Sweden vs South Korea
FIFA World Cup 2018 Group F
Date: Monday, 18 June 2018
Kick-Off at 13:00 UK / 14:00 CET
Venue: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
Two years prior Sweden's charm, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, resigned from worldwide football after their end from Euro 2016. Numerous Swedes stressed over their national group after this, however for reasons unknown those stresses were superfluous.
Without Ibrahimovic they really appear to have enhanced as a group, and they demonstrated that in qualifying. They completed four focuses afloat of gathering victors France, yet completed above Netherlands to set up a playoff conflict with Italy. Clearly they were underdogs there as well, however they pulled off a stun 1-0 total win to advance to their first World Glass since 2006.
Attracted a gathering nearby title holders Germany, Mexico, and South Korea they have minimal possibility of winning the gathering, however a second place complete is altogether workable for the Swedes. Winning this amusement is very nearly a need however.
As a matter of fact Sweden don't come into this match in the best of frame, drawing both of their warm-up friendlies 0-0. Be that as it may, they have just lost three of their last ten matches and they will be a troublesome side to separate here. South Korea are the weakest side in this gathering regarding crude ability, so Sweden will go for a win.
Luckily for the top choices, South Korea aren't in incredible shape either. They lost in their last warm-up amicable against Senegal, following on from a draw against Bolivia prior in the week. They additionally lost to Bosnia-Herzegovina toward the beginning of June, and have now just won one of their last six amusements.
Everything considered we feel that Sweden have an extraordinary opportunity to get off to a triumphant begin here. They are the more gifted side and have demonstrated they know how to win in qualifying. We're backing a Sweden Win here, alongside a 1-0 redress score expectations.
Marcus Berg has been the man to advance up to the plate since Ibrahimovic resigned. The Al Ain striker may just have 18 objectives in 57 worldwide appearances, however huge numbers of those saw him assuming a supporting part to Ibrahimovic. This qualifying effort saw him net a noteworthy eight objectives, and we like the look of him to score whenever on Monday.
Opta details
Sweden are unbeaten in their four past diversions against South Korea (W2 D2). It's their first experience at the World Container.
Since completing as sprinters up on home soil in 1958, Sweden have advanced past the second round of the World Glass just once, it was in 1994 when they completed third.
Sweden are unbeaten in their last nine gathering recreations at the World Container (W3 D6), with their last thrashing in the first round of the opposition going back to 20 June 1990 (1-2 v Costa Rica). Sweden have kept just three clean sheets in their last 24 amusements at the World Glass.
Sweden have won none of their last seven opening recreations at the World Container (D5 L2), their last triumph going back to 1958, on home soil (3-0 v Mexico). In the interim, South Korea are unbeaten in their last four openers (W3 D1).
South Korea have won just a single of their last nine World Container diversions (D3 L5) - it was in their opening match of the 2010 release against Greece (2-0). That win is likewise their solitary clean sheet in their last 12 coordinates in the opposition.
Five of South Korea's last eight objectives at the World Glass have been scored from fresh. Additionally, 12 of South Korea's last 13 objectives in the opposition have come after half-time.
Anticipated Lineups
Sweden (4-4-2): Olsen; Krafth, Lindelöf, Granqvist, Martin; Durmaz, Hiljemark, Ekdal, Forsberg; Berg, Ola Toivonen.
South Korea (3-5-2): Kim Seung-Gyu; Gracious Boycott seok, Kim Youthful gwon, Jang Hyun-soo; Lee Youthful, Koo Ja-cheol, Jung Charm youthful, Ki Sung-yueng, Kim Min-charm; Child Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan.
