Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Austria
Match Time & Date:
20/06/2023
01:45 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Sweden
All eyes will be on Ernst Happel Stadion in Wien when Austria and Sweden face each other in a highly-anticipated Group F match. The Austrians did well to hold Belgium to a draw on Saturday, but it has to be noted that the Red Devils were without Manchester City superstar Kevin de Bruyne. Marko Arnautovic and Co. are eager to retain top position in the standings, but this game will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but Man Utd midfielder Marcel Sabitzer should sneak into the starting XI.
Sweden, on the other hand, continue life without Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who retired from international football. In his absence, a man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak. Anyhow, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw as the two teams seem to be evenly matched.
Highlighted Player (David Alaba):
David Alaba started his youth career at SV Aspern and in 2002 he joined Austria Wien. Bayern Munich chiefs decided to sign him and he was promoted to the reserve team for the 2009/2010 campaign. He made 33 appearances for Bayern Munich II and he has been playing for the first team since 2010. At the age of 17 Alaba made his Champions League debut on 9 March, 2010 against Fiorentina.
The Austrian international is a full back, but he is capable of playing as a left midfielder as well. He represented Austria at the 2016 European Championship finals in France, but das Team failed to impress at the showpiece tournament, suffering elimination in the group stages. David Alaba won his fifth Bundesliga title with Bayern in the 2015/2016 season and he clinched the Champions League trophy with FCB in 2013.
Speaking of his individual honours, he was named Austrian Footballer of the Year in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Alaba was born in Wien on 24 June, 1992.
Highlighted Team (Sweden):
Sweden are the most successful Nordic side on international stage having been present at major competitions since 1934. Blagult missed out on the 1952 World Cup trophy on home soil as they were beaten by star-studded Brazil side, while they finished in third place at the 1950 and 1994 tournaments, and finishing fourth on their second appearance in 1938.
As far as their European Championship record is concerned, Sweden also achieved their best result in front of home fans, reaching the last four in 1992, and they have since reached the quarter-finals at Euro 1994 in Portugal.
Anders Svensson and Thomas Ravelli are team’s most capped players with over 140 appearances each, but it is strikers Henrik Larsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic that will go down as the most famous Swedish footballers in history. The later also leads the goalscoring charts with over 60 strikes for the national team and he is widely regarded as one of the most colourful characters, not only in Scandinavia, but in world football.
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