teams faced each other twice during the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, with both sides claiming victory on home soil. The aggregate score stands at 3-2 in Sweden’s favour.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results
Sweden Team Overview
Sweden are set to make their 13th World Cup appearance in history. Their best-ever result remains a runners-up finish at the 1958 World Cup. The Blue and Yellows also claimed two bronze medals in the 20th century. In the modern era, starting from 2002, Sweden have reached the knockout stage in all three of their World Cup campaigns, although they have never advanced past the quarter-finals.
Sweden’s ticket to the upcoming tournament was far from guaranteed: they finished bottom of their group against Slovenia, Kosovo, and Switzerland. Their Nations League performance and a managerial change ultimately secured a playoff spot. Ahead of the decisive fixtures, Graham Potter took charge, leading the Blue and Yellows to wins over Ukraine (2-1) and Poland (3-2). However, their World Cup preparations have been far from ideal: in a recent away friendly against Norway, Sweden suffered a 3-1 defeat.
Match Results: Sweden
Greece Team Overview
Euro 2004 remains Greece’s greatest achievement on the international stage. Other notable runs include reaching the quarter-finals at Euro 2012 and making it to the last 16 at the 2014 World Cup. As you can see, all of these successes have come in recent history, while back in the 20th century, the “Pirate Ship” only managed to reach the group stage of two major tournaments. It’s worth noting that Greece are now missing out on their third consecutive major competition.
In their most recent qualifying campaign under Ivan Jovanović, Greece finished third in a group alongside Belarus, Denmark, and Scotland, managing just two home wins across eight matches. Ultimately, Greece fell four points short of Denmark. After qualification ended, Jovanović’s side played two friendlies-losing to Paraguay (0-1) and drawing with Hungary (0-0).
Match Results: Greece
⚽️ Goals Prediction
Earlier, we highlighted several players on both sides capable of making a difference on their own. However, Sweden clearly boast a deeper and higher-quality squad. This is evident even from the transfer values, with the Blue and Yellows outpacing Greece by more than one and a half times (€427.98 million versus €261.7 million). Still, despite such an advantage, Potter’s side remain something of an unknown quantity in terms of current form.
Under the English manager, Sweden have only produced one convincing spell-during the World Cup qualifying play-off-while in the other three matches, they failed to score more than once. Given Greece’s traditionally solid defense, we don’t expect that to change here. Our pick: Sweden under 1.5 goals at odds of 1.69*.
🚩 Corners Prediction
Unlike Greece, Sweden have the squad depth to switch up their tactical setup. In just the last three games, Graham Potter has experimented with three different formations. The Swedes are comfortable playing with two strikers-Elanga and Gyökeres-or with a lone frontman, whether it’s Viktor or Alexander Isak. With attacking talent like this, it would be criminal not to make use of set pieces, and Potter’s tactical flexibility should help them create plenty of opportunities through possession. All things considered, a reasonable prediction is Sweden over 4.5 corners at 1.62*.
*Odds are approximate and may vary across bookmakers.
Editorial Prediction
Sweden have struggled to keep a clean sheet for nearly a year now. Since their friendly win over Hungary (2-0), ten matches have passed, and both sides have found the net in every single one of them. While Greece are not among the most prolific teams, they still boast several quality players from top European leagues-Vangelis Pavlidis alone has scored at least ten goals per season for seven consecutive years across various clubs in Europe. With the likes of Gyökeres, Isak, and Elanga leading the line, Sweden’s attacking threat is not in doubt either. Our prediction: both teams to score (yes). A high-scoring draw, such as a 1-1 result, would be a fair outcome here.
Betting Tips: Sweden - Greece
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